Cambodia sets record for origami hearts display in charity effort

Cambodia has broken the Guinness world record with a display of 3,917,805 origami-style paper hearts, beating the UK’s 2019 record of 53,704 paper hearts. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network):Cambodians have broken a world record by folding 3,917,805 origami-style paper hearts after officials from the Guinness Book of World Records counted them up and declared the new record on Tuesday (April 11) at Angkor Wat.

Hun Many, a senior lawmaker and head of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC), which organised the event, said Cambodia’s efforts to set a new record this year were undertaken to show the love and unity of the nation.