Category: Blog

  • 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…

  • Sihanouk Ville: From World’s Best Bays to Mafia Territory?

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2015, TONG SOPRACH កំពង់សោមពីឆ្នេរស្អាតបំផុតក្លាយជាតំបន់ម៉ាហ្វីយ៉ា According to the 2014 annual report of the Ministry of Interior, “the crime rate has increased by 4 percent”. Meanwhile, the number of the police officers, especially the ones in senior positions such as generals, has increased notably. What…

  • Electricity takes part in reducing woman abuses

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 3 MARCH 2015, TONG SOPRACH ភ្លើងអគ្គិសនីអាចចូលរួមកាត់បន្ថយការរំលោភលើស្ត្រី To celebrate, the upcoming International Women’s Day, the eighth of March, the Cambodian government will reveal data and information about its achievement in combatting woman abuses. It will also illustrate the commitment to helping women gain self-confidence in both…

  • សូម្បីកន្លែងចតសាឡង់បូមខ្សាច់ខ្លួួនឯងក៏បាក់ច្រាំងនិងកូនផែដែរ!

    WEDNESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2015, TONG SOPRACH STAND ALONE PHOTOS ON THE CONSEQUENCE OF SAND DREDGING IN PHNOM PENH កម្មៈ ៗៗ ប្រែមកថាអំពើ អ្នកណាធ្វើអ្នកហ្នឹងទទួលទៅ។ នេះគឺជារូបភាពជាក់ស្តែងដែលជាផលវិបាកដោយសារតែពូកែបូមខ្សាច់ពេក សូម្បីតែកន្លែងចតសាឡង់បូមខ្សាច់ខ្លួនឯងក៏បាក់ច្រាំងនាំរើមកចតក្បែរកន្លែងបាក់កូនផែមួួយនៅពីក្រោយក្រុមហ៊ុន KC GECIN និងនៅក្រោយរោងចក្របារី BAT “British American Tobacco (Cambodia) Limited។​ នៅតែថ្ងៃបាក់ស្ពានធំៗទៀតដោយសារតែការបូមខ្សាច់មិនប្រណី មិនរើសទីតាំងនោះ។​ This is a consequence of sand-dradging, the small port was ruined behind “British American Tobacco (Cambodia) Limited near the Monivong…

  • Valentine’s Day: Should the line ministries take the blame like in the case of Roka commune case?

    Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2015, TONG SOPRACH ថ្ងៃ១៤ កុម្ភៈ តើស្ថាប័នពាក់ព័ន្ធអាចត្រូវគេស្តីបន្ទោសដូចករណីឃុំរកា? Due to advertisements on websites, television, and movies, Valentine’s Day, which originated in the West, has had influenced the world, causing many countries to unconsciously adopt this custom. However, some countries, such as India, have been protesting…