Braving pandemic impact with plots of land


Precious lifeline: Despite rapid urbanisation, about three in four Cambodians live in rural areas and most depend on land for a living. — The Straits Times/ANN

When Covid-19 choked off the tourism that throttles Cambodia’s temple town of Siem Reap, Yu Thy and his wife lost their gardening jobs and headed home to grow something different.

They’ve not looked back.

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