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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Date: January 25th, 2013 I’m fighting sleepiness in a quiet dorm room in Bangkok after 15 hours’ bus ride from Phnom Penh to Bangkok. Phnom Penh to Poipet takes 9 hours, and Pp to BKK is 6 hours, the max. I’m writing this blog post seeing that even if its not my first time to Bangkok,
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Date: January 23rd, 2013 I spent nearly 13 hours in Prey Veng and Kampong Cham province today. Visiting an almost isolated village in KC, I met an old grandpa who looked gently at me and held out his hands. “I only wish to see better roads built so that little girls and boys can go
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On December 5th, last year, the Indian Embassy in Phnom Penh organized Charishnu performance, flying a large group of Indian artists from India to Phnom Penh. They performed beautifully for two nights at Chaktomouk Hall. Photo courtesy of Mr. Sophat Soeung: check out his photo album of Charishnu on Google Plus Anirudh and I help
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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
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I just got a fantastic opportunity to review Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra on December 8th after the Sofitel team found me online and wrote me an email of invitation. A blogger of this popular blog (Khmerbird) referred me to the management team after he wrote several posts about sofitel. Actually, it is an interesting transition to be
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Source: Global Voices Online Kounila Keo Cambodia’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has issued a circular banning internet cafes within 500 meters of schools or educational buildings. The circular also prohibits internet cafes from welcoming young people under the age of 18, pointing that internet poses numerous dangers such as terrorism, economic crimes and the
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(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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