Alcohol uses increase among Cambodian
Drinking beer and alcohol is going up amongst Cambodian citizens in Cambodia, seemly to be a big heaven and market of alcohol in the region. The increase in the number of beer users is because of the great number of entertainment clubs, beer gardens, and different places for drinking in Phnom Penh and provinces.
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Health care system should be designed for all
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By Sim Socheata (the Cambodia Daily)
On Jan 15, the Cambodia Daily carried out the news item, “Ministry Seeks Autonomy for State Hospitalsâ€(page 27). I wonder how the Cambodian population takes this news. Personally, I have a lot of concerns of what this plan might lead to.
The Ministry of Health data for 2007 estimated that Cambodia’s [...]
Negative and positive comments on the half-naked Apsara
After local newspapers published the photos of half-naked Apsara designed by Reahu (now this website is down), then there are negative and positive points of view about the paintings. But the government’s leaders criticized strongly the impact of the bare-breasted illustration. I now just republish the comments from my blog readers as following:
Khmerbird expressed his [...]
Celebration of Lunar New Year 2009
The year of Ox will be celebrated next week by Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodian-Chinese throughout the country. Historically, the linking between the kingdom in Cambodia- Funan, Chenla and Angkor- and China has existed since the beginning of history. According the history, Chinese envoy, Chou Ta-Kuan, visited Angkor Thom in 1296-7.
Decorating their homes with red lanterns, [...]
Enforcing motorists to wear helmet is still not effective
Requiring all motorcycle riders to wear crash helmet is a part of new road traffic law passed in 2007 and is aimed at reducing road traffic accident. The government directive over motorbike riders to wear safe helmet has taken effective since 1st January 2009. Traffic police would start fining all motorists without wearing helmet. Traffic [...]
Cricket Vendor
Roasted crickets have been sold along National road 7, you will see it when you travel to Kompong Cham province. Most of buses, taxi and other truckers always stop at Cashew Field “Chamkar SvayChanty” for having breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cambodian people living nearby villages always sell other kind of insects like crickets, giant spiders, [...]