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Saturday, 18 September 2010
Thai] Security tightened over rumours of assassination plots [on Abishit by assasins trained in Cambodia]
[ September 17, 2010The NationA group of men, reportedly living in a condominium near the prime minister's home, are being watched closely, deputy secretarygeneral to the PM Panitan Wattanayagorn said yesterday. Meanwhile, Deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban, suggested that these men might be linked to the "men in black" behind the April 10 clashes.Police are also keeping a close eye on a weapons expert from Cambodia, who might instigate violence during the redshirt rally on Sunday.Metropolitan Police Commissioner Santhan Chayanont had previously claimed that a group of "men in black", trained for combat in Cambodia, were staking out Prime...
Cambodia rejects Thai information on plan by Cambodian "MIB (Man In Black)" of Viet origin to assassinate Thai PM
Club of MIB (Men In Black)?18 Sept 2010Rasmei KampucheaTranslated from Khmer by Komping PuoyA high-ranking Cambodian official categorically denied information published by a group of Thai officials indicating that there are men in black trained in Cambodia to create turmoil in Bangkok. This alleged group of men is composed of Cambodians fighters of Vietnamese origin who are classified as “Dac Cong” or the group of cross border suicide attackers from Cambodia traveling to Bangkok to attempt to assassinate Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Thai PM.On 17 September 2010, Tith Sothea, a government advisor and mouthpiece of the Press and Quick...
[Khmer] Temples of delight in Thailand
Wat's up? ... Buddhist monks outside the main shrine at the Khmer temple at Phimai, Thailand. Photograph: GettyMaking a splash … Tok Haew Narok waterfall. Photograph: AlamyThere are no full moon parties in Isaan, perhaps Thailands' least touristy region. Instead you'll find sleepy villages, Khmer architecture, and a boutique hotel right on the MekongSaturday 18 September 2010Chris CoplansThe Guardian (UK)After hacking through undergrowth for a couple of hours, we emerged sweaty, muddy and bedraggled at the 25m-high Tok Haew Narok falls, which (please excuse yet another reference to The Beach in a Thailand article) are the ones Leonardo...
CWS: 'Clean Water Scarce in Rural Cambodia'
Church World Service475 Riverside DriveNew York, NY 10115(212) 870-2676 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 870-2676 end_of_the_skype_highlightingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWater as human right hasn’t reached rural Cambodia, CWS tells Geneva consultation GENEVA, Switzerland –Sept. 17, 2010 -- Cambodia has made strides over the past two decades in providing clean water and sanitation to its urban areas. But those gains have yet to reach the majority of rural Cambodians, according to Cambodian humanitarian agency water program specialist Mao Sophal. Sophal, senior staff member for Church World Service Cambodia, spoke on the issue of affordability of clean water and sanitation for Cambodia’s poorest, during a consultation earlier this week in Geneva between...
Khmer Rouge Tribunal indictment after 31 years
This combination shows file photos of four top surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime. From left to right: Nuon Chea, 84, the group's ideologist; former head of state and public face of the regime, Khieu Samphan, 79; former Foreign Minister Ieng Sary; and his wife Ieng Thirith, ex-minister for social affairs, both in their 80s. Photo: APPhnom Penh, September 18, 2010 Parvathi MenonThe HinduThe indictment pronounced by the Co-Investigation judges of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal against former Khmer Rouge leaders comes 31 years after the fall of the regime, and 12 years after its military and political structures were finally dismantledThe...
Social Enterprise Helps Cambodian Teens Kick Drug Addiction
Saturday, September 18, 2010JustMeans.comA social enterprise in Cambodia is promoting fair trade practices while helping recovering drug addicts overcome their afflictions. Justees, a portmanteau of "just" and "tees", is providing young men with jobs printing t-shirts that display positive messages. The organization also gives its staff the flexibility to continue their schooling. Justees emphasizes the value of hard work and is committed to operating as a self-funding project; it encourages its staff to take ownership in the success or failure of the project. The shirts are sold in Cambodia and in other countries worldwide.Cambodia,...
If you live in Long Beach or LA, you may want to know this
For orientation purposes, the above Google Earth map shows the Southern California coastline along with the location of the City of Los Angeles, the City of Long Beach and the City of San Diego. Please note the peculiar shape of the coastline near the City of Long Beach (Click on the map to zoom in) 3-D Simulation Predicts LA Will Bear Brunt of the 'Big One'.Wed Sep 15, 2010Analysis by Michael ReillyDiscovery News (USA)Any time there's a magnitude 8.0 earthquake, you'd expect a nearby city to get walloped. But according to a brand new simulation of what would happen if the "Big One" hit the San Andreas fault in southern California,...
