POTW: Charming Small Villa Out West

For this weeks property, we head out west to the district of Toul Kork and look at a very nice and compact family home.

This pleasant four bedroom villa comes partially furnished and is located on a quiet street. There is a welcoming frontal courtyard and a small garden, and sufficient space in the covered drive for a couple of vehicles.

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The fireflies of Kampot

The waters of the Kampot River lapped at the sides of our long-tailed boat as we made our way north in search of one of nature's tiny nocturnal wonders.

The Kampot is full of fresh water in the river this time of year (in an interesting quirk of nature, the river running from Kep to Kampot and to the north is fresh water for six months, and salt water for the rest of the year), which means the phytoplankton aren't in the water to offer passersby a waterborne light show.

Not to worry. The fireflies are in charge of the night's entertainment.

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Local Election on 3 June 2012 – really “local”?

Looking to the reports in several newspapers about the beginning of the election campaign on the way towards local elections to be held on Sunday, 3 June 2012, I found mainly reports about the activities planned by the 10 parties competing (though not in all provinces and communes) using figures: how many people and trucks and cars and motorcycles moved around Phnom Penh campaigning - “showing off” but hardly any reference to local issues raised while appealing to voters. The emphasis is on the names of the political parties and their leaders.

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