In a five-year career, the rodent sniffed out 71 landmines and dozens more unexploded items in Cambodia. But his handler Malen says the seven-year-old African giant pouched rat is "slowing down ...

Former Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk, who died of a heart attack in Beijing at age 89 Monday, was a major figure in Southeast Asian politics for more than 70 years. His life and public career ...

After five years of sniffing out land mines in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring. The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent trained and overseen by a Belgian nonprofit ...

In Cambodia, foreign charities and non-government organizations serving as civil society groups are often applauded from home for the good work they do abroad. But those closer to such groups and ...

The countryside north of Cambodia ... hero rats for a good reason. Last, we visited the stunning Wat Preah Prom Rath temple in the centre of Siem Reap. I must have taken almost as many pictures ...

Cambodia is combating its landmine problem — with rats. After more than two decades ... thanks to rodents that are able to detect the buried threats. Photo journalist Claudio Montesano Casillas ...

In a five-year career, the rodent sniffed out over 100 landmines and other explosives in Cambodia. Magawa was the most successful rat trained by the Belgian charity Apopo to alert human handlers ...

A high-profile Cambodian reporter who won an international award for uncovering alleged cyber scams told AFP Tuesday that he ...

Magawa, the recently retired landmine detection rat, eats corn at the ... Tanzania and moved to Siem Reap in Cambodia in 2016 to begin clearing mines. "A hero is laid to rest," APOPO said.

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian rapper VannDa was greeted with a hero’s welcome Wednesday (Aug 14) morning, as he returned home following his groundbreaking performance at the Paris Olympics closing ...

Guitars tuned. Mic checked. Get ready to rock. This electric new play with music tells the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor returning to Cambodia for the first time in thirty years, as his daughter ...