Traveller's Guide: Cambodia

via CAAIYou can still feel like an explorer in a country where the wonders of Angkor Wat stand in contrast to the horrors of the Killing Fields, says Richard WatersSaturday, 11 September 2010ReutersWater world: A woman carries water lilies from a pond near Angkor WatA tale of two cities? In many ways, yes – and two eras as well. Angkor was the classical high point of Khmer civilisation from the ninth to the 15th century, and you can see what remains of the glories in the sublime setting of the temple complex of Angkor Wat. It stands in sharp juxtaposition with the Khmer Rouge's forced evacuation of the capital, Phnom Penh, during...

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Cambodia plans to host the World Heritage Committee meeting

11 Sept 2010By Yun SamienRadio Free AsiaTranslated from Khmer by Komping PuoyClick here to read the article in KhmerCambodia plans to host the 36th World Heritage Committee meeting in 2012 in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province.On Saturday 11 Sept, Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, indicated that Xok An, the vice-PM and minister of the Council of Ministers, plans to host the 36th World Heritage Committee meeting in 2012. The meeting will be held to share Cambodia’s experiences in the successful listing of Cambodian temples.Phay Siphan added that Cambodia sent the information to UNESCO to express its plan to host...

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Release the Joint Civil Society Report on the State of Freedom of Expression in Cambodia

Actions for Environments and Communities (AEC), Building Community Voices (BCV), Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Cambodian Center for Protection of Children’s Rights (CCPCR), Cambodian Independent Teacher Association (CITA), Cambodian League for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Cambodian Tourist Service Workers Federation (CTSWF), Center for Labour Rights of Cambodia (CLA-RI), Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL), Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), Community Peace Building Network (CPN), Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA), Khmer Kampuchea Krom...

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"Kh'nhom Chea Khmer!" a Poem in Khmer by Son Samrach

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Land protest leader in Kampuchea Krom concerned that he may face arrest

10 September 2010By Sok Serey Radio Free Asia Translated from Khmer by SochClick here to read the article in KhmerA Khmer Krom activist who led protests to demand the return of Khmer Krom farmlands back is currently facing arrest by the Viet cops.A Khmer Krom farmer is currently in hiding after 4 uniformed Viet cops came looking to arrest him in the evening of 09 September because he led protests to demand back his ancestral farmlands that were confiscated by the Viet authority, and also because he always sent out information on protests and on human rights violations by the Viet authority to the outside world.The Khmer Krom farmer...

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When the Viet prime over Cambodia...

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"Vous les Americains Sont Pires que les Francais." -- you Americans are worse than the French

Chip Beck's sketch of General Khy HakGeneral Khy Hak's final fate:11th Brigade Commander, General Khy Hak was executed with his wife and five children in 1975"Vous les Americains Sont Pires que les Francais.""Vous les Americains Sont Pires que les Francais" is the title of Chapter 27 of Never Fight Fair!, an oral history of the SEALS by Orr Kelly. Chapter 27 is a reminiscence of William G. "Chip" Beck, who served as an advisor with the Cambodian Army as it fought a desperate battle against the Khmer Rouge rebels from January 1974 until that fateful April 1975. Beck tells the story of the heroic resistance of the anti-communist Cambodians...

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Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Yuon Mob

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)On 02 September 2010, a hacking incident of Khmer Krom men took place in a Vietnamese rubber plantation located in Raung Damrey (Tay Ninh in Vietnamese) province. The incident led to the following deaths and injuries sustained by the victims among the 22 Khmer Krom people who work as laborers in this plantation:22-year-old Chau Net was hacked to death by a Vietnamese mob in Rolaing village, Rolaing commune, Svay Tong disttict, Motr Chrouk province.Chau Phat, a resident of Banteay Svay commune, Svay Tong district, Motr Chrouk province, was seriously injured and he succumbed...

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Voter Registration Remains Complicated for Citizens: Expert

An election staff helps a Cambodian elderly woman to cast her ballot at a polling station in Kampong Cham province, north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, July 27, 2008. (Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS)Sok Khemara, VOA khmerWashington, D.C Friday, 10 September 2010 “Some countries apply this system, a system where people do not have the obligation to register.” A Cambodia elections expert says voter registration remains complicated for everyday citizens and puts more burden on them than the state.Cambodia also lacks a single database for the population, further complicating the process, said Koul Panha, director of the Committee for Free...

