PHNOM PENH -- Sixteen-year-old Sum Sam Ath arrived at Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium around noon Tuesday, hoping to receive a promised free ticket for a soccer match at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games.
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The scene near the Morodok Techo National Sports Complex just weeks before the May 5 opening of the SEA Games. (Photo by Fiona Kelliher)
PHNOM PENH -- Sixteen-year-old Sum Sam Ath arrived at Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium around noon Tuesday, hoping to receive a promised free ticket for a soccer match at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games.