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Half The Sky; On The Ground

By: John Weeks Posted: December-17-2011 in
John Weeks

If you’ve got a heart, you’ll find the facts about trafficking and child sexual abuse horrifying and compelling. If you have an ounce of common sense, you’ll want to lend a hand in the fight to protect women and children. There are many ways to do it, and many ways to approach it.

Government’s spin on O’Brien visit rings hollow

By: Robert Carmichael Posted: October-28-2011 in
Robert Carmichael

The UN says it was not behind the surprise resignation of the controversial German judge Siegfried Blunk at the Khmer Rouge tribunal.

That much was made clear in an overnight email from Martin Nesirky, the spokesman for UNSG Ban Ki-moon.

Nesirky wrote: “The United Nations did not tell Judge Blunk to resign. The United Nations became aware of Judge Blunk's resignation upon receipt of his letter to the Secretary-General.”

3 Reasons Why the Social Media Movement Wont Come to Cambodia

By: Phatry Derek Pan Posted: February-22-2011 in
Phatry Derek Pan

BROOKLYN, NY – If only Egypt’s Mubarak government was as strong as its iconic pyramids, the administration might withstand the ‘million-man march.’ But these were built by the pharaohs and Mubarak is far from godly through the eyes of the general populace. So as the inevitable nears, voices are emerging throughout cyberspace on how the role of social media, namely Twitter and Facebook have aided in the movement that will likely see a new Egypt in the coming days. Can revolutions be televised through these new unconventional forms of medias? We have seen it through Neda’s Iran (RIP) last year and recently in Tunisia. But can ‘tweets’ and ‘likes’ unravel another long serving ruler, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia?

Washington Seminar: Women’s Edition 2010

By: Norbert Klein Posted: January-24-2011 in
Norbert Klein

The Mirror, Vol. 15, No. 700

We are sure that the coverage of politics has received more importance in many developing countries than the importance that was given to the issues of reproductive health. As a journalist working here in Cambodia, I have heard less and written little about this issue on different media outlets, or maybe the media outlets have not stressed its importance enough. Therefore, as a result, this issue is almost unheard of, and no policy has been really put in place to tackle the problems in countries like Cambodia.

Details

By: Norbert Klein Posted: January-04-2011 in
Norbert Klein

The Mirror, Vol. 15, No. 697

Looking ahead into the new year, many good wishes have been exchanged during the last couple of days, for happiness, better health, joy, long life, love, good luck, prosperity, and success. Dealing with public information, I would like to add some more wishes: for more openness, for more detail and attention to detail, which will surely add clarity and help to avoid misunderstandings. Or situations, where opinion is formed on the basis of a lack of information, which easily can lead to distrust or confrontation.

Coming to America Has Always Been a Dream of Some Cambodian Kids

By: Norbert Klein Posted: December-14-2010 in
Norbert Klein

The Mirror, Vol. 14, No. 695

Coming to the United States of America has always been a dream of some Cambodian kids back home. Every year, many Cambodians sort out various ways to come and reside legally in the USA. And that makes me wonder why more and more people, except for Cambodian students who come here for studies, are willing to leave their home country and comfort zone for a completely new place, environment, and life. What does the USA have to offer? Countless things, many can argue for.

Gnashing of Teeth Among the Coheneem?

By: Jeff Mudrick Posted: July-05-2010 in
Jeff Mudrick

Ticket prices for the Leonard Cohen concert have been announced and tickets gone up for sale through Leonard's fan club site, and they range in cost after processing fees, from $281 to over $600 per ticket. That is a rather expensive night out in one of the poorest countries on the planet. I know of one person who has bought a ticket. Apparently that's not a problem as the vast majority of seats are not up for public sale anyway.

The Quest for Great Restaurant Service

By: Tim Russell Posted: July-31-2009 in
Tim Russell

Last Wednesday I took a potential partner for dinner at Saigon bistro The Refinery. The food and service were, as ever, amongst the best you’ll encounter anywhere in the country - unlike pretty much anywhere in Vietnam, the restaurant’s staff manage to provide service that’s confident, laid-back and friendly, while remaining efficient and professional. That’s something that Vietnamese waiting staff regularly fail to pull off, more on which shortly.

Advertising your illegal activities on Facebook is dumb

By: The Soju Sonsangnim Posted: July-05-2009 in
The Soju Sonsangnim

I’m not going to talk too much about the legal/political implications of the case because the whole thing is just moronic. Basically, a bunch of dumb foreigners advertised a home poker game on Facebook. Someone ratted them out to the police, and two of the players who were arrested tested positive for drugs.

“Someone Explain Why” – Fighting Again at the Border

By: Norbert Klein Posted: February-10-2011 in
Norbert Klein

The Mirror, Vol. 15, No. 703

Mail from the Documentation Center of Cambodia – “Independently Searching for the Truth since 1997” – carries the reminder:

“…a society cannot know itself if it does not have an accurate memory of its own history.”

It’s mail dated 9 February 2011 makes two important historical documents available: a copy of then Foreign Minister Prince Norodom Kantol’s letter to the UN Security Council of 23 April 1966 on Thai attacks and the capture of the Preah Vihear Temple, and the letter of Huot Sambath, then Permanent Representative of Cambodia at the UN, addressed to the UN Security Council on 17 May 1966 on the same issue.

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