Naga Corp win Super 4 final

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Naga Corp’s Tiet Chandarasokha (centre) lifts the Cambodian Premier League trophy as manager Michael Thachnen (left, white shirt) looks on after the team won the Super 4 final against Khemara Keila.

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Monday, 28 September 2009 15:00 Andy Brouwer

In a complete reversal of regular-season standings, Naga Corp comes out on top of the playoffs with a 2-1 win against Khemara Keila after extra time on Saturday.

IT needed the drama of extra time at Olympic Stadium on Saturday for the Cambodian Premier League Super 4 Championship to provide Naga Corp with their second title in three years, and for team manager Michael Thachnen to complete a hat trick of wins as a player, coach and manager. In diminutive Nigerian striker Sunday Okonkwo, Thachnen has the key to unlock any defence, and so it proved, with the confident and elusive 22-year-old scoring both goals in extra time after a goalless ninety minutes.

Both teams fielded their strongest lineups, each side hosting three African players and a smattering of national team players. In the regular season, Khemara finished two points above Naga, in third place in the league table. Their league matches against each other, finished 2-2 in the first leg, and a 2-0 Khemara win in the return fixture.

Their semifinal successes over more fancied opposition had surprised many, and set up an intriguing championship final. The weather was good, the fans of each team were boisterous and good-spirited, and the game kicked off in front of the special guest Thong Khon, the minister of tourism and president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia.

It was Naga who looked the most likely to go ahead in the first half, with Okonkwo featuring strongly. Khemara’s Chan Dara managed a last-ditch tackle as Okonkwo drew back his foot and looked odds-on to score after leaving two defenders in his wake on 25 minutes.

A minute earlier, Khemara’s leggy striker Nelson Oladiji had failed to get his header on target when all alone in the six-yard box. Okonkwo again had Khemara nerves jangling as he got the faintest of touches to a Chin Chum cross, but the ball rolled agonisingly wide.

After the halftime interval, the hard play continued as both sides sought that all-important opening goal. Oladiji’s long distance header was tipped over the crossbar by Naga stopper Chaom Veasna early on.

Seconds later the Khemara defence was ripped open by Okonkwo, as he weaved his way past three defenders and laid the ball into the path of Yemi Oyewole, who fired into the side netting.

Khemara’s talismanic skipper Kuoch Sokumpheak had been largely anonymous until the 70th minute, when the ball landed at his feet and, with little backlift, he lashed a shot against the crossbar from a dozen yards out.

Naga lost their skipper Om Thavrak to injury a few minutes later and had to readjust their back line as the rest of the second half petered out, with tired legs evident on both sides.

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Naga Corp’s Sunday Okonkwo (right) vies with Khemara Keila’s Chan Dara Saturday.

In the first period of extra time, and with the floodlights illuminating the final, it was Naga who drew first blood. With their corner kicks mounting – 15 compared to their opponents’ six – it was Okonkwo who stooped to head home at the far post after Meas Channa’s flag kick had been headed back across goal by Friday Nwakuna. As they celebrated, referee Tuy Vichheka flashed a red card in the direction of defender Tiet Chandarasokha for lifting his shirt over his head, and joy turned to bemusement from the match official’s pedantic reaction.

Naga, despite the numerical disadvantage, continued to dominate with their slick passing and tight organisation, and ended the first period with substitute Kim Chanbunrith rattling the crossbar with one of his trademark free kicks from 25 yards out.

Okonkwo effectively clinched the championship for Naga, when he profited from a misunderstanding between Khemara goalkeeper Mak Theara and his defender, Chan Dara, who left the ball for one another. The Naga striker accepted their gift and rolled the ball into an empty net on 114 minutes.

Celebrations on and off the pitch were cut short a couple of minutes before the end, when Khemara’s centre-half Joel Omoraka rifled in a blistering 30-yarder that set Naga nerves on edge for the closing stages of the match. However, they held on and went wild at the final whistle, lifting manager Michael Thachnen into the air and collecting their championship medals, the cup and a winner’s cheque for 40 million riels (US$9,650).

PKR beat petulant Crown 2-1 to take third

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Preah Khan Reach’s Khounla Boravy (right) sprints past Phnom Penh Crown’s Kuy Tha during their third place playoff Saturday

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Monday, 28 September 2009 15:00 Andy Brouwer

A MATCH that started brightly for the reigning Cambodian Premier League champions Phnom Penh Crown descended into farce, and could’ve resulted in them forfeiting the game when they walked off the pitch with a minute of the first half still to play. Manager Makara Be called his players off after referee Khoun Vireak had booked Keo Sokngorn for a late tackle and, as Preah Khan Reach (PKR) took the resulting free kick, the match official blew his whistle to end the half, before the ball rolled into the empty net.

Chaotic scenes followed, on the touchline and in the grandstand, as officials, players and fans vented their anger at each other. After half an hour cooling-off period, the referee re-appeared with a security escort. Crown agreed to continue and the second half began, though the leniency shown by match officials and the football federation to Crown was more than they deserved.

The match, to decide the third- and fourth-place rankings in the CPL, was just eight minutes old when Crown took the lead. A vicious inswinging corner from the right by Chan Rithy caught PKR keeper Ouk Mich by surprise, and he could only help the ball on its way into the net.

