...
This is default featured post 1 title
Go to Blogger edit html and find these sentences.Now replace these sentences with your own descriptions.
Saturday, 8 May 2010
That's $16 million, NOT $16 billion: Possible trader goof may have sparked 1,000-point Dow swing Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/05/
The difference between a B and an M may have caused Thursday's heart-stopping Dow plunge of nearly 1,000 points.A trader may have accidentally entered $16 billion - instead of $16 million - in a deal involving Procter and Gamble, sparking the massive selloff, according to multiple reports."I heard it was a trading error at a big firm," trader Charlie Flood said outside the New York Stock Exchange after the market closed. "Somebody hit a wrong button."The stock market rebounded from its 998-point nosedive - its biggest point drop ever - to close down 347.80 points, a 3.2% decline, at 10,520.32."It was panic," Flood said. "We haven't...
Mother’s Day: School’s tea shows off special bond
WILLIAMSTOWN - Mother's Day teas are not particularly unusual this time of year, unless they're hosted by a group of 6-year-olds, like the 22 children in Patty Yazombek's kindergarten class at Williamstown Elementary School Friday."We've been talking about etiquette, so the children are hosting a tea with a special message to their mothers," Yazombek said. "They also make a framed picture and plant a potted flower for their moms."Each picture frame included a picture of a flower with the child's handprint as the blossom and a heart in the center of the hand.The frame also contained the following poem:"A piece of me I give to you,I painted...
"Happy Mother's Day!" Poems in Khmer by Sam Vichea & KC
Click to Read More... checkFull("post-7938233531000223155"); addthis_url='http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2010/05/happy-mothers-day-poems-in-khemer-by.html'; addthis_title='"Happy Mother's Day!" Poems in Khmer by Sam Vichea & KC'; addthis_pub='kiletters'; ...
Who censored Chea Vichea?
Friday, 07 May 2010Meas SokcheaThe Phnom Penh PostGovernment’s various reasons for blocking screenings have observers puzzledAN attempt to show a controversial documentary exploring the death of union leader Chea Vichea was quickly quashed last week, but some observers are questioning the multitude of reasons authorities have offered for banning public screenings of the film.Various government departments weighed in when organisers announced plans to show Who Killed Chea Vichea? near the site where the influential union leader was gunned down in 2004.Information Minister Khieu Kanharith initially said the government would have no...
No peeking on the villa built with corruption money
A woman uses a treadmill on Thursday at AusFit, a fitness centre atop the Skyline Apartments in Chamkarmon district that overlooks Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Phnom Penh residence (centre). The gym is scheduled to close at the end of the month because, the owner says, government officials have expressed concern that it poses a national security risk. (Photo by: Rick Valenzuela)Prime Minister Hun Sen’s home, as seen from the AusFit gym. (Photo by: Rick Valenzuela)AusFit reportedly to be evicted over ‘national security’ concernsFriday, 07 May 2010Brooke Lewis and Vong SokhengThe Phnom Penh PostTHE owner of a gym on the...
New legislation to facilitate trade with Vietnam, China
Vehicle dealers at Great Wall, based on Monireth Boulevard in Phnom Penh, say they hope that the new consular offices in China increase trade and help secure better tax arrangements. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan)Friday, 07 May 2010Kim Yuthana and May Kunmakara The Phnom Penh PostSix more Cambodian consular offices in China could spark new investmentTWO draft laws aimed at facilitating trade between Cambodia, China and Vietnam are to be passed by the National Assembly today, officials say.Cheam Yeap, Cambodian People’s Party member of parliament and chairman of the National Assembly’s fifth committee, said Thursday that a consular treaty...
Kim Jong Il's visit draws anger from Chinese, meanwhile in Cambodia...
This picture says it all!Kim’s Visit Sparks Anger2010-05-05Radio Free AsiaNorth Korea’s leader gets a cold virtual shoulder in China.HONG KONG—Chinese netizens have reacted angrily to a visit to China by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, with large numbers taking part in a campaign on Twitter titled “Kim Jong Il, get out of China!”Kim arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and was expected to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao later in the day.Netizens lashed out at Kim for occupying the presidential suite at the Furama Hotel in the northeastern port city of Dalian, which costs 16,000 yuan (U.S. $2,300) per night, more than the annual...
US Exhibition Broadens Tribunal Awareness
An Ohio University student looking at KR photo exhibition at Ohio University, Athens, OH. (Photo: Im Sothearith, VOA Khmer)Im Sothearith, VOA KhmerOhio, USA Thursday, 06 May 2010 “I learned something that I didn’t know from books, and I got a much better perspective on how the tribunal came about, what the politics are, the composition of the court, and some other issues going forward.”The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has put the atrocities of the regime at the forefront of much public discussion, but it has also created the space for reconciliation and education.The Documentation Center of Cambodia has taken advantage of that...
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Cambodia: Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak is located inside Cambodian territories
Cambodia's Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak Pagoda (Photo: AP)Click on the diplomatic note in English to zoom...
Cambodia's reaction to Thailand’s diplomatic note on Ta Krabei temple
Ta Krabei temple (Photo: RFI)04 May 2010By Voha Cheat Radio Free Asia Translated from Khmer by SocheataClick here to read the article in Khmer An official from the Cambodian ministry of Foreign Affairs replied to Thailand on 04 May, indicating that the Ta Krabei temple and the building of a cable car by the RCAF at the beginning of the year near Ta Krabei temple in order to provide service to Cambodian troops stationed on top of the mountain, - such as food and material transportation etc… - are all located within Cambodian territories.Koy Kuong, spokesman for the ministry of Foreign Affairs, told RFA on 04 May that: “The issue...
