Category: Blog

  • Cambodia cannot reconcile due to internal conflict history?

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 2 AUGUST 2016, TONG SOPRACH ខ្មែរមិនអាចផ្សះផ្សាគ្នាបាន ដោយសារប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រមានជម្លោះដណ្ដើមអំណាចគ្នាឯង? The Khmer Empire was remarkably prosperous, as its territory bordered Myanmar, near Chinese, and Champa (Champa country, but now Vietnam territory). After the era of expansion was over, Khmer rulers tended to fight one another for power. Many…

  • Peace process without specific monitoring Rooted in Cambodia’s Current Political Crisis

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 26 JULY 2016, TONG SOPRACH កសាងសន្ដិភាពគ្មានការត្រួតពិនិត្យជាក់លាក់ ធ្វើឲ្យកម្ពុជា ជួបវិបត្តិដល់បច្ចុប្បន្ន As Cambodia is approaching the General Election, the new young voters are showing great efforts in understanding political updates to make the right decision. On the other hand, the middle-aged voters seem bored and tired of the…

  • Politicians should stop sexual exploitation and the use of women as political tools

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 14 JUNE 2016, TONG SOPRACH គួរបញ្ឈប់ការកេងប្រវ័ញ្ចផ្លូវភេទ និងនយោបាយពីស្ដ្រីទៅ! It has been 20 years since the gender mainstreaming was introduced to Cambodia to strengthen the equality between men and women, as well as to eliminate the discrimination against and exploitation of women. As a result, we have…

  • More national budget needed for ICT learning

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2016, TONG SOPRACH គួរ​ដំឡើង​ថវិកា​សម្រាប់ ICT ក្នុង​វិស័យ​អប់រំ​បន្ថែម​ឲ្យ​បាន​គ្រប់គ្រាន់ Activity of teaching in a private school in Phnom Penh. Photo: Hong Minea ICT (information and communications technology – or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones,…

  • Need more rehabilitation centers for victims of human trafficking and slavery

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 03 MAY 2016, TONG SOPRACH រដ្ឋ​គួរ​បង្កើត​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ស្ដារ​នីតិសម្បាទា​បន្ថែម​សម្រាប់​ជួយ​ជន​រងគ្រោះការជួញដូរ និងទាសករសម័យទំនើប Poverty, eviction, landlessness, climate change, and the desire for modernization have significantly pushed people to move from rural-to-urban and cross-border migration for employment. This, all in spite of the existing awareness on the upcoming challenges. Human trafficking has…