The Phnom Penh Post’s David Boyle interviewed me on Wednesday, August 14th, about the current stalemate that Cambodia is confronting. The interview takes a brief look at the current politics and social media influence on the elections. You might wanna know more what’s in there:
State of Play: Video Interview with The Phnom Penh Post Read More »
My op-ed article on the Bangkok Post which was later republished on the Phnom Penh Post. The article was translated into Khmer by Len Leng and can be found here. (pdf file) Cambodia’s general election last Sunday saw significant change in the way Cambodian young people view politics and their society. To be sure, the
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Guest blog by Anirudh Bhati This article was updated at 1230 hrs on 9 August 2013. The Reuters News Agency reported yesterday: A quorum of 120 out of 123 lawmakers was needed to launch a new national assembly before the approval of a new cabinet, said attorney Sok Sam Oeun, executive director at Cambodia Defenders Project, an organization
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Updated While I am writing this, the midnight has already passed, and today is July 28th, 2013 (Sunday). To a lot of people, today is a day of hope because they can go and cast their votes for the leaders they have a strong conviction that will change the future of Cambodia and rescue the
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Dubbed as Asia’s first cinema heritage film festival, Memory! Film Festival kicked off from June 1st with the presence of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni. It was organized by Bophana Centre which has been spearheaded by Rithy Panh, a world-famous Cambodian French filmmaker), Technicolor, Cambodia Film Commission, and others (as seen/listed in the pic below).
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Clockwise: (1) my name tag on the panel desk, (2) audiences including Cambodia’s minister of information, (3) Phnom Penh Post’s editor in chief Kay Kimsong, (4) my notes made from my notebook paper, (5) other panelists including Pen Samithy, Pen Bonar and Kevin Doyle and (6) finally my picture printed and displayed at Himawari Hotel
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(Note: this is a delayed post from early March. I just found the time to rewrite and post it here.) Yay! I was invited to Malaysia Social Media Week 2013 (26 Feb – 3 March). A good friend, Blogie, introduced me to the organizers. Blogie attended the event as a speaker in 2012, and found
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Like many women, I grew up thinking I would never be a perfect Cambodian woman. I laughed too loudly and walked too fast. Even in university, I was occasionally taunted by classmates, who told me to walk slowly and laugh quietly. It seems that wherever one is, there are still expectations placed on women. Look
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PDF file of this article in Khmer, translated by Samreth Meta In the years since Valentine’s Day began to gain popularity in Cambodia, it has been said that guest houses or ‘love hotels’ fill up with young couples who want to have sex. Inside, some girls lose their virginity to their boyfriends willingly. Others are
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Now when we talk about social media in Cambodia, Facebook always comes at the top, followed by Twitter and recently Google Plus. The current number of Cambodian Facebooks has surpassed a half million according to Social Bakers website. What is even more reliable in terms of the exact number of Facebookers in Cambodia is the Facebook
Big shots & social media in Cambodia Read More »