Major Countries Seek Proper Forest Trade
Deforestation in Cambodia (Photo: AP)Kong Sothanarith, VOA KhmerPhnom Penh Tuesday, 04 May 2010 “Forest products, timber products, contribute a very important and large share of the plate between the Asian region and the European Union."Representatives of sixteen countries from the EU and Asia met Tuesday in a bid to improve regional forestry protection and promote timber trade between Asia and Europe.“Forest products, timber products, contribute a very important and large share of the plate between the Asian region and the European Union,” said Tim Makela, director of the office for Sustainable Development and Integration at the...
Japan Oil Company To Explore Tonle Sap
A reflection from the sunshine is seen above a fishing boat on the Tonle Sap river. (Photo: AP)Chun Sakada, VOA KhmerPhnom Penh Tuesday, 04 May 2010 “We demand the government to study the effects on the environment, fish stocks and biodiversity before there is exploration, and allow stakeholders to participate in the study."Cambodia signed an agreement with Japan’s national oil company on Tuesday that opens the possibility of exploration on the northern edge of the Tonle Sap lake, a major source of fish for much of Cambodia.The agreement, signed Tuesday afternoon by Council Minister Sok An and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National...
Viet "fabricated" communist-style propaganda story about Montaganard people?
Soldiers in Ia Blang commune, Gia Lai province, introduce a new rice variety to local residents to help them improve productivity (Photo: SGGP)Villagers led astray by ‘heaven in Cambodia’ hoax welcomed homeWednesday,May 05,2010Saigon Giai Phong (Viet Cong Communist Party)Lured away from home by phony protestants who claimed “heaven” was just a walk away in Cambodia, villagers in a remote central commune have been welcomed back with open arms.Ia Blang commune local Siu Kơk, a member of the so called Tin Lanh De Ga (De Ga Protestant) sect, had several years ago lured gullible people from Roh and Tok villages in Chu Se district, Gia...
Viet "fabricated" communist-style propaganda story about Montaganard people?
Soldiers in Ia Blang commune, Gia Lai province, introduce a new rice variety to local residents to help them improve productivity (Photo: SGGP)Villagers led astray by ‘heaven in Cambodia’ hoax welcomed homeWednesday,May 05,2010Saigon Giai Phong (Viet Cong Communist Party)Lured away from home by phony protestants who claimed “heaven” was just a walk away in Cambodia, villagers in a remote central commune have been welcomed back with open arms.Ia Blang commune local Siu Kơk, a member of the so called Tin Lanh De Ga (De Ga Protestant) sect, had several years ago lured gullible people from Roh and Tok villages in Chu Se district, Gia...
Far Beyond the Killing Fields 05.03.10 Nancy Loo BIG tiny World - a blog by Nancy Loo The Albany Park neighborhood is among the many reasons I love
05.03.10Nancy LooBIG tiny World - a blog by Nancy LooThe Albany Park neighborhood is among the many reasons I love Chicago. Where else can you find a Middle-Eastern/Mexican restaurant near a Korean restaurant, not far from a store where you can buy a hijab?I was in Albany Park today to emcee the kickoff of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the Cambodian American Heritage Museum. It's yet another event I committed to before I knew I would no longer represent a television station at this time. After I commented about that in my opening remarks, everyone was eager to know which station they should switch to watching. I will...
Sunday, 2 May 2010
Cambodia Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo
Performers take a rest during the show at the Cambodia Pavilion on the second day of the Shanghai World Expo Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Performers take a rest at the Cambodia Pavilion on the second day of the Shanghai World Expo Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Shanghai, China.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)A visitor stands near the Cambodia Pavilion on the second day of the Shanghai World Expo Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)...
Cambodia Holds First Royal Plowing Ceremony Near Angkor Wat Temple in 4 Decades
2010-05-02 (Xinhua) - Cambodia on Sunday held the first Royal Plowing Ceremony at Lean Chul Damrei near Angkor Wat Temple in more than four decades.Chea Kean, deputy secretary general of Committee for National and International Festivals said that such Royal Plowing Ceremony was held for the first time in 1967 under then King Norodom Sihanouk, and the ceremony held here on Sunday was the second.The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held annually at Veal Meru near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, but Chea Kean said this year the government decided to hold it in Siem Reap's province as a link to the first Buddhistic tourism event during Visakh Bochea Day that was held on April 27-29 in this Bayon Temple area. Presiding over the ceremony was King Norodom Sihamoni, son of retired King Norodom...
Royal Plowing Ceremony Near Angkor Wat Temple
Cambodia's king Norodom Sihamoni, rear right under the gold parasol, walks during the annual royal plowing ceremony near Bayon temple in Siem Reap province,about 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, May 2, 2010. Sihamoni on Sunday presided over the annual royal plowing ceremony in the famed Angkor complex. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)Sisowath Weacharavuth, the grandson of Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk, second from left, uses the royal oxen to plow land during the annual royal plowing ceremony near Bayon temple in Siem Reap province, about 320 kilometers (199 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia,...