That was about as good as it got for Crown, as PKR took control and dominated the rest of the game. On 32 minutes, Keo Kosal’s presence in their box caused panic in the Crown defence, and Ek Sovannara made a hash of his headed clearance, giving Samal Nasa a simple tap-in from close range.

Then, after Keo had blasted over from close range, PKR took the lead with two minutes of the first half remaining. Lay Raksmey and Keo combined to provide a perfect cross for substitute Khuonla Boravy to send a bullet header past the helpless Crown keeper Peng Bunchhay. As the fourth official lifted his board to show one minute of additional time, Keo Sokngorn was booked, and in the ensuing melee the Crown team well called off to the bemusement of the PKR players and the match officials. It was the cue for bedlam to reign for half hour.

Once the second half got under way, Crown had clearly lost their desire, and PKR should’ve added a bagful of goals. Khounla was the main culprit, missing a hat trick of clear-cut, one-on-ones with the keeper, who distinguished himself when all around him did not.

Unusually quiet, Olisa Onyemerea also had a great effort kept out by a strong hand from Peng, as the one-way traffic continued. Crown skipper Thul Sothearith profited from more leniency by referee Khoun Vireak, when he should’ve been dismissed for a blatant professional foul, having already been shown a yellow card. But it was that sort of day when Crown could literally get away with anything.

It was fitting that PKR won the game and claimed the third place spot, worth 10 million riels (US$2,413) more than fourth, whilst Crown will no doubt be seething with their inept showing in the Super 4 playoffs.

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In Brief: Kun Khmer semis set

Monday, 28 September 2009 15:00 Robert Starkweather

Cheam Adam outpointed Phan Sothy and Sok Ratha won by second-round disqualification Saturday to advance into the semifinals of CTN’s Kun Khmer Tournament of Champions. Phan Sothy (8-3-0) cut Cheam Adam (29-7-2) early with elbows, on the left temple in the first round and across the nose in the second, but a bloody Cheam Adam battled back, hurting Phan Sothy in the later rounds with kicks to the body and nearly putting him down in the fourth round. In the co-feature, Sok Ratha (6-3) could not recover from a low blow, prompting referee The Sarin to disqualify Seung Kangsan (24-3-9). Semifinals are scheduled for October 10 at the CTN boxing arena. Khun Makara will face Cheam Adam, and Sok Ratha will go against Poy Neurn.

In Brief: New ADB country head

Monday, 28 September 2009 15:00 Steve Finch

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a new Cambodia country head following the appointment of the previous director, Arjun Goswami, to Manila in the role of head of regional integration for Southeast Asia. Putu M Kamayana has already started as the replacement for Goswami in Phnom Penh, an ADB statement said Friday. Kamayana, an Indonesian, has worked for the bank since 1995 in the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam, the announcement added.

In Brief: Rattan firms to unite

Monday, 28 September 2009 15:00 May Kunmakara

RATTAN suppliers and processors are due to meet today in Phnom Penh to form the country’s first rattan association with support from the global conservation group WWF and the European Union. It would aim to provide Cambodian producers with new knowledge and experience related to rattan, processing techniques, trade and markets, according to a joint press release. “The project identified that processors and exporters are not familiar with using the environmentally friendly production techniques and that there is lack of understanding about international market requirements,” WWF Rattan Project Manager Ou Ratanak said in the statement.

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Police officers survey the site of a bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants at a Muslim cemetery in southern Thailand's Yala province, about 1,084 km (674 miles) south of Bangkok, September 27, 2009. The bomb attack killed one civil defence volunteer as he was cleaning the grave of his elder brother, police said. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom

Police officers survey the site of a bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants at a Muslim cemetery in southern Thailand's Yala province, about 1,084 km (674 miles) south of Bangkok, September 27, 2009. The bomb attack killed one civil defence volunteer as he was cleaning the grave of his elder brother, police said. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom

Police officers survey the site of a bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants at a Muslim cemetery in southern Thailand's Yala province, about 1,084 km (674 miles) south of Bangkok, September 27, 2009. The bomb attack killed one civil defence volunteer as he was cleaning the grave of his elder brother, police said. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom

A Thai soldier stands guard in Thailand's restive southern province of Yala. Suspected Islamic militants have shot dead three Muslims in separate attacks in Thailand's troubled south this weekend

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In this photo taken Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, AIDS volunteers Kajit Klinkachorn, 33, left, Saichon Booncharoen, 3rd left, Aree Gumpolrat, 32, right, and together with an NGO co-ordinator Pitchayapan Sripa, 33, 2nd left, share experience about being AIDS volunteers at Nong Tapan village in Rayong province southeastern Thailand. For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible. The vaccine cut the risk of becoming infected with HIV by more than 31 percent in the world's largest AIDS vaccine trial of more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand, researchers announced Thursday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) (Post in khmernz.blogspot.com)

Dusts of Death: Asian Activists Gather to Fight Workplace Illnesses

Sugio Furuya, director of BANJAN (Ban Asbestos Network Japan), at the annual meeting of the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims last week, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. BANJAN has successfully pushed for a ban on asbestos in Japan. (Photo by Melody Kemp)

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By Melody Kemp

PNOMH PENH, CAMBODIA--Prem Lal was fighting for breath. Each inhalation wracked his body with spasms of effort. The charpoy on which he lay was soaked with sweat. His soon-to-be widow stood by in quiet, fatalistic horror.

