New life beckons for multilingual Cambodian boy at centre of viral video

Siem Reap – In the ancient temple complex of Angkor, it is not often a new attraction emerges. But from the country’s most revered site, a new sensation has arrived – a young boy named Thuch Salik.

Salik, a slight 14-year-old, has become an overnight online star after a Malaysian visitor to the temples posted a video on Facebook of her interaction with him where he speaks in ten different languages.

The post went viral throughout Cambodia and many parts of Asia, throwing the spotlight on a boy whose place in society would typically see him ignored.

In full: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/cambodian-khmer-temple-seller-boy-speaks-many-languages-viral-10937500

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