"Today, it's not the state who owns the old properties, but the ruling party, the CPP": Vann Molyvann

Independence Monument; Vann Molyvann, architect (All photos: Luke Duggleby for The Wall Street Journal)A lone figure walks the stands of Vann Molyvann's Olympic Stadium.The Chaktomuk Conference Hall, one of Mr. Molyvann's earliest designs, was built in 1961.The library at the Institute for Foreign Languages, now part of the Royal University of Phnom PenhMore of Mr. Molyvann's work at the Institute for Foreign LanguagesYet more of the instituteModern MasterpiecesMAY 28, 2010By TOM VATER The Wall Street JournalVann Molyvann, Cambodia's greatest living architect, recalls that the night his Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh was completed,...

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"Kamnap Snaeh Chass Pduol Prah Loeu Kamnap Thmei (Tumteav 1)" a Poem in Khmer by Yim Guechsè

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Cambodia in yet another bribe scandal: No surprise there with Hun Xen in power!!!

Hun Xen and the late Hy LundokCambodia in bribe scandal: Australian MPThursday, 27 May 2010David Boyle The Phnom Penh PostCAMBODIA has been potentially implicated in an international corruption scandal involving an Australian company accused of procuring prostitutes for foreign officials and offering them bribes in order to secure contracts to print bank-notes, an Australian senator said Tuesday.Securency – a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia, which has a 50 percent stake in the company – manufactures polymer bank notes that are used in nearly 30 countries.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is already investigating...

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"Oy Knea Nov Ae-na?!" a Poem in Khmer by Sam Vichea

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Dr. Hoon Xhen, no texting during meeting please!

Hun Xen reading text on his mobile phone (Photo: DAP ne...

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Sericulture Project to Increase Silk Yarn Production

!----> By Chhun Kosal & Sam CampbellEconomics Today As the decline of Cambodia’s millennial silk industry continues, its demise seems ever more inevitable. But Economics Today can reveal that Cambodia’s silk industry is in metamorphosis, hopefully to emerge stronger than ever. Reliant on adding value by weaving and almost completely dependent on imported silk thread, Cambodia’s...

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Drought in Cambodia

Report and Video by Uon Chhin, Radio Free A...

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Kong Nay asks that “Chapey” be included as a world heritage

Kong Nay (Photo: Lyda, RFI)24 May 2010By Chan LydaRadio France InternationaleTranslated from Khmer by Socheataបទ​យកការណ៍​របស់ ចាន់ លីដាAfter surviving the Pol pot regime, currently, traditional Khmer art is facing with the flood of modern music. Kong Nay, a famous musician and Chapey singer from the 60s, is concerned about the loss of this unique ancient art. He asks that “Chapey” be quickly included as a world heritage treasu...

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Cambodia's 2 opposition parties ally for elections

Kem Sokha (L) and Sam Rainsy (R) (Photo: RFA)Tuesday, May 25, 2010Asia News NetworkPHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and Human Rights Party (HRP), which are two main opposition parties in the Cambodian National Assembly, agreed Thursday in principle to establish a political alliance called the Democratic Movement of Change (DMC) for the upcoming elections.The DMC is a new political force to lead and advance the country to have prosperity, according to the joint statement issued by both parties.The upcoming elections include the 2012 commune council election and the 2013 general elect...

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From Presidency to prison: A warning to all dictators in the world

Manuel Noriega (L) and Hun Xen (R)From Presidency to prisonTuesday, May 25, 2010Ayaz Ahmed PirzadaPakistan ObserverGen Manuel Noriega the former dictator of Panama ousted by the American military in 1989, has been refused immunity plea by a French court that as head of a country he could not be prosecuted for any criminal case. This was the second occasion a court refused to entertain plea for immunity. Earlier a US court dismissed this request in 1998 when he was hustled into USA after his capture in Panama. A Miami Judge gave him 20 years prison for money laundering and drug trafficking. Known as inmate number 38699-079 Noriega...

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Khmer dinner will raise awareness for Cambodian charity

Khmer dinner will raise awareness for Cambodian charity 2010-05-24By Editor Everything Long BeachCambodian Awareness Organization at the University of California, Irvine is a newly-founded club dedicated to bringing Cambodia and its culture to the front of public thought. The service-based club believes in helping loving and caring for others.The charity group will host their first Cultural Charity Banquet on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at Recreation 18-hole Golf Course, 5001 Deukmejian Drive. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.A full-course Khmer dinner will be served family-style outside in a beautiful garden with a gazebo. Attire...

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Sam Rainsy lost to Hor 5 Hong on appeal

24 May 2010Everyday.com.khTranslated from Khmer by SocheataOpposition leader Sam Rainsy’s defense lawyer in France indicated on Sunday that, on 20 May 2010, the French appeal court had decided to stay on the decision handed down by the tribunal of first instance in the lawsuit brought up by Hor 5 Hong against Sam Rainsy. Didier Alla, Sam Rainsy’s defense lawyer told this news to The Phnom Penh Post, and that the appeal court issued this decision on 20 May. Didier Alla added: “What was decided by the tribunal of first instance will be preserved.” Sam Rainsy lost his case in the defamation lawsuit brought up by Hor 5 Hong at the...

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Red, Yellow, and Roots of Thai Turmoil

Angkor Wat bas-relief: Notice two types of troops in the Khmer Army, the Khmers on the left carrying shields, disciplined and keeping in rank. The ‘Syem’, either referring to their dark skin or possibly Siamese, were mercenaries stand in front of the main Khmer army. Probably as cannon fodder to wear down the opposition. Notice their generally ill-disciplined manner and long, unkempt hair. These troops, the Khmer army, march towards a battle against the Cham, who came from what is now Vietnam. (Source: The Southeast Asian Archaelogy Newsblog)Monday, May 24, 2010Op-Ed by MPTHE current political turmoil in Thailand is only the latest...

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Saved by the crown [-Can Cambodia claim the same?]

King Sihamoni of Cambodia (R) (Photo: AP)What monarchs offer modern democracyMay 23, 2010 By Joshua Kurlantzick Boston Globe (Massachusetts, USA)The tumultuous past two months in world politics have brought a surprise with them: Suddenly, monarchy seems relevant again.In Belgium, where the fragile government constantly is on the verge of collapse, King Albert II has been essential in trying to prevent its dissolution, mediating between leading politicians and pushing them back to the bargaining table. After Britain’s recent election, as politicians from the Labor, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat parties struggled to negotiate...

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