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Dying Mekong Threatens Livelihoods

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The Mekong river, which supports the livelihoods of about 60 million people in Southeast Asia, is at record-low water levels. China has built four of its planned eight hydroelectric dams on the upper Mekong. (2:44 min)

No Reservations: Sri Lanka

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Anthony Bourdain and the No Reservations crew goes to Sri Lanka. (44 min, 5 segments)

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Cambodian Rocks - Ros Sereysothea

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“I’m Sixteen” attributed to Ros Sereysothea from the compilation CD Cambodia Rocks. (3:47 min)

Tales of the Mekong: Cambodia

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In early June, as the annual rainy season commences, the Mekong River does an amazing thing in Cambodia to provide food and create fertile ground for agriculture. (44 min)

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Around the World in 80 Treasures: Angkor, Cambodia

Angkor Wat is Treasure 23 and The Stone Faces at Bayon in Angkor Thom is Treasure 24. (11:50 minutes in 2 segments)

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Human Weapon: Cambodian Bloodsport

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Jason and Bill goes to Cambodia to train in the native Bloodsport, Bokator, an ancient hand-to-hand combat system. (44 min, 5 segments)

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Cambodia: Pol Pot’s Shadow

From 1975 to 1979, nearly 2 million people died in Cambodia — and today the survivors still live side by side with the perpetrators. (21 min, 3 segments)

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Stolen Treasures of Cambodia

Angkor with its deteriorating complex of monuments, temples and palaces is in a state of emergency. One piece of history a day illegally leaves Cambodia to feed an international black market hungry for Khmer artifacts. (23:00 min in 3 segments)

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