Shenzhen Post Elaine Contributes to the Story. Huawei, a global leading provider of next generation telecommunication network solutions for operators around the world, has signed a three-year Frame Cooperation Agreement for Equipments with CamGSM Co. Ltd., the largest mobile communication operator in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh, Capital of Cambodia. Vice- Premier of China, Hui Liangyu and Vice-Premier and Cabinet Minister of Cambodia, Sokan took part in the … [Read more...]
How Many Cambodian Can Dance The Ballet?
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Sokvannara (Sy) Sar at the International Ballet Competition in Varna. Cambodian also have traditional ballet and this is completely different from International Ballet. We use the term "Royal Ballet" to name many kinds of Cambodian Classic dances. The International Ballet is different, they walk in a strange way if you know what I mean. Since so far, I know Cambodian King Norodom Sihamony is a former Ballet dancer. Beside the king I hardly count another … [Read more...]
CHILDREN OF ANGKOR LIVE PERFORMANCE
CHILDREN OF ANGKOR LIVE PERFORMANCE - Monday 22, 7pm at The Living Room Cambodian Living Arts presents Children of Angkor a preview performance by Sinat Ngoc and Srey Peou. Sinat Ngoc and Srey Peou Pheoun are two of Cambodia's most talented young musicians and both perform rare and endangered music forms that carrying the thousand-year-old traditions from the time of Angkor. Sinat Ngoc and Srey Peou Pheoun grew up as children of rice farmers in rural … [Read more...]
Dangerous To Be A Journalist
At least 37 journalists were killed or are listed as missing from the 1970-75 war, which pitted the U.S.-backed Lon Nol government against the North Vietnamese-supported Khmer Rouge. This is the quote from the report of Associated Press. Cambodia will erect a memorial to nearly 40 foreign and Cambodian journalists who died covering a savage five-year war that ended with the triumph of the Khmer Rouge 35 years ago, a government official said Saturday. It … [Read more...]
By Ancient Ruins, a Gay Haven in Cambodia
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IT was 10 p.m. in Siem Reap, and while most tourists were tucked in after a long, hot day exploring the temples of Angkor, things were just getting going at a bar called Linga. Pairs of European men in their 30s and 40s wearing unbuttoned collared shirts and checkered krama scarves sipped fruity cocktails and jostled for space with the young Khmer crowd, who huddled around small tables in anticipation of the main event: the Saturday night drag show. Full … [Read more...]
Cambodia’s dark past clouds minds
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One of the worst mental health crises in Asia gets precious little attention and money. By Aubrey Belford — Special to GlobalPost PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Psychiatrist Sotheara Chhim has given more thought than most to the mental burdens carried by Cambodians. Pointing to a glass of water on his table, he describes how the legacy of decades marred by war, genocide and enduring poverty still help push so many here over the edge. “I think every … [Read more...]
History - Bombing of Cambodia
In March 1969, President Richard Nixon authorized secret bombing raids in Cambodia, a move that escalated opposition to the Vietnam War in Ohio and across the United States. Nixon believed North Vietnam was transporting troops and supplies through neighboring Cambodia into South Vietnam. He hoped that bombing supply routes in Cambodia would weaken the United States' enemies. The bombing of Cambodia lasted until August 1973. While the exact number of … [Read more...]
4 Photos Boat Reflection at Tonle Sap
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I found today few beautiful photos from Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia. 1. Boat Reflection at Tonle Sap, Cambodia … [Read more...]
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