Looking down from the Preah Vihear mountain, everything apparently becomes unimportant. As reported, the recent disputes between Cambodia and Thailand over Preah Vihear Temple which shares the Hindu sculpture of the famous Angkor Wat temple have stirred nationalism in many Cambodians. Before that, the inclusion of Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site rankled […]
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Preah Vihear Temple Little Fun in Warzone Friends will be there for you at war or peace. Looking from afar… Soldier calling a family member from atop Soldiers patroling on the edge of the mountain Soldier standing guard at Preah Vihear Temple Thai soldiers protecting their area,high ground. It’s time to go home?No, they’re there
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Students unfazed by reporter’s murder Friday, 18 July 2008Pao RaotanaThe Mekong Times Intimidation, detention and particularly murder don’t necessarily make journalism students give up their commitment to the news profession. Keo Kounila, a student at advertising management of Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), expressed sorrow over the murder of Moneaksekar Khmer newspaper journalist Khim
Welcoming the deputy prime minister (Sok An) to Cambodia back again at the airport obviously was not my job, but I had to go along with other two AFP journalists. I wanted to get involved with something like that, though not requested by my boss or colleagues. On the day of officially welcoming the Deputy
Congratulations on the inclusion of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage Site Marching around Central MarketIn front of University of Health and Sciences
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Something was so bizarre and inexplicable. Only if you want to listen to me now, I’ll tell :-(. I lost a recorder worth of $120 in the throng of people who strolled out the park near Wat Phnom to celebrate the success of Preah Vihear listed as a World Heritage site. More than just a
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I’m glad they turned their backs at me. My hair would turn if they looked at me.haha Scary time for ChildrenCambodia is more colorful than I ever imagine myself. With a lot of festivals each year (public or religious holidays), students, workers may or may not be happy to have a lot of days’ holiday
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Isn’t it sad when you know what you have now is going to change for the worse, not for the better? A few technologically rich countries are trying to discover life-beings in another planet while our Earth has been taken for granted for years and is going to be left to its own devices. It
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“I hate politics. I don’t want to get involved in politics. Don’t wanna give a shit about it” are words that come out of many Cambodians’ lips. After years of sheer suffering and years of living lives worse than animals, Cambodians, especially the old generation become repressive. They are afraid to tell their real feelings.
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