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As I remembered, the celebration of Valentine’s Day has been made since 2000 after the first national election. Young youths always keep this event in their mind and regard it as the special day for their true love. In reality, this event is not Khmer culture. When I was at [...]
New research on young Cambodian attitudes towards Valentine’s Day and sexual relationships has found that more than half the interviewees questioned were happy to engage in sexual intercourse. In fact, the research shows that many middleclass Cambodians are using Valentine’s Day not to celebrate their love but as a catalyst for sex.
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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:
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All people always saw and heard the well-know Khmer Scholar, Krom Ngoy (1865-1936), aka “Phirum Ngoy” or “Ngoy the language master”. He usually performed “Chapei” at the various religious ceremonies and festivals by taking his meaningful poetry of form of rhyming “Chapei” songs. His poems are concerned with the moral issues and teach [...]
With publication of half-naked Khmer women dressed in the traditional clothing of Apsara dancers on the local-Khmer newspapers, government officials, political politicians and Cambodian people expressed concerns about the negative impact of the bare-breasted illustration on Cambodian women, culture and the country.
Reahu, owned by Cambodian-American, is the US-based website featuring [...]
Wedding is one of the most important rituals in Cambodians’ life. Yesterday, I went to join wedding ceremony of my uncle in rural village in Kompong Cham province. It is now rainy season. According to Khmer custom and tradition, Cambodian people never celebrate marriage during rainy season. At the present time, some families still [...]
Within more than one week, Thai solders have been invading Cambodian sovereignty and territory at the border-hugged temple, Preah Vihear, since July 15. At the mean time, the general election day will be held on Sunday this week. Most Cambodian people and foreigners in the country and abroad almost forget election issue, by turning [...]
Yesterday evening, Cambodian Government held big concert with most popular singers and movie stars to sing and performance inside Olympic Stadium, presided over by Sok An, deputy prime minister and Head of Senior Cambodian delegation, in order to celebrate the big victory of Preah Vihear Temple listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO at [...]
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