Phnom Penh’s lakes are vanishing thanks to high demand for land in the Cambodian capital. Since 1997, 15 of the 25 largest lakes have been filled, and it’s proving bad for livelihoods and ultimately bad for the city’s drainage.

Fourteen-year-old says he had no idea tourist at Angkor temples was videoing him talking multiple languages; he is in Cambodian capital to get a passport so he can travel to China to show off his Chinese skills on TV show.

Expert stonemasons in Cambodia halted work on restoring an 11th-century Angkorian temple when international funding ended. They want to finish the job, but Cambodian authorities have offered them barely half their previous pay.