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"I Love Your Life"

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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BLOG POST turns into news

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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Cambodian in Debt Trap?

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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NGO Draft Law in Cambodia, 2012

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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What 2011 means to me

(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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