Category: Blog

  • Want to Experience Traveling Abroad? Ask Mr. Tong Soprach!

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition SATURDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2014, SONG KIMSOUR, LIFT ការចែករំលែកបទពិសោធដើម្បីស្វែងរកឱកាសទៅក្រៅប្រទេសរបស់ លោកតុង សុប្រាជ្ញ Desiring to see our youths experience life abroad by signing up for formal education or field trips without spending too much money of their own, Mr. Tong Soprach, a well-known social affairs columnist and analyst, has…

  • The Decentralization and Deconcentration Reforms in Cambodia are up-side-down

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 15 JULY 2014, TONG SOPRACH កំណែទម្រង់វិមជ្ឈការ និងវិសហមជ្ឈការមានដំណើរឡើងចុះៗ The term “reforms” has become a cult catchphrase within the Cambodian government, mostly used when any of the governmental institutions initiate something new or avant-garde. It has been 10 years since the government introduced the Decentralization and Deconcentration…

  • Jealousy and adultery become a horrific murder

    TUESDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2014 Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TONG SOPRACH បញ្ហា​ភ្លើង​ប្រចណ្ឌ សហាយ​ស្មន់​ក្លាយ​ជា​ឧក្រិដ្ឋ​កម្ម​គួរ​ឲ្យ​តក់​ស្លុត As the Kathin Tean season is coming, the Chhaiyam bands are playing their music with their drums, chanting “Naughty old man! Naughty old man! The older they become, the naughtier they get!” This is a very funny Khmer…

  • Bullying activities should be reduced

    TUESDAY, 26 AUGUST 2014, Unofficial Translation from The  Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TONG SOPRACH ការ​ចំអក​ឡក​ឡឺយ​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​គេ​ឈឺ​ចាប់​គួរ​តែ​កាត់​បន្ថយ   Many people ascribe superiority to themselves regarding their wealth, social statuses and education and then look down on others they consider inferior. Many others curse, mock, threaten and discriminate against one another.  Meanwhile, a number of people find it…

  • Tragedy of Cambodian women victims trafficked to China

    សោកនាដកម្ម​ស្ត្រី​ខ្មែរ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​គេ​បោក​យក​ទៅ​លក់​នៅ​ចិន TUESDAY, 1 APRIL 2014, Unofficial Translation from The  Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TONG SOPRACH I am sure you will recall the column about Cambodian women who are trafficked to China through the form of cross-border marriage in last week’s issue. In this issue, I am going to present a column about another form of…