If Prem had been sputtering and gasping while being waterboarded, he would be front-page news. But he suffers from silicosis, an occupational illness that afflicts millions of workers worldwide. It will soon kill Prem, who is 39, old enough to have 2 children.

His crime? Trying to make a living and being poor.

Prem grinds gemstones next to his house for those who can afford them. Fine dust reaches his lungs, causing parts of them to progressively harden as his body lays down fibrous scar tissue to protect itself from the sharp silica molecules being inhaled.

That the deaths of workers like Prem are virtually invisible, while celebrities catch endless attention for minor weight gain or "baby bumps," is one of the tragedies of our time.

The 120 people who attended the annual meeting of the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims (ANROAV) this past week in Phnom Penh were palpably frustrated and angry.

The group has been growing exponentially since its formation in 1997; sixteen countries now actively participate in the network. Earlier this year ANROAV gave birth to the Asian Ban Asbestos Network, or A-BAN. Asbestos is a toxic product that continues to be produced and consumed despite being banned in parts of the global north.

As Chennai activist Madhu Dutta commented during the meeting, held September 22-24, silicosis has become ghettoized in comparison to the more publicity attracting asbestos.

The poor health of global workers exemplifies contradictions in the global economy which grants privilege to employers. As Rory O'Neil of UK's Hazard magazine wrote, a UK employer can be arrested if he willfully kills the factory cat, but will get off scot-free if he kills workers.

Silicosis afflicts workers working with gems, ceramics, rock blasting, drilling and crushing, and mining. It haunts unprotected workers in glassworks, mines and foundries, as well as those who live within reach of the dust. It's usually fatal by the time it is diagnosed.

Largely eradicated in the economic North, silicosis is now the scourge of the Global South. Millions die from the illness each year.

Prem lives far from city-based medical and legal services, and is far too sick to travel. He will die without compensation, his work having been subcontracted out many times through the complex supply chains that make establishing liability an exercise in Pinkerton-like detective work.

Even if he did manage to get his silicosis confirmed by a sympathetic doctor, India's courts are so inefficient that he would most likely die before the case is heard.

The erosion of trade union power and labor standards mean that more people die per day of workplace illness than are killed by terrorist attacks, wars or by the various pandemics (such as Avian and swine flus) that attract huge institutional research funding.

Development budgets rarely mandate labor inspections or reform for inequitable worker compensation systems, and donors are seemingly happy to let the technocrats of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) struggle with an increasingly international burden.

The ILO's mandate allows them to work with trade unions, employers and governments. But a large and growing number of workers worldwide are classified as informal and unorganized (up to 70 percent of some nation's workforces), effectively excluding them from being represented in that system.

Worker deaths and injuries are rarely mentioned by politicians and economists talking up trade. Like damage to the environment, worker deaths and injuries are not factored into costs and prices.

"Why is there no move to merge environmental and workplace standards?" asked Mandy Hawes, an American who has studied occupational disease in Asia's semiconductor industry. She held up a photo at the ANROAV meeting. "This is Lucy. You can see her, but she can't see you. [She was] blinded by solvents while making semiconductors."

"We have to give people moral support. Workers are shocked when they are told they are going to die," said Chi Leong, a worker from Macau who has stage-three silicosis. "They often just got back to their village. They must stay and fight. We need to get them some compensation for their families." (Chi's name has been changed to protect him from harassment.)

Sanjiv Pandita, director of ANROAV's partner organization, the Asia Monitor Resource Center, pointed out that we know more about the subtle shifts in stocks and commodities than we do about the welfare of the workers who support that economy.

Meeting participants from host nation Cambodia commented that the epidemic of construction in their nation would inevitably lead to a rise in the number of cases of workers with lung disease. They said they have no diagnostic capacity, much less treatment facilities or compensation for sick people.

With its rapid infrastructure development, an uneducated population and lack of services, Laos is in a similar situation. Serious medical conditions still have to be diagnosed and treated in neighboring Thailand because Laos lacks the medical technology to sense many occupational lung diseases.

The World Health Organization and Harvard University have both reported that road and workplace accidents are rapidly overtaking infectious disease as the major cause of death in the Global South. That disturbing reality was mirrored in stories told by ANROAV delegates.

China alone reports over 100,000 new cases of industrial lung disease per year, and has more than 4 million existing cases. And those are just the official figures. Even industrially advanced South Korea sees over 1,000 new cases of occupational chest disease each year, reported Dr. Domyung Paek, a pulmonary specialist from Seoul National University.

This quiet Asian epidemic is threatening to undermine any economic or moral imperatives gained by trade. In response, workers are angry—and getting organized. Despite consistent harassment and provocation, they’re determined to stop the slaughter.

Photo: A courtroom sketch of three convicted sex offenders from California who were arraigned in federal court as part of Operation Twisted Traveler. (CBS)

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(CBS) This week in Los Angeles, three convicted sex offenders from California were arraigned in federal court - the first Americans arrested in an international law enforcement crackdown called Operation Twisted Traveler. They are accused of traveling to Cambodia to have sex with children.

"Pedophiles are sadly mistaken if they think they can get away with exploiting children in another country in order to satisfy their own perverted desires," said U.S. Attorney Tom O'Brien.

Jack Sporich, 75, is one of California's most dangerous sexual predators. He served nine years in prison, but in 2008 traveled to Cambodia.

