tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99365242011-08-12T23:56:50.399-07:00Khmer Soul. In Cambodia the rich are richer. The poor are poorer. Wake up!Hannnoreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-9794014420750457542007-02-23T00:44:00.000-08:002007-02-23T00:48:13.941-08:00

The Khmer politicians should take lesson from Deth Im, a Cambodian-American, who is running for the Kansas City council 4th district at-large. The election will be held on February 27, 2007. He is endorsed by the main local newspaper the Kansas City Star.Watch his video.We need our Khmer leaders to have energy like him.Check out his Website www.vote4deth.com

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-20658369062957967662007-01-21T22:59:00.000-08:002007-01-21T23:05:33.257-08:00

The Khmer people die on a daily basis because the rich are richer and the poor are poorer.============Release: United NationsFood Aid Cut-Off Looms for 700,000HUNGRY CAMBODIANS DUE TO FUNDINGSHORTFALL - UNNew York, Jan 19 2007 11:00AMMore than 700,000 hungry Cambodians, mostly young children and HIV/AIDSand TB patients, will start going without essential food next month,and the situation is

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-46848317744833090002007-01-10T01:02:00.000-08:002007-01-10T01:10:23.221-08:00

Kem Sokha, human rights activist and former Deputy and Senator, is going to form his own party. He has been critical of the government and has a good support from Khmers overseas. Unfortunately, as the director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) he is entangled in a lawsuit by his former employees who accused him of embezzlement. Will he overcome this scandal?The main parties

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-76415511153524522372007-01-02T13:57:00.000-08:002007-01-07T01:16:34.414-08:00

Cambodia is a very beautiful country. With Angkor Wat, the soon to be voted as one of the 7 Wonders of the World, Cambodia can easily bring in tourists from all over the world if the leaders care more about the country than about their own pockets.It's very unfortunate that sex predators and pedophiles like to go to Cambodia to satisfy their needs. This is wrong and the Cambodian government

Hannnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-16349868141452305122007-01-01T18:31:00.000-08:002007-01-01T18:39:26.911-08:00

Happy New Year 2007.We need only one resolution for 2007. There must be free and fair elections. The pundits already predicted the victory of the communal election on April 1, 2007 by the CPP. For sure the CPP is going to win because it controls everything. If there's no pressure and intimidation from the CPP, the people of Cambodia would have a freer choice.The international community must put

Proleungnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1167426068307755642006-12-29T12:58:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:01:08.320-08:00

Cambodia was ranked 130 in the 2005 Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International, where a list of 158 countries was outlined and the least corrupt one was placed first.Cambodia established the Anti-Corruption Authority (ACA) earlier this year, but so far corruption is still rampant.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1167422746465357902006-12-29T11:40:00.000-08:002007-01-01T18:27:08.506-08:00

Prince Ranariddh was removed from the presidency of FUNCINPEC, kicked out of the party and stripped of his parliamentary seat and immunity. It's a deja vu. He should remember well when he did exactly the same thing to Sam Rainsy. He filed a lawsuit against the new FUNCINPEC for kicking him out. When Sam Rainsy was kicked out from FUNCINPEC by Ranariddh, the latter said that it was the right way

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1115129912513557522005-05-03T07:18:00.000-07:002005-05-03T07:18:32.513-07:00

A seven month-long drought has scorched Cambodia's rice crops and left thousands of people hungry. The dry spell underscores the potential for an even greater water crisis.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114783786925023932005-04-29T07:08:00.000-07:002005-04-29T07:09:46.926-07:00

Cambodia agreed to make its borders more secure against terrorism with the help of the UN and Britain.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114783405511299022005-04-29T07:00:00.000-07:002005-04-29T07:03:25.510-07:00

The EU agreed to help $1.3 million toward the cost of $56 million for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Will we see the trial taken place some day? The Khmer people need closure.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114783070141715112005-04-29T06:55:00.000-07:002005-04-29T06:57:50.143-07:00

Hun Sen called on Sam Rainsy to return to Cambodia. The latter won't be arrested? Is it because he's under international pressure?

Hannnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114619268455851782005-04-27T09:26:00.000-07:002005-04-27T09:27:48.456-07:00

The ruling party has a firm grip on power in Cambodia. Is the opposition dreaming about the people power?

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114618997504910632005-04-27T09:21:00.000-07:002005-04-27T09:23:17.503-07:00

The Cambodian National Assembly passed a law to limit the use and export of stockpiled guns and ammunition. The question is who has guns? Only the rich and powerful.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114618544636222452005-04-27T09:11:00.000-07:002005-04-27T09:15:44.636-07:00

Strongman Hun Sen of Cambodia filed a defamation lawsuit against the King-Father's official biographer Ambassador Julio Jeldres. If the justice system is fair, it's quite normal to settle differences in court. People can sue each other with any problem. In Cambodia, there are cases of corrupt judges and unfairness in the judiciary.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114532432666769682005-04-26T09:10:00.000-07:002005-04-29T07:00:06.493-07:00

On March 31, 2005, King-Father Samdech Euv Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia wrote an open letter to the governments of Vietnam, Thailand and Laos for an honest talk on respecting the borders of Cambodia from 1963 to 1969.http://www.norodomsihanouk.info/mes%202005/avril/textes/0104txt1.htmIt's very sad that Cambodia has been seeing its territory reduced smaller and smaller by its aggressive neighbors.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114530087680812392005-04-25T08:39:00.000-07:002005-04-26T08:47:37.093-07:00

Corruption is so ingrained in Cambodia that even staff at the World Food Program in Cambodia got caught in the food scandal.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114528799670878152005-04-25T08:15:00.000-07:002005-04-26T08:48:54.636-07:00

On April 24, 2005, the Khmer in Long Beach celebrated the Khmer New Year for the first time with a parade. It was a controversy when the organizing committee selected April 17, 2005, the darkest day of Khmer history with the take over of Cambodia by the radical Khmer Rouge that led to the killings of 1.7 million Khmers. After a public outcry, the parade was rescheduled.Please click on COMMENTS

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Where is justice in Cambodia when the judges are corrupt? By suspending them or transfer them to other jobs, will the problem be solved? What are their salaries? How can they live with their salaries? This is the source of the problem.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114530597784059342005-04-21T08:49:00.000-07:002005-04-26T08:51:13.393-07:00

Press Statement (Revised)Adam Ereli, Deputy SpokesmanWashington, DCApril 21, 2005The Khmer Rouge AnniversaryThis week marks the 30th anniversary of the seizure of power by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. It is estimated that up to 3 million Cambodians died in the killing fields. The United States joins the millions of Cambodians, Cambodian-Americans, and others in remembering the victims of this

Hannnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1114531332927698142005-04-11T09:00:00.000-07:002005-04-26T09:02:12.926-07:00

The Khmer living in Oakland, CA fought for the temple.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1108398713072430632005-02-14T08:12:00.000-08:002005-02-14T11:31:38.766-08:00

The rubber stamp NA voted to strip 3 SRP MPs of immunity so that the court can ask them questions and prosecute them. MP Cheam Channy is already in the military prison. If Sam Rainsy and Chea Poch return to Cambodia, they'll surely be escorted to jail awaiting their sentences. As we all know there's no independent judiciary in Cambodia. The following MPs voted with their own conscience (?) and

Hannnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1108232303215998692005-02-12T10:16:00.000-08:002005-02-12T11:24:39.743-08:00

Authorities continue to ban or disperse most public demonstrations. Politicians and journalists critical of the government face violence and intimidation and are barred from equal access to the broadcast media. In addition, the judiciary remains weak and subject to political influence. Trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation through networks protected or backed by police or

Hannnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1108231902679307522005-02-12T10:11:00.000-08:002005-02-12T11:35:04.003-08:00

PHNOM PENH - A foul, muddy track - with garbage piled up high on either side - is the only access to the Phnom Penh Thmei squatter community, built on a swamp on the fringe of the Cambodian capital.Read more by clicking on COMMENTS below.

