I have heard people tell me “I love your life”, “Your life is exciting, so can I have yours?”, “I’m jealous.” Most of the time, I don’t know how to respond when friends confront me but keep pondering how. Maybe I’ve done something different from what my people have, but the fact is that I […]
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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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After reading this oath, I thought that the witness would be left feeling scared shitless and wouldn’t dare to even think. =) So, I’ve been to a court before, and I’ve seen how judges, prosecutors and lawyers make their own points in the courts but never a witness take an oath.
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The Cambodian government has chosen civil society representatives to attend the ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh next month sparking outrage among civil society groups who have come to regard the selection process as unfair and voice-stifling.
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China is pouring money into Cambodia, but will the political cost be even bigger than the interest bill? PHNOM PENH (10 February 2012) — A multi-million dollar “no strings attached” loan by China to Cambodia has ignited debate in the kingdom about the economic, political and social costs of its rising dependence on the world’s
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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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(Note: This is a very personal blog, so please bear with me, as I am trying hard to tone down the excitement.) When my friends asked me what could be fun, I said nothing beats blogging. I believe that if things aren’t fun, they’re not worth doing. Since early 2007, blogging has been my favourite pastime.
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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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