According to the criminal complaint, Sporich would drive through poor towns throwing money and candy. He is accused with having sex with three boys, ages 9 to 13.

"The trauma they have endured is unimaginable and will haunt them for the rest of their lives," said Jeffrey Blom with the International Justice Mission.

Tough laws here requiring convicted sex offenders to register are sending them into hiding, to remote spots like Antioch, Calif. where Phillip Garrido hid Jaycee Duggard for 18 years. Some go much farther.

"I think sex offender registries as a whole are generally great in terms of monitoring. However there are unintended consequences," said Robin Sax, author of "Predators and Child Molesters" and a former prosecutor. "By driving people out of cities and into more rural areas we are again losing contact and not knowing where these people are."

Overall, an estimated 2 million children worldwide are exploited in sex industries, reports CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy. Thailand, Cambodia and Costa Rica are popular destinations for sex tourists because laws are weakly enforced and sex is cheap and readily available.

The three men arrested in Operation Twisted Traveler will be tried in November and face 30 years in prison for each of their victims.

Thailand: Coup anniversay reveals its two faces

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On September 19, the third anniversary of the military coup that wrecked Thai democracy, two demonstrations took place.

They sum up the two faces of Thailand.

One demonstration, by tens of thousands of “Red Shirts” in Bangkok, was organised in order to continue the demand for full democracy. It was a peaceful and friendly demonstration.

Yet the military-backed Democrat Party government, headed by Abhisit Vejjajiva, declared a state of emergency and lined up thousands of police and soldiers to deal with the demonstrators.

Previously, in April, Abhisit had urged soldiers to fire on the Red Shirts. Two people were subsequently killed and 70 injured by government soldiers.

The other demonstration was organised by fascist thugs of the People’s Alliance for Democracy. The PAD are the “Yellow Shirt” royalists.

The aim of this demonstration was to attack Cambodian villagers living and working at the ancient Kao Prawiharn [Preah Vihear] temple inside Cambodia. Since last year, the PAD have been trying to cause a war with Cambodia by whipping up extreme nationalism.

The temple was built by the ancient Khmers and clearly belongs to Cambodia, both from a legal and historical point of view. On September 19, PAD supporters went to the border armed, as usual, with guns, bombs and clubs. They attacked police and then attacked a group of local villagers who were opposed to them.

Local villagers on both sides of the border have traditionally held joint religious ceremonies at the temple on this day. This has not happened since the PAD forced the closure of the temple last year.

Abhisit’s personal spokesperson, Teptai Senpong said there was no reason to declare a state of emergency in the border area “as the PAD were defending Thai national interests”.

The Thai foreign minister is a PAD supporter who took part in the illegal occupation of the international airports last December. He is famed for being rude about the Cambodian government.

Naturally, the PAD riot and its extreme nationalism was supported by pro-government TV station ASTV.

The government will not prosecute the PAD and its leaders for their illegal violence. They never have.

At the same time, numerous Red Shirts are in jail or face prosecution.

Just like when the PAD took over the airports, it cares little for the impact on local people’s employment and livelihoods.

It cares little if the sons of poor farmers, conscripted into the Thai army, die in a pointless shoot-out with their brothers in the Cambodian army.

The progressive, peaceful and democratic face of Thai society is the Red Shirts. The violent, fascist and authoritarian face is the Yellow Shirt conservative royalists who control the state, the army, the monarchy, the government and the media.

The one thing they do not control is the hearts and minds of most Thai citizens.

Most Thais are waiting for the king to die. But that in itself will solve nothing, despite the fact that his son is universally hated and held in contempt.

No real democracy can be built without dismissing the generals, the judges, the Privy Council, the royal family and the corrupt politicians.

Will the Red Shirts be up to this people’s revolution? Can it be an overwhelming movement of citizens in order to minimise bloodshed? These are the issues on many Thai people’s minds today.

[Giles Ji Ungpakorn worked in the faculty of political science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He was forced to leave Thailand after being charged under Thailand’s anti-democratic les majeste (insulting the monarch) laws. He is an activist with the socialist Turn Left Thailand group. Visit PCPthai.org and /Wdpress.blog.co.uk.]

From: International News, Green Left Weekly issue #812 30 September 2009.

Hwang-DBS sets up bank in Cambodia

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INTEGRATED financial services group, Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd (HDBS), launched today its flagship commercial entity and 100 per cent-owned subsidiary, the HwangDBS Commercial Bank Plc (Hwang DBS CB) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The bank was set up with a paid-up capital of US$20 million.

"HDBS is pleased and privileged to have been awarded the banking licence by the National Bank of Cambodia to enable us to set up our first commercial entity in Phnom Penh.

"We believe the Cambodian financial industry offers great growth opportunities for foreign entities like HDBS," said Alex Hwang, a HDBS and Hwang DBS CB director.

"HDBS has invested significantly in HwangDBS CB and we are committed to building up local talent while expanding the overall marketability of our people," he added.

HwangDBS CB will commence its banking activities on July 27 against the competitive local backdrop of more than 27 local and foreign commercial banks in Cambodia. - Bernama

Three new Vietnam-Cambodia border gates to be opened

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

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Vietnam and Cambodia will open three new border gates by early next month to facilitate increasing passenger and freight traffic between the two countries, Cambodian spokesperson Phan Siphan said Sunday.

Two of the three new border gates will be in An Giang Province and the other in Tay Ninh.

