Archive for April, 2007
Beeswax Market in Phnom Var
Every early morning, Phnom Var residents go to market, named 4-crossroad market, located near Phnom Var in Kep municipality and former Khmer Rouge Stronghold. This market has vendors only in the morning but a few stalls still open in the afternoon; it can be regarded as Beeswax market.
Vegetables have been laid on red gravel [...]
Launching Two Districts’ Web portal
Recently, there are two districts’ web portal designed in Khmer language in order to disseminate news and information related to culture, people’s daily life, tourism, people’s service, information on districts and so on.
The address of web portal of Battambang in Battambang province and Siem Reap districts in Siem Reap province as following: www.battambang-town.gov.kh, www.siemreap-town.gov.kh.
The Opening [...]
Ronan Keating Concert in Phnom Penh
Giant event of Ronan Keating concert will be held on May 9 at Olympic stadium in Phnom Penh, which is sponsored by CTN channel (the Cambodian Television Network). it is the first event by a major international act.
Ronan Keating, Irish pop star and former member of Boyzone that was made its debut in1993, will perfume [...]
Reduction of workers’ nightshift wages
According to the proposed amendment of Labor Law to National Assembly, workers’ nighttime wages would be cut from the current 200 percent of day rate to 130 percent in an attempt to boost employment and spur investment.Â
Prime Minister Hun Sen asked parliament to amend the Labor Law in order to reduce workers’ wages at nighttime [...]
Khmer Comedian had traffic accident
According to local media, one man suffered broken right leg and one woman was superficially injured by the traffic accident coinciding between 96-Corola car and mini-tourist bus on the Road 7 at corner of border of Chheung Prey and Bartheay district in Kompong Cham province on April 22.
Khat Chomreoun, who is brother of Khat Sokhim [...]
Monks crash during peaceful march
One Khmer Krom monk was hit above the eye with rock and six left superficially injured on Friday morning, while local monks and civil plain dress emerged from Wat Ounalom and crashed with a group of 50 Khmer Krom monks participating in peaceful march in an attempt to highlight alleged religious oppression in Vietnam.
Khmer Krom [...]