World's oldest man dies

A man believed to be the world’s oldest man has died at the age of 122 in eastern Cambodia.

World's oldest man dies
Tue, 21 Oct, 2003 - 11:08

A man believed to be the world’s oldest man has died at the age of 122 in eastern Cambodia.

Most Cambodians have no birth certificates, but friends of chain smoker Sek Yi in the village of Tuk Young claim he was born in 1881.

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