According to Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia, trade between the two countries reached US$1.7 billion last year, up $400 million from 2007.

Vietnam said in July it plans to implement hydropower, tourism, agriculture and forestry projects in the 10 provinces bordering Cambodia through 2020. The 10 border provinces have a population of 12.65 million, the government said.

Source: VNA

Viettel prospers in Cambodia market

(26-09-2009)

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HA NOI — Viet Nam’s Military Telecom Corporation (Viettel) is now the largest telecommunications service provider in Cambodia, after launching its Metfone mobile service network in the Kingdom six months ago.

Metfone currently accounts for 60 per cent of all ADSL services and 50 per cent of the fixed phone market. It has 2 million mobile subscribers, ranking second among nine mobile service providers in Cambodia.

To facilitate the Cambodian people’s access to fundamental telecommunications services, Metfone has reduced its mobile service charges from 11 cents per minute to 9 cents per minute, and expects to adjust it down even further in the near future.

Additionally, Metfone is the sole provider of all telecommunications services in Cambodia, with its product distribution network covering even the most remote and isolated communes. It is also the sole provider of wireless fixed phone services, with nearly 20,000 subscribers in the country.

Along with business development in Cambodia, Viettel has invested US$5 million to carry out a three-year programme to introduce the internet to schools, subsidised 50 per cent of wireless fixed and mobile phone charges for poor people and sponsored an online television system, connecting the Government to localities across the country.

Metfone is expected to earn revenue of $50 million this year and provide 3G services in Cambodia early next year.

Metfone is also expected to have 2.6 million mobile subscribers and 3,000 transceiver stations covering all 24 provinces and cities of Cambodia, and the ability to provide affordable, high-quality services for customers by 2010. — VNS

Cambodia to send 42 peacekeeping forces to Central African Republic and Chad: officials

September 27, 2009

Cambodia will dispatch 42 peacekeeping forces to Central African Republic and Chad under the peacekeeping mission of the United Nations, the local media said on Sunday.

"Our forces will depart for these countries in November after Prime Minister agreed to send our soldiers," DAP News quoted Nhim Savat, director general for general department of politics and international relations of Ministry of National Defense, as saying.

"And in earlier mid-2010, we will send other 80 armed forces of light engineering Unit for the two countries under the U.N. peacekeeping mission," he added.

Cambodia and the U.N. have already signed on MOU of deploying the peacekeeping armed forces in Chad and Central African Republic," he said.

"The UN side will not send their monitors to train our armed forces for this time after they have confidence in the abilities and capacities of forces training and our experiences in previous times," said Sem Sovanny, director general of the national center for peacekeeping forces management, mine clearance, unexploded ordnance waste of post war.

"Five senior military officials from National Defense Ministry will also accompany our Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) to these countries," Sem said.

Cambodia is used to take part in joint military exercises in several countries, such as Indonesia, Mongolia, Bangladesh, and also Sudan's de-mining activities under the U.N. peacekeeping mission.

Cambodia will also host the military exercise which is to be supported by the United States under a program titled "Global Peace Operations Initiative or GPOI" which will take place in June or July in 2010.

Source: Xinhua

NGOs Weigh in on RFA Dismissals

Written by DAP NEWS -- Sunday, 27 September 2009
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Some NGOs working in Cambodia on Saturday made comments suppor- tive of workers fired by Radio Free Asia (RFA), calling the dismissals unjust and unreasonable.

According to an RFA source, Phan Sophat is now the fifth worker to be fired by the RFA management in Phnom Penh after Huy Vannak, Seang Sorphorn, Thai Sothea, and Mean Rith. Chea Mony, Cambodian Free Trade Union President, on Saturday told DAP News Cambodia that he has received complaints from the fired workers. He said he would strive to whether the dismissals were legal or not. “According to the labor law, if any worker is employed for more than two years, firing them can only be done if they have made mistakes,” said Chea Mony. “Any firing without reason is said to be illegal.”

Rong Chhun, Cambodia Indepen- dent Teacher Union President, said that he will investigate this case. He said the workers should be provided with compensation.

“If those workers need help from us, we will intervene in this case,” he added. Ou Virak, Cambodian Center for Human Rights Director, said he was disappointed such experienced and educated workers were fired. “I regret for what RFA, which is very popular among Cambodian listeners, has done.

They should find good solutions to share and balance benefits,” he told DAP News Cambo- dia on Saturday. He also promised to investigate the case.

Four well-respected reporters from Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Friday evening protested by burning tires in front of the RFA main office in Phnom Penh.

The four reporters, Huy Vannak, Seang Sorphaorn, Thai Sothea, and Phan Sophat said they demonstrated following the decision by the director, Kem Sos, to fire Huy Vannak and Thai Sothea.Both Huy Vannak and Thai Sothea opposed the dismissal of Seang Sorphaorn, saying it was “due to revenge and abuse of internal regulations.”

Thai Sothea said that he had been fired illegally. Kem Sos declined to comment on the matter, asking that questions be sent to the RFA main office in Washington DC in the US.

The protesters iterated that they will send a statement to the US embassy in Phnom Penh if there is no solution.

The US embassy officials in Phnom Penh will call those fired workers to clarify more details on Monday next week, according to the source from US embassy.

