This is my first writing about Pot Pot and Khmer Rouge Regime since I know how to write. It is not easy to understand what happened in Cambodia between 1975 to 1979. I share with you here a very personal view inside the killing regime. Inspired by the documentary “Enemies Of The People” by THET SAMBATH & ROB LEMKIN.
I have been blogged for years, some of my posts are good some is not so interesting. During these few days, I am happy with the new Thesis theme. I sometime also feature the blog posts from others, which actually I could see some readers are confused who is the writer. I will work on [...]
I made an approach since June 2009 to the thesis theme. I heard everybody love it. I purchase a single license but since then I didn’t have time to try fully what Thesis can do. I also do a survey should khmerbird switch to new theme? The result of the votes still insist me to [...]
Book’s Description 17 April 1975. The date sends a chill down the spine of most Cambodians. It was the start of a nightmare that was to continue for almost four years at the hands of the brutal Khmer Rouge. Photographer Roland Neveu was one of the few foreigners who stayed behind when most of the [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (Bernama) — Leader Universal Holdings Bhd’s unit, Cambodian Transmission Ltd, today entered into a 25-year build-operate-transfer power transmission agreement with Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) to develop a 230 kilovolt power transmission system from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham for US$107 million. EDC is Cambodia’s state-owned limited liability firm. In a filing [...]
Source: shelteroffshore Other than Pol Pot, the spectacular ruins of Angkor Wot and, according to the Cambodians, Muay Thai style kick boxing, Cambodia doesn’t really hit the map for an awful lot of things – and let’s face it, in the case of Pol Pot maybe some things are certainly best forgotten. But it is [...]
Source: Guardian Why did a radical British professor become a cheer-leader for Pol Pot? And why was he murdered on the very day he’d met the brutal dictator? Andrew Anthony on the extraordinary life and death of Malcolm Caldwell The name of Malcolm Caldwell is remembered now by very few people: some friends, family, colleagues, [...]
Source: Independent This Thursday, acclaimed Cambodian psych rockers Dengue Fever make their highly anticipated return to SOhO. To sing the praises of Dengue’s talent is easy. The six-piece masterfully blend worldly influences with the classic rock sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, creating songs that are as multitiered as they are groovable. But to truly [...]
Source : Phnom Penh Post AS the Cambodian film industry struggles with piracy and film closures, many local filmmakers have trouble finding their place in the industry. This hasn’t stopped 28-year-old filmmaker Kao Seiha from starting production of a drama that tackles some of Cambodia’s more sensitive subjects. Kao Seiha’s movie, High School Love’s Story, [...]
If you’re a nature lover you definitely going to like this collection. This post highlights 25 of the most stunning shots of nature photography. There are plethora of places and scenes on this earth we must at least see for once. Nature photography tends to put a more importance on the aesthetic value of the [...]