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The first difference one notices on entering the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh for an audience with King Norodom Sihamoni, the shy diplomat who is the new monarch of Cambodia, is the absence of granite-faced North Korean bodyguards who for years protected his recently retired father, Norodom Sihanouk.Read more by clicking on COMMENTS below.

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Title: Reconciliation in Cambodia (274 pages)Author: Suzannah LintonPublisher: Documentation Series No. 5, Documentation Center of Cambodia,P.O. Box 1110, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: (855) 23 211 875, Fax: (855) 23 210 358========Title: Stilled Lives - Photographs from the Cambodian Genocide (127 pages)Authors: Wynne Cougill, with Pivoine Pang, Chhayan Ra, and Sopheak SimPublisher:

Hannnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1108170807601408172005-02-11T17:07:00.000-08:002005-02-11T17:13:27.603-08:00

The gap between the rich and the poor is very big.World Bank Group President James D. Wolfensohn wraps up his visit to Cambodia by urging Cambodia to seize the opportunity to "move urgently forward on the reform agenda it has adopted." The problem in Cambodia is the corruption and poverty. Money coming from the World Bank went in the pockets of all these corrupt officials.Enough is enough!

Hannnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1108135047635358392005-02-11T07:04:00.000-08:002005-02-11T16:50:39.666-08:00

People want HM the King and Samdech Euv weight in the affair of the lifting of immunity of the 3 SRP MPs. So Samdech Euv proposed the following 5 points to bring about an amicable solution:Ranariddh and Hun Sen, as "good Buddhists and wise statesmen" should declare that they grant their "pardon to those who have hurt [them]".The parliamentary immunity of Sam Rainsy, Cheam Channy and Chea Poch

Hannnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1107881218948496702005-02-08T08:25:00.000-08:002005-02-08T11:36:06.723-08:00

UN Special Representative Leuprecht calls on the "National Assembly to immediately restore immunity to all three members. The lifting of the immunity and the arrest of [Cheam Channy]come as the latest of several actions in recent months which casts doubts on the commitment of the two parties in Cambodia's coalition government, the Cambodian's People Party and FUNCINPEC, to a genuine pluralistic

Hannnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1107879627423574042005-02-08T08:17:00.000-08:002005-02-08T08:21:41.200-08:00

Invitation to Official Opening of School Built in Memory of Om Radsady on SATURDAY 19 February 2005 Phnom Penh—A primary school has been built to honor the memory of former Parliamentarian Om Radsady in Trapeang Kdar, Thma Edth commune, Kompong Tralach district, Kampong Chhnang province. The official opening ceremony will take place on SATURDAY 19 February 2005, during which time notebooks and

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1107745525694030532005-02-06T18:50:00.000-08:002005-02-08T11:39:10.063-08:00

Four US senators want to impose a sanction on Cambodia because of the reckless action of the Strongman and SKP lifting immunity of 3 SRP MPs. Hopefully Secretary of State Condi Rice will give a strong warning to the Strongman and SKP and start banning the visas for those who voted for the lifting of immunity. These people like to come to the US and send their children to study in the US. They

Hannnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1107533645439363102005-02-04T07:59:00.000-08:002005-02-08T11:34:45.430-08:00

Responding to McConnell's suggestion that lawmakers who voted to lift immunity and their kin be barred from entering the United States, Ranariddh said Friday: "Let me tell you now: Norodom Ranariddh has no need go to the United States." He called America's reaction a "double standard" and "categorically unacceptable." "I'm not Khmer Rouge, not a criminal," Ranariddh said. "I cannot accept the

Hannnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1107530568238329402005-02-04T07:02:00.000-08:002005-02-04T07:24:28.836-08:00

Strongman said: “They were stripped of their immunity because they abused someone’s right. Democracy must be under the roof of the law. If democracy [exists] under the image of anarchy, it is not democracy. What we have done is just to please our people and the country. It is not to please someone else." Our people and the country want food and basic needs. Why doesn't the Strongman provide that

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1107448771333800462005-02-03T08:12:00.000-08:002005-02-03T23:59:36.553-08:00

