Thuch Salik (right), his mother, and younger brother Tithya, who speaks 12 languages – nearly as many as his brother – in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Photo: Enric Català Thuch Salik (right), his mother, and younger brother Tithya, who speaks 12 languages – nearly as many as his brother – in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Photo: Enric Català
Thuch Salik (right), his mother, and younger brother Tithya, who speaks 12 languages – nearly as many as his brother – in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Photo: Enric Català
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Teen experiences the good of social media

  • A video posted online featuring a Cambodian 14-year-old who can speak 16 languages has had an immediate and dramatic impact on the boy and his family
  • While this family may be helped out of poverty, the story also highlights the plight of so many other Cambodian children

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Updated: 1:44pm, 16 Dec, 2018

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Thuch Salik (right), his mother, and younger brother Tithya, who speaks 12 languages – nearly as many as his brother – in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Photo: Enric Català Thuch Salik (right), his mother, and younger brother Tithya, who speaks 12 languages – nearly as many as his brother – in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Photo: Enric Català
Thuch Salik (right), his mother, and younger brother Tithya, who speaks 12 languages – nearly as many as his brother – in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Photo: Enric Català
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