NGOs Weigh in on RFA Dismissals

Written by DAP NEWS -- Sunday, 27 September 2009

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Some NGOs working in Cambodia on Saturday made comments suppor- tive of workers fired by Radio Free Asia (RFA), calling the dismissals unjust and unreasonable.

According to an RFA source, Phan Sophat is now the fifth worker to be fired by the RFA management in Phnom Penh after Huy Vannak, Seang Sorphorn, Thai Sothea, and Mean Rith. Chea Mony, Cambodian Free Trade Union President, on Saturday told DAP News Cambodia that he has received complaints from the fired workers. He said he would strive to whether the dismissals were legal or not. “According to the labor law, if any worker is employed for more than two years, firing them can only be done if they have made mistakes,” said Chea Mony. “Any firing without reason is said to be illegal.”

Rong Chhun, Cambodia Indepen- dent Teacher Union President, said that he will investigate this case. He said the workers should be provided with compensation.

“If those workers need help from us, we will intervene in this case,” he added. Ou Virak, Cambodian Center for Human Rights Director, said he was disappointed such experienced and educated workers were fired. “I regret for what RFA, which is very popular among Cambodian listeners, has done.

They should find good solutions to share and balance benefits,” he told DAP News Cambo- dia on Saturday. He also promised to investigate the case.

Four well-respected reporters from Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Friday evening protested by burning tires in front of the RFA main office in Phnom Penh.

The four reporters, Huy Vannak, Seang Sorphaorn, Thai Sothea, and Phan

Sophat said they demonstrated following the decision by the director, Kem Sos, to fire Huy Vannak and Thai Sothea.Both Huy Vannak and Thai Sothea opposed the dismissal of Seang Sorphaorn, saying it was “due to revenge and abuse of internal regulations.”

Thai Sothea said that he had been fired illegally. Kem Sos declined to comment on the matter, asking that questions be sent to the RFA main office in Washington DC in the US.

The protesters iterated that they will send a statement to the US embassy in Phnom Penh if there is no solution.

The US embassy officials in Phnom Penh will call those fired workers to clarify more details on Monday next week, according to the source from US embassy.

Two Policemen Arrested for Anarchic Shooting

Written by DAP NEWS -- Sunday, 27 September 2009

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Daun Penh police arrested two policemen for shooting “anarchically” on the public streets, a police officer said on Saturday.

The two men were arrested at 00:45 am on September 26 in the Central Market III Commune in Daun Penh district, Phnom Penh after one fired freely. The accused man Bo Sovannarith, 25, an Interior Ministry officer, was found in possession of one K54 handgun with an invalid license a Honda Cub motorcycle.

Bo Sovannrith, of Dang Kor district of Phnom Penh, was with his friend Som Seyha, a Department of Preah Vihear province policeman who lives in the Chamkarmon district of Phnom Penh.

The two men are linked to the police department, so one anonymous source asked if the crime would be sufficiently dealt with.

Construction Firms Vow to Continue Work

Written by DAP NEWS -- Sunday, 27 September 2009

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Despite increasingly somber predictions from economists, construction companies on Saturday assured that they would continue work on megap- rojects such as Gold Tower 42.

Buildings along the eastern Mekong river bank are all progressing, one source claimed on Saturday.

Construction Manager of the Borey Sopheak Mongkol Building Keo Sovann told DAP News Cambodia that, “Our company still continues to construct all the buildings, even if the global economic crisis (GEC) has impacted us.”

But some customers of Borey Sopheak Mongkol told DAP News Cambodia a very different story. “The company does not add construction to the new buildings,” one anonymous irate customer said

The manager of the Mekong View project said that building is still continuing, although he admitted that the downturn “has impacted our investment.”

The manager stressed that “We have enough money to finish the job.”

“We met some problems because we want to expand our business. It depends on the economic situation in Cambodia, so now we focus on sales.”

Some companies delayed work or stopped altogether because of a lack of capital.

Sung Bonna, CEO of Bonna realty and president of the National Valuers’ Association, told DAP News Cambodia that “in Cambodia, the small development projects have good, but the huge projects are stopped in some parts.”

Chan Sophal, a local economist, said that “Cambodia can live through 2009.”

“If the Cambodian Government wants [a real GDP] increase of over 6 percent, they must spend many millions of dollars to offset the effects of the GEC,” he added.

But Cambodian MP and President of Economic Council Cheam Yeap claimed that “Cambodia has not been hurt like European or other countries.

According to predictions, our environment is healthy.”

Mu Sochua to Appear at Appeal Court Oct 2

Written by DAP NEWS -- Sunday, 27 September 2009

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Mu Sochua, Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) Lawmaker, will appear at the Appeal Court on October 2, according to the Appeal Court prosecutor general’s recalling issue singed on September 23. This recalling issue of the appeal court prosecutor general was made two days after Mu Sochua arrived Cambodia from a visit to the US.

Mu Sochua’s appearance is related to an appeal over the verdict in a defamation case with Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Ouk Savuth, appeal court prosecutor general, on Saturday told DAP News Cambodia that he would question Mu Sochua about the case with the premier.

Ky Tech, the premier’s lawyer, said that he has so far not received any notification of the upcoming case.

The lawyer has already stated he is ready to face Mu Sochua at the Appeal Court or Supreme Court if she chooses to challenge the August 4, 2009, ruling of the Phnom Penh court.

Mu Sochua could not be reached for comment on Saturday.

