Fight for the Public

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  • The Youth Ministry Barely Does Anything to Solve the Youths’ Problems

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 25 AUGUST 2015, TONG SOPRACH ក្រសួងយុវជនមិនបានដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាយុវជនជាដុំកំភួនទេ Because the Ministry of Education, Youths, and Sport is often referred to in shorthand as “The Ministry of Education”, it appears that the other two focuses, “youth” and “sports”, are neglected. While the sport sector seems to have improved…

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  • Young men turned into murderers through perpetrating gang rape, “Bauk”

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 18 AUGUST 2015, TONG SOPRACH យុវជនក្លាយជាឃាតករមួយប៉ប្រិចភ្នែកដោយសាររំលោភបូក In recent years, the phrases ‘york srey tov bauk’ and ‘bauk srey,’ known in English as ‘gang rape’ have become commonly used among young males, although rarely out in the open. Referred to colloquially as ‘bauk srey’ or simply…

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  • Intervention and promoting women still face discrimination

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2015, TONG SOPRACH ការធ្វើអន្តរាគមន៍ការលើកកម្ពស់តម្លៃស្ត្រីនៅតែមានការរើសអើង In Cambodia, from one mouth to another, stories, whether true or false, spread like wildfire. Most of these are about well-known politicians, superstars, the wealthy, or celebrities. The ordinary and the poor, no matter what they suffer, are neglected.…

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  • Series 6: Cunning Tom’s cunning behavior wants to break up with Jerry

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition WEDNESDAY, 06 MAY 2015, TONG SOPRACH វគ្គទី៦: Tom ធ្វើឫកងឿកចង់បែកចិត្តពី Jerry This local context “*”: *Tom refers to Hun Sen, Prime Minister, Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). *Jerry refers to Sam Rainsy, house minority leader at the National Assembly and Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President. * Jerry’s…

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  • Peace in Heart; Blood in Hands: Cambodia is still not free from Violence

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2015, TONG SOPRACH ស្រុកខ្មែរសន្តិភាពនៅតែក្នុងក្តីប្រាថ្នាតែកាយវិការមិនជ្រះស្រឡះពីហិង្សា The word “Peace” has been used by Cambodian politicians and rulers for generations under the illusion that it is synonymous with “the absence of war.” Most Cambodians share the same view of this word. Today, it is synonymous with…

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