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Hearing in the lawsuit against opposition leader Sam Rainsy

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IMF Team Completes the 2010 Article IV Consultation Discussions with Cambodia

Olaf Unteroberdoerster, a high ranking IMF economist for Asia-Pacific, during the press conference held in the afternoon of 10 Sept 2010 (Photo: Ly Meng Huor, RFI)September 10, 2010Press Release No. 10/334Source: IMFAn International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission from Washington, D.C. visited Cambodia August 30 to September 10, 2010, to conduct the annual Article IV discussions.1 During the visit, the mission took stock of recent economic and financial developments and held policy discussions with ministers and senior officials of the Royal Government of Cambodia on their macroeconomic and financial policies. The mission also met a...

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New Solar Trees Light Up Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Initial sketch rendering by Nothing Design.Residents help install a solar streetlight in Angkor Wat. Photo courtesy of Nothing Design.10 Sep 10Amanda ReedWorldChanging.comNew solar powered street lights installed in Angkor Wat, Cambodia add much needed public lighting to the area, in a fun, low-energy design that increases night-time safety and facilitates greater earnings for local businesses. Nothing Design Group conceived of the tree-like design, and developed the lights in partnership with Asiana Airlines and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The project team wished to create lights that would both increase night-time...

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Regal reception for Thai diplomat

Thai ambassador to Cambodia Prasas Prasasvinitchai: On a mission of amelioration11/09/2010Bangkok PostThe Thai ambassador to Cambodia Prasas Prasasvinitchai has presented his credentials to the country's King Sihamoni, a vital procedure that formalises his diplomatic posting.Mr Prasas was initially scheduled to meet the Cambodian king on Oct 18 but Prime Minister Hun Sen brought the date forward to yesterday.Phnom Penh is Mr Prasas' first ambassadorial post and hopefully not his last because he still has nearly a decade to go before he is due to retire.In the past, Mr Prasas was mistaken by many of his bureaucratic peers and members...

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Hellish life before the KR Apocalypse - Do you still remember?

31 Mar 1975, Prek Phnov, Cambodia --- 3/31/1975- Prek Phnou, Cambodia- Young Cambodian girls take up defensive positions in home at Prek Phnou, some 6 miles north of Phnom Penh's Higway 5. Meanwhile, government sources said 3/31 that President Lon Nol will leave Cambodia sometime this week, probably for good. Heavy shelling attacks were reported at the Mekong River enclave of Neak Luong and nearby outpost at Banam, 130 miles south of Phnom Penh. --- Image by Bettmann/CORBIS31 Mar 1975, Prek Phnov, Cambodia --- Prek Phnau, Cambodia: Homeless Cambodian orphans sit idle while waiting for their turn to receive a bowl of cooked-rice...

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Kom Tha Ei-choeung - "Don't say that - The minor details that are easy to forget" - Op-Ed by Oum Hak

Did you know?According to the Op-Ed author, following the 1962 decision by The Hague International Court of Justice to award the ownership of Preah Vihear to Cambodia, Thai troops did not immediately pull out of the temple and the surrounding area. A Cambodian colonel by the name of Teab Ben, who later became the Funcinpec army chief of staff during the resistance to the Vietnamese invasion and occupation of Cambodia, and his troops had put tremendous effort to climb up the mountain and fought with the Thai army before they were able to chase them out of the area. Colonel Teab Ben’s victory paved the way for the pilgrimage by Prince...

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Would you patronize Yuon supermarkey when VN encroach on Cambodia, oppress and kill Khmer Krom?

Workers are busy at the US$3 million Vietnamese supermarket due to open on Monivong Boulevard, Phnom Penh, next month. (Photo by: Sovan Philong)New Vietnamese SupermarketThursday, 09 September 2010Catherine JamesThe Phnom Penh PostCAMBODIA’S first Vietnamese supermarket will open its doors to customers next month, its administration manager said yesterday.The US$3 million two-storey complex has been built on Phnom Penh’s Monivong Boulevard, in Boeung Keng Kang 3, near the Vietnamese embassy, and is owned by an investor from a firm called Z38 Co.“It is the first Vietnamese supermarket to open in Cambodia. We will provide good service...

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Cambodia Mulls Affirmative Action for Women

By Irwin Loy"Former Cambodian Minister of Women’s Affairs Mu Sochua says quotas alone will not address long-standing problems in women's representation."PHNOM PENH, Sep 10, 2010 (IPS) - Cambodian authorities must take sweeping measures to boost the number of women who sit in parliament if the country is to meet a key part of its global commitment to gender equality, advocates say.Cambodia has pledged to ensure that at least 30 percent of legislators in its National Assembly are women by 2015. It represents part of Cambodia’s promises under the global Millennium Development Goals – targets aimed at eradicating poverty – to which United Nations member states have committed.But with only one National Assembly election remaining before the deadline – voters in this South-east...

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