A vendor prepares fried insects for sale in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia March 16, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A vendor holds a fried scorpion as she prepares for sale in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia March 16, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

Tarantulas are fried in a pan in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A boy eats a fried tarantula at his home in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A boy eats a fried tarantula at his home in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

Tarantulas are fried in a pan in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A woman sells fried tarantulas at a market in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 16, 2017. Picture taken April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A boy eats a fried tarantula at his home in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

Tarantulas are fried in a pan in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A woman fries tarantulas at her home in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

Women sell fried tarantulas at a market in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 16, 2017. Picture taken April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A woman sells fried tarantulas at a market in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 16, 2017. Picture taken April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A woman sells fried tarantulas at a market in Kampong Cham province in Cambodia, April 16, 2017. Picture taken April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring 

A worker collects latex from a rubber tree in Kampong Cham province October 23, 2012. Cambodia's transformation from war-torn basket-case to one of Asia's most promising emerging economies is being overshadowed by a backwards lurch in human rights and land policies that critics say are entrenching poverty. Picture taken October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS SOCIETY POVERTY EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE) 

Cambodians pray in front during a blessing by Buddhist monks in front of skulls of Khmer rouge victims near a temple in Phnom Batheay village, Kampong Cham province, north of Phnom Penh during the eighth day of the 'Pchum Ben' festival September 13, 2009. Cambodians visit temples during the "Pchum Ben" 15-day festival, festival of the dead, to offer prayers to loved ones who have passed away. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

A man sweeps in front of skulls of Khmer rouge victims near a temple in Phnom Batheay village, Kampong Cham province, north of Phnom Penh during the eighth day of the 'Pchum Ben' festival September 13, 2009. Cambodians visit temples during the "Pchum Ben" 15-day festival, festival of the dead, to offer prayers to loved ones who have passed away. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

A man sweeps in front of skulls of Khmer rouge victims near a temple in Phnom Batheay village, Kampong Cham province, north of Phnom Penh during the eighth day of the 'Pchum Ben' festival September 13, 2009. Cambodians visit temples during the "Pchum Ben" 15-day festival, festival of the dead, to offer prayers to loved ones who have passed away. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

Buddhists monks bless skulls of Khmer rouge victims with water near a temple in Phnom Batheay village, Kampong Cham province, north of Phnom Penh during the eighth day of the 'Pchum Ben' festival September 13, 2009. Cambodians visit temples during the "Pchum Ben" 15-day festival, festival of the dead, to offer prayers to loved ones who have passed away. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

A Cambodian man rows a boat during floods near the Mekong river in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, during floods August 16, 2008 .The Mekong river has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA) 

A Cambodian man rows a boat during floods near the Mekong river in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, during floods August 16, 2008 .The Mekong river has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA) 

A Cambodian woman transport her cows to higher ground during floods near the Mekong river in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, August 16, 2008 .The Mekong river has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMB ODIA) 

Cambodia children play in front of their house near the Mekong river during floods in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, August 16, 2008 .The Mekong river has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA) 

Cambodians are transported by boat near the Mekong river in Kampong Cham province, 130 km (80 miles) east of Phnom Penh, during floods August 16, 2008 .The Mekong river has hit its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA) 

Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Chief of the royalist FUNCINPEC party and
president of the National Assembly is welcomed by his supporters during
the first day of election rallies in Kompong Cham, 125 kilometres (75
miles) northeast of Phnom Penh June 26, 2003. Cambodia's parliamentary
elections will be held July 27 with 23 parties participating.
REUTERS/Kem Sovannara

CS/TW 

Cambodian flood victims flee their homes to higher ground as waters
cover city streets August 22, 2001 in the eastern province of Kompong
Cham. Government officials said at least seven people, including
several children have died from the floods and more than 350,000 others
in five provinces have been forced to flee their homes.

CS/RCS 

A boatload of Cambodian children enjoy playing in the floodwaters in
the eastern province of Kompong Cham, August 22, 2001. Government
officials said at least seven people, including several children, have
died from the floods and more than 350,000 others in five provinces
have been forced to flee their homes.

CS/RCS 

Cambodian children play in the Mekong River in Kompong Cham city, northeast of the capital Phnom Penh July 20. Heavy rains which started in early July have caused the river to swell to its highest level in 40 years. If it rises a mere 0.2 metres higher, the whole city of Kampong Cham will be under water, according to Cambodian Red Cross. Thousands of people have been displaced and tens of thousands of hectares (acres) of crops damaged by flooding.

HJ/TAN