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New theatrical play “Daddy’s Fatherland”

vutha — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:35:27 +0000

Former student of Royal University of Fine Arts, Im Kim Sour, whose Japanese name is Midori, formed new comedy troupe “Nouveau Comedy Theatre”. She produced new play “Daddy’s Fatherland”

“I created this group (Nouveau Comedy Theatre) as I saw that theatrical plays, especially Khmer traditional speaking dramas, have [...]

Thailand used heavy weapons to invade Cambodia

vutha — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:40:06 +0000

Two years of bilateral meetings between Cambodia and Thailand over arm clashes have broken out is not fruitful after Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple was entitled as World Heritage Site by UNESCO on July 07, 2008 in Canada. Thailand sent its troops to enter within Cambodia soil on October 15, 2008 [...]

Anticorruption law and corrupt officials

vutha — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:27:57 +0000

Cambodia is the poor and underdeveloped country in the world. It was ranked 154th out of 178 countries on anti-corruption organization Transparency International’s corruption perception index and it was also ranked the second most corrupt Southeast Asian nation after Indonesia in an annual poll by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy early this [...]

Big mistake of misspelling a consonant on banner

vutha — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:22:20 +0000

While I visited â€œOne Province One Product Expoâ€ organized by the government at Mondial center last week, and what made me surprised was that there was misspelling of the Khmer word on banner. You will see the below picture of the Khmer word with missing of one consonant â€œážâ€. That is the big mistake [...]

Gov’t officials criticized the half-naked Apsara dancers on Website

vutha — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:36:51 +0000

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 [...]

Khmer Website Providing Free Khmer Hosting

vutha — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:59:43 +0000

Hosting has been an issue for almost all Cambodian bloggers. We have worked so hard to get the site up and express ourselves and passion to the world. Having a blog or website is what a Cambodian blogger like us wants to have. As the world moves on, Cambodian like us should have something [...]

Lightning is a main killer of Cambodians

vutha — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:26:52 +0000

At least 77 Cambodian people have been killed by lightening this year in Cambodia; most of them are the Cambodian citizens living in rural areas. In comparison, the lightning toll is higher than landmine, only nine.

Traditionally, it is believed that when someone is strike by lightning, covering the victims with a white [...]

Illegal Vietnamese immigrants in Kampot- Cambodia

vutha — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:31:36 +0000

Woman, over 40 years, pulling wooden cart into the courtyard of resident in Kompong Trach district, Kampot province is a Vietnamese scrap metal dealer. While I was standing near her, I heard that she could not speak Khmer, but Vietnamese language. She have illegally been living in Cambodia but doing petty small business in [...]

Software Microsoft entered Cambodian Market

vutha — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:49:16 +0000

Yesterday, the Global Software giant Microsoft Corp launched the operation of its new Brand in Cambodia in order to fight against the intellectual property rights, and to sell its products and service in Cambodian market. Microsoft Development Program (MDP) will be responsible for coordinating local marketing program, finding new partners, and the [...]

Is it my fault to use word â€œBlogâ€?

vutha — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:58:28 +0000

It is first time for me to be criticized from our Cambodian people when I used verbally the word â€œBlogâ€ during talking show on air. I was invited to be speaker on air at studio last few months in order to make discussion over ICT to enhance democracy in Cambodia. While I introduced to [...]