Today is a sad day for democracy in Cambodia. For personal reasons and pure vendetta against Sam Rainsy, our Strongman with the collision of SKP, has decided to lift parliamentary immunity of 3 SRP MPs: Sam Rainsy, Cheam Channy and Chea Poch. According to SKP, this is only a temporary lift to allow the court to question them. SR and CP face libel suit by SKP for accusing SKP to take bribes to

Hannnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1106936347076630542005-01-28T10:04:00.000-08:002005-01-28T10:24:31.223-08:00

Our strongman wants to rule Cambodia until at least 2012. According to him, nobody can be PM. He's the only one who can govern. The rest of the Khmer people are incompetent. Without him, it's the end of the world. He warned that if he resigns or dies, Cambodia will be in turmoil. This is a desperate call to illusion. For him it's " Sans moi, c'est le déluge." He's dreaming. He doesn't know that

Hannnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1106844694503266352005-01-27T08:42:00.000-08:002005-01-27T08:51:34.503-08:00

Phnom Penh governor presented a draft of a 15-year development plan for Phnom Penh to the Vietnamese investors in Ho Chi Minh city on January 14, 2005. The has not been approved by the Royal government yet. The plan includes a new railway station for freigth trains, a rail track across the Tonle Sap, and an expanded PP international airport to be completed by 2020. So how can Tep Chuktema go

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1106843276260706782005-01-27T08:25:00.000-08:002005-01-27T08:27:56.260-08:00

Again, the Senate has decided to extend one more year. This body is illegal because it's not elected by the people. It already extended for one year to be expired on March 25, 2005. Also it did not accomplish anything. Money spent on the senators can be better used to feed the people. These senators are useless.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1106843005388901452005-01-27T08:19:00.000-08:002005-01-27T08:23:25.386-08:00

What's the merit of staging a mocked trial of the KR with the majority of Khmer judges? Is it to find closure for the victims or enrich the players? Yes spending $56 million to bring only some old former KR leaders to trial will not give justice to the victims. If they want to show justice to the people, all the KR involved in the killings must stand trial including those in power today.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1106842394871564152005-01-27T08:07:00.000-08:002005-01-27T08:13:14.873-08:00

So what do people believe in Cambodia when they see a rock falling from the sky? They believe that something is going to happen in Cambodia. This can be either a good or bad omen depending on the superstition of the people. Will this omen predicts the future split of the CPP? Meteorite hits Cambodia, sparks fires Wednesday, January 26, 2005 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Reuters) -- A 4.5 kg (10 lb)

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High ranking officials in the RGC are involved in human trafficking withouth fearing being prosecuted. On Dec 7, 2004, the anti-trafficking police and NGO Afesip raided the government licensed Chai Hour II Hotel. 250 women and girls were employed as sex workers. 100 of them were masseuses whom clients paid $20 for sex, $10 of which was kept by the hotel management. The other 150 were Karaoke

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1105249982129030002005-01-08T21:46:00.000-08:002005-01-08T21:53:02.130-08:00

The new headquarters for the Ministry of National Assembly and Senate Relations and Inspection is going to be built by an obscure and unknown company without offices. Very strange. Even a phantom can build in Cambodia. And who pays for the building? Our strongman donates $1 Million for it. Even with his salary, it's impossible to save such a big sum during his life time. Where did he get that

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1105158721120669622005-01-07T20:08:00.000-08:002005-01-07T20:32:01.120-08:00

SKP claimed that FUN was smarter than SRP when he was able to get 40% of the share in the RGC although FUN only got 13 seats. To him by being in the RGC is considered to be smart. He doesn't care if his ministers don't have any power. He doesn't care if the CPP runs the show as long as he has the pseudopower. So is he really smarter? Yes for knowing how to enrich himself.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104946428284614442005-01-05T09:29:00.000-08:002005-01-05T09:34:09.186-08:00

The Washington Post Thursday, December 30, 2004 Page E01 Manipulating the Mekong China's Push to Harness Storied River's Power Puts It at Odds With Nations Downstream By Peter S. Goodman, Washington Post Foreign Service CHONG KHNEAS, Cambodia -- A decade ago, Chan Kimoeun could pilot his skiffacross the turbid water of the Tonle Sap, stay out for two days and bringhome as much as 400 pounds of

