(I wrote this short interview piece for Global Voices Online – for the love of his work.) Chanphal Sok Going through highs and lows in life, Chanphal Sok (Khmer blog) found himself moving from place to place with his mother as a child to find enough to support themselves. Writing about his tough life in his Khmer […]
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I was woken up today at around 6am in the morning by calls from two editors at Agence France Presse and the Associated Presse. A moment later, I noticed that I received two text messages very early this morning from two of my former classmates, Sorthy and Ritthy who ended their messages in the same
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On such a bright Saturday morning around 9am (August), I was bored, and so were my friends, Seila and Vannsan. So we talked on phone and quickly decided to drive to Tonle Bati. Seila was very kind to give me and my friend, a ride in his Prius car which consumes gas worth of $20
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From the social-media powered revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya to unfulfillable struggles in some Middle East countries, all of which have been coined as “the Arab Spring”, there clearly is a need to consider the power of social media tools they give to people. So far, some governments have freaked out and looked for ways
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It’s nice to be back home in Cambodia, though I miss the whole Seliger2012 team in Russia! This Wednesday (25th, I will be speaking for 5 minutes about being an online journalist and blogger for some 5 years at the Meta House, a place where movies and events are usually screened and held. I will bring along my
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As a result of my earlier blog post, a friend helped post the article ina Campro mailing list popular among Cambodian professionals and the other friend suggested the article to one of the English language newspapers “Cambodia Daily.” Oh boy, I didn’t expect it because it was just a piece full of frustration. It has
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This is a blog post from 2012. Apparently, not all information in the post is valid anymore. Please contact your travel agent or friends to find out or go to the passport office to get your passport! This post was published on the Cambodia Daily. (Note: I wrote this article because I wanted to bring
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NGOs criticise the latest draft law for being more confusing than ever, raising more questions than they answer PHNOM PENH — The highly anticipated fourth draft of the controversial law covering activities of associations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Cambodia which was released on December 12 has drawn criticism from various quarters of the country’s
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A month ago, I landed in Bali for the first time in my life! Hey, I am not trying to sensationalize this. 😛 Just as Ani and I were properly seated at a cafe in KLCC airport while transiting in Malaysia, we were surprised by the presence of Vietnamese bloggers: Tai Tran, Anh Minh and
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We, the ASEAN bloggers, gathered in Bali, on 16th November 2011, aligned with the 19th ASEAN Summit, acknowledge the role and contributions of social media for the establishment of ASEAN Community 2015. We, the ASEAN bloggers, aspire to seek the freedom of expressions among us as enshrined in Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We, the
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