Author: ABR Team

Preah Thong Neang Neak statue in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia, holds the record for being the tallest copper statue in Indochina. It symbolises the birth of Khmer land, culture, traditions and civilisation of Cambodia. It is 21 metres tall on a pedestal 6.34 metres high and weighs 60 tonnes, as confirmed on February 2, 2024.

Kompong Kdei, also known as Dragon Bridge, in Cambodia, holds the record for being the oldest and longest corbeled stone-arch bridge in Indochina and Southeast Asia. The nearly 1,000 years old bridge is 85 metres long and 14 metres high. The bridge has 22 spans, all built of laterite without any binder. It is a corbeled stone-arch bridge with laterite pillars. It was built in the 12th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII.

The Truong Son Mountain range, also known as the Annamite Range, extends from the upstream region of the Ca River in Laos, bordering the Nghe An province of Vietnam, to the southernmost point of Central Vietnam. It holds the record for being the longest mountain range in Indochina. At more than 1,100 km long, it is one of the largest mountain massifs in the world and is considered the “backbone” of the Indochina peninsula.

Nha Trang Observatory in Nha Trang City, Vietnam, holds the record for being the first astronomical observatory in Indochina. Opened in 2017, it is equipped with a 500 mm Ritchey-Chrétien (f/8) reflector optical telescope. The observatory features a dome-shaped cosmic projection house with a capacity of 60 seats, equipped with six high-resolution projectors, and a space gallery with an area of 200 square metres. It is used for research on optical astrophysics, disseminating knowledge about space science to the community, and supporting training, teaching, and research cooperation.

Professor Duong Quang Trung of Hoi An, Vietnam, holds the record for being the first professor to be honoured 3 times at the IEEE GLOBECOM conference. Working at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, in the position of Reader Professor, he has been awarded the Best Paper Awards 3 times at the IEEE GLOBECOM conference, the first time in 2016 in Washington DC, USA, the second time in 2019 in Hawaii, USA, and the third time in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as confirmed on January 24, 2024.

Saigon University of Technology of Vietnam holds the record for being the first university to develop a smart ink that detects spoiled food in Indochina. A group of students, including Le Cao Tri and Pham Ngoc Lan Vi from the university developed an alternate method to check for spoiled food in packaging besides using litmus paper. They were the first to use butterfly pea flowers to make ink that is completely natural and safe for food and humans, as confirmed on January 24, 2024.

Aarohi Khandelwal (born on December 9, 2014) of Jharkhand., India, set a record for being the fastest to recite Shiv Rudrashtakam Stotram. She recited the complete Shiv Rudrashtakam Stotram in 1 minute and 7 seconds, at the age of 9 years, 4 months and 24 days, as confirmed on May 11, 2024.

Nipu Boruah (born on May 9, 2001) of Assam, India, set a record for publishing the maximum number of ethnic research-related articles in a single magazine. Being the editor of an Assamese magazine, he compiled 32 ethnic research-related articles on the Chutiya community titled ‘Yoi Malini’ (ISBN: 968-93-34037-52-4), which was published in both digital and printed version by the All Chutiya Jati Sanmilan (Assam) on the occasion of ‘Chutia Sanskritik Aru Jonogostiya Samaroh’ (North Lakhimpur, Assam) on March 31, 2024, as confirmed on May 1, 2024.

Saad Ajit Inamdar (born on October 4, 2015) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for identifying 72 objects with colours in 7 minutes and 20 seconds while being blindfolded, at the age of 8 years and 4 months, as confirmed on March 27, 2024.

Dr. Ha Thi Thanh Huong, the Head of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, set a record for being the first doctor to develop a quick diagnostic kit for Alzheimer’s disease in Indochina. She and her research team developed a quick diagnostic kit for Alzheimer’s disease, allowing patients to receive diagnostic results quickly rather than having to undergo multiple check-ups and tests, as confirmed on January 24, 2024.