Mu Sochua left rebuffed a small crowd of around 10 waiting journalists upon her arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport as she was escorted through the VIP gate.

Mu Sochua’s actions were puzzling to some of the Cambodian reporters given her recent scathing criticisms of democracy and human rights in Cambodia during her trip to the US.

Thai Group Plans Protest at Border

Written by DAP NEWS -- Sunday, 27 September 2009

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The Land Demand Pilgrim Group, apparently a different group of Thai protestors to those who recently demonstrated, on September 29 held a protest demanding 4.6 square kilometers of Cambodian territory near the Khmer Preah Vihear Temple be handed over to Thailand. The Land Demand Pilgrim Group’s protest follows the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protest on September 19 to demand the same. “We will make a protest at 9:00 am on Sunday at Kasem Seri Hotel in Sisaket province to demand the area belonging to Thailand near Preah Vihear Temple, and to criticize the plan peacefully,” Sama Sigam, the group’s leader, was quoted by Thai News Agencies as saying.

It is so far unclear whether the Sisaket Provincial Authority will permit the protest. The Sisaket Provincial Authority recently stopped the PAD and closed all hotels, guesthouses and petrol stations in the area. Koy Koung, Ministry of Foreign Affair and International Cooperation spokesman, on Saturday told DAP News Cambodia that “They can do whatever as long as it does not affect Cambodia.” Srey Doeuk, Khmer Preah Vihear Army Chief, said that Cambodian soldiers don’t care as they protest on their own territory.

“They can do whatever they want, but do not do or protest in our territory. If they do, we cannot be patient,” Srey Doeuk warned.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has warned protesters not to complicate political issues and not to encroach on Cambodian territory.

Naga Corp wins Cambodian Premier League 2009 Championship

PHNOM PENH, Sep. 26, 2009

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(Xinhua News Agency) -- Naga Corp was crowned the champion of the Cambodian Premier League (CPL) on Saturday after defeating Khamera Keila FC 2-1 at national Olympic stadium.

Okonokwo Sundayapatrick was the hero of the match, scoring two goals. Naga Corp pocketed a prize money of 10,000 U.S. dollars.

Khamera FC, which finished runner-up, earned 7,500 dollars, and Royal Sword was third with a cash award of 5,000 dollars.

Phnom Penh Crown FC was fourth and the fifth place went to National defense FC.

"Football now is starting to be very popular game for our people especially for the youth and it also can help them to avoid using drug," Thong Khon, tourism minister and president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia said at the closing ceremony.

"Next year, we will change the name of CPL to C League which will be supported from Vietnam telephone company, Metfone," said Ouk Sotheacheat, secretary general of FFC.

(Source: iStockAnalyst )

1,500 U.S soldiers to join military exercise in Cambodia next year

http://www.chinaview.cn/

2009-09-27

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PHNOM PENH, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- About 1,500 U.S. military men are expected to join military exercise which is planned to take place in Cambodia in the middle of next year, Cambodian military official said Saturday.

Gen. Chhum Socheat, spokesman of National Defense said that more than 2,000 military men are reserved for the first-ever event in the country and they will come from more than 20 countries, of which 1,500 will be from the United States.

The military exercise which is to be supported by the United States under a program titled "Global Peace Operations Initiative or GPOI" will take place in June or July next year.

According to the plan, the military exercise will be conducted in Phnom Penh and in Phnom Sruoch district in Kompong Speu province, about 90 kilometers from the capital, the officials added.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh issued a statement saying during a four-day visit to Washington D.C. , Tea Banh, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense had met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and discussed security cooperation between the United States and Cambodia.

During the meeting, they also highlighted Cambodia's ongoing support for international peacekeeping operations and Cambodia's commitment to hosting the 2010 Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) regional capstone exercise.

GPOI is a U.S.-funded G-8 program to expand global capacity to train and equip 75,000 peacekeepers by the year 2010, the statement said.

Peace Operations Initiative was established after the 2004 G8 Sea Island Summit to address growing gaps in international peace operations. The goals of GPOI expand upon the goals of the Sea Island Action Plan. GPOI built policy based on previous peace operations capacity-building programs.

Editor: Lin Liyu

Cambodia calls for successful conclusion of trade talks

http://www.chinaview.cn/

2009-09-27

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday called for the successful conclusion of the Doha Round negotiations to help mitigate the impact of the world economic and financial crisis on developing countries.

Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong made the statement as he addressed the general debate of the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters.

While the developed countries have more possibilities and resources to cope with the economic slowdown, the developing countries have suffered the most with a huge loss of national income, he said.

The economic growth of developing countries is expected to fall sharply due to a drastic reduction in export which they have largely been dependent on, to the falling of investment, and to the rising unemployment, he said.

"In order to help mitigate the impact of this economic and financial disaster on developing countries, I am of the view that we should do everything possible to get the Doha Round negotiation back on track for a successful conclusion in order to break down barriers to trade, to better market access, particularly in agricultural goods, and to reduce agricultural subsidies," he said.

He welcomed the recent commitment of G20 made in Pittsburg to bringing the Doha Round to a successful conclusion in 2010.

The Monterrey Consensus should be invigorated in order to help developing countries to alleviate poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs), he added.