Out But Not Down, Cambodian Candidate Vows to Press On
Meas Sam, a Cambodian-American making a run for the US House of Representatives. (Photo: VOA, Khmer)Men Kimseng, VOA KhmerWashington, D.C Friday, 17 September 2010 “I'll continue involvement in politics because I want to represent our community, especially the Cambodians. I want progress and unity within the Cambodian community. I want them to exercise their rights, which start with going to vote, because there are a lot of us in the US, but most don't vote. That's why we don't get what we want. We don't benefit much.”Meas Sam, a Cambodian-American making a run for the US House of Representatives, saw his campaign come to an end...
Germany assists in flood control in Cambodia
September 17, 2010 XinhuaGermany has provided assistance to Cambodia for flood control system project that will benefit about 700 households with approximately 3,500 farmers and their livestock, according to a statement released by German Embassy on Friday.The statement said the project was just completed and the hand- over ceremony of the flood control system built in the three districts in Kandal and Prey Veng Provinces, located about 65 kilometers southeast of Phnom Penh, was organized on Friday.It said that the newly constructed Safety Areas, 900 to 2000 square meters in size, consist of sufficiently raised foundations (several meters above the respective highest flooding levels of the severe flooding in the year 2000), equipped with latrines and drinking water supply...
Thailand, Cambodia look beyond Thaksin
(Photo: Reuters)Sep 18, 2010By James O'Toole Asia Times OnlinePHNOM PENH - Former Thai premier and fugitive from justice Thaksin Shinawatra's arrival on his private jet in Phnom Penh last year was broadcast live on local television, the climax of weeks of diplomatic intrigue that brought relations between Thailand and Cambodia to their lowest point in years.Arriving nominally as an economics adviser to the Cambodian government, the ousted leader served mainly as a pawn in a spat between Bangkok and Phnom Penh that saw the countries withdraw their respective ambassadors and engage in an unflattering war of words over the next several...
"Tolakar Avuth Praha Yaang Sahav" a Poem in Khmer by Sam Vichea
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The Killing Fields and Indonesia's Relations with Cambodia Revisited
Dr. Benny Widyono with Prime Minister Hun Sen who after the clash in 1997 continued to consolidate his power until today 2010.Benny eventually represented the U.N. Secretary General in Cambodia after the Killing Fields in which about two million Cambodians perishedIn his capacity of UNTAC Governor, Benny inspected U.N. forces in Cambodia.Benny Widyono, Mrs. Bintari Sudarpo, King Norodom Sihanouk, Queen Monineath, with Indonesian Ambassador Taufik Sudarpo, and Benny's wife Francisca.Benny sits on the Board position of an NGO running slum area schools in Phnom Penh founded one of his former staffers honored as a CNN hero for her...
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Thailand plans to restore Ta Moan Thom temple, will Cambodia agree to this plan?
KI-Media note: As can be seen on the third photo below, the Bangkok Post reporter noted that a portion of the temple was damaged during Cambodia Civil War. For this situation to occur, it simply means that the temple was under Cambodian control during all this time and the current occupation of the temple by Thai troops is merely an aggression on Cambodian territories, is it not?Small yet elegant Ta Muen Thom sanctuary in Surin’s Phanom Dong Rak district. Both Thailand and Cambodia have claimed ownership over the 13th century temple, which is on the overlapping border. An ownership dispute caused the Thai Fine Arts Department to...
Surviving the Killing Fields
The “original” refugees who came to Blount County are, back, from left, Chhay Uy, Ngy Uy, Phek Uy, Eang Tang and Heang Uy; and front, from left, Kim Sal and Bottra. (All Photos by Jolanda Jansma)Wearing their reunion T-shirts -- From the Mekong River to the Tennessee River, 1979-2010 -- the Uy and Tang extended families enjoy catching up with their Maryville families who sponsored them to come to the U.S. more than 30 years ago.Lloyd and Patricia Smith sponsored the original family from Cambodia, giving them a home in Maryville and opening the door for other family to get a fresh start in the United States.Jazmine Garcia,...
