Smoke bombs are ignited during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Funan Techo Canal in Kandal province on August 5, 2024. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on August 5 launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP)