Archive for February, 2008
Friday, 29.2.2008: National Election Committee Publishes Voter List on a Website so that It Can Be Reviewed
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 549
“Phnom Penh: The National Election Committee [NEC] posted its voter list on the website
www.voterlist.org.kh
so that citizens, political parties, and non-government organizations can check the names and data of their staff in the voter list, according to a press release from the NEC on 27 February 2008.
“NEC Secretary General Mr. Tep [...]
Thursday, 28.2.2008: Hun Sen Reiterates That He Is Prepared To Have Coffins Made For Those Who Want To Reclaim Khmer Kampuchea Krom Territory
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 549
“Prime Minister Hun Sen reaffirmed yesterday that regarding those who want to claim back Kampuchea Krom territory to rule it like under the French regime, he is prepared to have coffins made for those strong people. The Prime Minister stated that some people always talk about the loss of the [...]
Wednesday, 27.2.2008: Son Chhay: Social Morality Declines Due to Attitude of Current Leaders and Foreign Culture
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 549
“The Khmer society has been dominated by the influx of foreign cultures and drugs which cause young people, who will become the future pillars of the nation, to forget taking responsibility for the fate of the country. Khmer culture and Buddhism are trampled down and degraded by a number of [...]
Tuesday, 26.2.2008: US Government Launches a Comprehensive Development Assistance Program for ASEAN
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 549
Top Official of the US Embassy and the Secretary-General of ASEAN Point to the Plan to Strengthen the Secretariat and to Achieve the Goal to Establish the ASEAN Community by 2015
“Phnom Penh: The U.S. Department of State and the US Agency for International Development [USAID] announced a development assistance program [...]
Monday, 25.2.2008: India and Cambodia Plan to Create a Modern Technology and Information Technology Center in Phnom Penh
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 549
“Phnom Penh: A senior official of the Indian Embassy in Cambodia pointed to a plan for cooperation between Cambodia and India through the establishment of a center for modern technology and information technology in Cambodia in the near future.
“Mr. Aloke Sen, the Indian Ambassador to Cambodia, said that India would [...]
Week 548 – 2008-02-24: The Value of Human Lives
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 548
Observing the news – be it in the printed press or on the radio and on TV – we see every day that the value of human life is very differently for different people. Every day we get new counts from Iraq or from Afghanistan – like the report from [...]
Saturday, 23.2.2008: Armed Force Use Violence, Machinery, and Teargas to Evict Citizens of Bonla S’et Village Out of Their Residences
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 548
“About ten citizens suffered from violence and injuries, and were arrested in the morning of 22 February 2008 when they were resisting the implementation of the order of the Supreme Court which had decided to evict them out of their residences located on more than one hectare of land in [...]
Friday, 22.2.2008: Spanish Queen Sofía Pays a Visit to the National Institute of Education
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 548
“During her visit to Cambodia, Queen Sofía of the Kingdom of Spain paid a visit to the National Institute of Education on the morning of 20 February 2008, visiting the workplace of the Open Schools Program, using communication and information technology, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Thursday, 21.2.2008: National Holiday: Meak Bochea Day
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 548
Meak Bochea Day commemorates the spontaneous gathering of monks to listen to the Buddha’s preaching.
Is it a sheer coincidence that on 18 February 2008, a memorial tablet with the list of Seven Sins which destroy a society, composed by Mahatma Gandhi, was officially inaugurated in Phnom Penh?
The Seven Sins list [...]
Week 547 – 2008-02-17: Dealing with International News
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 547
When there are rumors in the national press which allegedly relate to defined events in the country, it may be easy to stop them: for example, there were reports saying “The Government Plans to Draft a Law Allowing Foreigners to Have the Right to Own Khmer Land.” The Prime Minister [...]
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