https://www.scmp.com/rss/330944/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Behind Seng Oeun’s humble wooden house on the outskirts of Phnom Penh lies Boeung Tamouk, the large lake that has provided the 39-year-old fisherman with an income since he was a youngster. Every morning before the sun rises, when most Cambodians are still asleep, he climbs into his small boat to try his luck. “On a good day I can catch 100,000 riel [US$25] worth of fish. It’s enough to buy food for my kids and send them to school,” he says. Cambodian bastion of genocidal Khmer Rouge a tourist... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2187695/phnom-penhs-vanishing-lakes-put-cambodian-capital-peril-and-harm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2187695/phnom-penhs-vanishing-lakes-put-cambodian-capital-peril-and-harm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:49:03 +0000