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104946097870231412005-01-05T09:22:00.000-08:002005-01-05T09:28:17.870-08:00

Bartender of the Month: January 2005 By Fritz Hahn The Washington Post online Saturday, January 1, 2005; Who: Sambonn "Sam" LekWhere:The Town & Country Lounge (Inside the Mayflower Hotel) Why we like him: A legend on the Washington bar scene, Sambonn "Sam" Lekcame to the United States from Cambodia in 1974 and got a job as adishwasher at Blackie's. Two years later, the Mayflower Hotel's Town

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104945557175329002005-01-05T09:13:00.000-08:002005-01-05T09:19:17.176-08:00

The New York Times Wednesday, January 5, 2005 Page A23 OP-ED COLUMNIST Land of Penny Pinchers By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF "...One of the most unforgettable people I've met is Nhem Yen, a Cambodian grandmother whose daughter had just died of malaria, leaving two smallchildren. So Nhem Yen was looking after her four children and two grandchildren, and she could afford only one mosquito net to protect

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104855162548302472005-01-04T08:04:00.000-08:002005-01-04T08:12:42.546-08:00

Noodles are treated with agent borax. Fish sauce is sprayed with pesticide. Prahok is dusted with insect-repellent. Borax causes diarrhea and vomiting and also death if consumed in large quantities. Pesticide cause chest pains, night sweats, dizziness, vomiting and loss of consciousness. People eat them everyday without knowing the danger to their health. There's no coordination between the 4

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104854239918970842005-01-04T07:56:00.000-08:002005-01-04T07:57:19.916-08:00

The US rebuilt the RN 4 from PP to Sihanoukville with a cost of $40 million. Today RGC allows AZ Investment CO Ltds to levy tolls on all vehicles (passenger: $1.40, mi-buses: $2, buses: $2.50, trucks under 6 tons: between $1.50 and $2.50, already charged $18 for large container trucks) for 35 years. The chair of AZ is Ung Bun Hauv, CPP MP for Takeo. It's corruption at its best, stealing from

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104819244061863212005-01-03T22:09:00.000-08:002005-01-03T22:14:04.060-08:00

SKP was appointed new Chairman of the Olympic Committee. He said that athletes did not have good facilities to train and lacked money. So who's fault is that when he and our strongman sold the Olympic Stadium to a Taiwanese firm? If he wants to help the atletes, why not use his own money and our strongman's money to feed and train them. Enough talk. Show some action.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104818849188899292005-01-03T22:03:00.000-08:002005-01-03T22:07:29.186-08:00

What happens to our youth? One in 5 want to commit suicide because of poverty. After graduating, they have no ob. The people in power don't care. They only think of their own pockets. They let the future generation starve to death. What future will our youth have! It's time to wake up!

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104818344816929542005-01-03T21:47:00.000-08:002005-01-03T21:59:04.816-08:00

PP governor evicts people in Koh Pich across from Naga casino so that he can build high rises. The villagers got compensated for $1 to $2 per square meter, much below the assessed value. Poor get poorer. Rich get richer.

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104817633777567702005-01-03T21:37:00.000-08:002005-01-03T21:47:13.776-08:00

SKP celebrated his birthday. His supporters gave him water pumps? what for? Give them to the poor people who need them. SKP said "We must stop being anarchic and divided... before Prime Minister Hun Sen can help us." Who's fault is that? What's wrong with him? SKP lives in delusion. He allows the disgruntled who lost their positions to meet him for a pardon. They don't know what they have to

Hannnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9936524.post-1104816321110497782005-01-03T21:17:00.000-08:002005-01-03T21:25:21.110-08:00

So Cambodia is a good vacation place for pedophiles? The foreigners, who got caught, go to jail and with some bribery got out. Without money, they stay in jail. So how about powerful Khmer officials who look for young girls also? A typical example is the current Minister of Information, who is not only drunk, but also enjoy sexe with young girls. They all know about his sexual exploits. He's

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