Editor: Yan

News in Pictures: The second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar

Demonstrators enact a mock beating during a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. The skit and the demonstration were all part of a ceremony marking the second anniversary of an uprising in Myanmar by Buddhist Monks. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)

Myanmar nationals living in Thailand dress as Myanmar soldiers as they perform during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)

A Myanmar national living in Thailand holds up his child during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)

Myanmarese monks living in Thailand pray during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)

REFILE - CORRECTING DEATH TOLL Myanmarese monks, living in Thailand, pray next to a portrait of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)

Buddhist monks offer prayers during a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Protestors gathered to mark the second year anniversary of an uprising by Buddhist Monks in Yangon and other parts of Myanmar. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)

Thai police officer receives a letter of protest from Buddhist monks during a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Protestors gathered to mark the second year anniversary of an uprising by Buddhist Monks in Yangon and other parts of Myanmar. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)

A beggar waits for offerings outside a popular downtown park in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)

No extension to Bangkok Airways licence

Writer: Boonsong Kositchotethana

Position: Reporter

Published: 26/09/2009

(CAAI News Media)

After the privately-owned Thai regional carrier was notified of the decision by the Cambodian civil aviation authority yesterday, it said the decision would have a minimal impact on its business.

Bangkok Airways, founded by Dr Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, has held an interim permit to operate four flights a day between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh since October last year, when it started operating in place of Siem Reap Airways, an affiliated airline.

Phnom Penh grounded Siem Reap Airways last year after the European Union banned the carrier from flying to EU countries for failing to comply with safety standards.

Mao Havannal, the Cambodian secretary of state for civil aviation, did not explain why the Bangkok Airways' licence would not be extended.

But industry sources said the decision was meant to pave the way for Siem Reap Airways - a Cambodian-registered carrier owned mainly by local investors - to re-start operations.

Siem Reap Airways was grounded in November last year.

Terry Alton, chief executive of Siem Reap Airways, yesterday told the Bangkok Post the carrier was trying to get its operating licence back after meeting the safety requirements.

‘‘There is no indication that they [Cambodian authorities] will oppose our airline from flying again later this year,'' the Phnom Penh-based Australian executive said by telephone.

The airline would fill in for Bangkok Airways, offering four flights a day on the route, he said.

The Siem Reap-Phnom Penh route is Cambodia's only domestic route.

Siem Reap Airways was prepared to compete with the country's new national airline, Cambodia Angkor Air, which was launched in July as a joint venture between the Cambodian government and Vietnam Airlines, said Mr Alton.

Bangkok Airways will suspend four international routes next month as part of a rehabilitation plan to turn its business around after facing its first loss in 40 years.

The four routes being withdrawn from its network are flights from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City and Xi’an, which will be halted from Oct 25, while those to Hiroshima and Guilin will be axed from Oct 27.

The airline earlier stopped flying to Shenzhen, Fukuoka, Macau and Krabi due to weakened travel demand brought about by the global recession.

The regional carrier lost 1.05 billion baht in the 18 months to June this year.

AP: Cambodians Coming Forward To Testify In War Trials

by Ryan ZumMallen
Long Beach News
09.25.09

(CAAI News Media)

Native Cambodians who survived the deadly Khmer Rouge of the 1970s have been coming out in droves in recent months to testify against their oppressors as they stand trial, and the Associated Press today has a story on how the trials have progressed and how some victims are able to speak about the atrocities they experienced. Long Beach plays a central role, because it is home to the nation's largest Cambodian population and some of those quoted in the AP article live in Long Beach. From the article:

From Virginia to California, refugees have spent the past few months pouring out long-suppressed memories to volunteers who fill notebooks with reports of gang rapes, execution, starvation, forced labor and brutal beatings. They attach names of dead relatives, sometimes a half-dozen per person, and scrawl out names of labor camps and far-flung villages where they lived for years on the edge of starvation.

Hopefully these trials will begin to bring closure to a community obviously still haunted by the events of the past. The vibrant Cambodia Town in this city is one of the neighborhoods that makes Long Beach so significantly different from other large, diverse cities.

Here is a success story about Cambodian refugees that found a home and eventual success here in Long Beach.

Bopha Song (left) and Kathy Lor address the crowd as they introduce their shopping center.

In what city officials called a victory for small business in the Sixth District, the Phnom Pich shopping center debuted three new stores at its grand opening yesterday on the corner of Anaheim and Martin Luther King Drive, as the new owners welcomed family and friends in the community to celebrate the culmination of five years of their hard work.

“Our family had a dream that one day we would be able to contribute to the community that has given so much to us,” said Kathy Lor, who co-owns the center along with her sister, Bopha Song. “It stands as a testament to the opportunities available to immigrants in the city of Long Beach. Long Beach is truly the international city.”

The center consists of a Roma Pizza shop, a jewelry store (owned by Song), and a laundromat (owned by Lor). The sisters are Cambodian immigrants who came to America twenty-six years ago with their parents and siblings, in order to escape the terror of the Khmer Rouge. The family settled - and still reside - right down the street from the shopping center they now own.

“From what you came from, you struggled and strived and look what you can do for yourselves,” said Sixth District Councilmember Dee Andrews, who worked with Lor and Song throughout the five-year process of acquiring and developing the property. Andrews repeatedly referred to the center as a “jewel” of the community.

“With this project, they could’ve easily gotten discouraged. But these are very dedicated and persistent women. I even got worried at night but this lady and her sister, don’t tell them what they can’t do.”

City Manager Pat West was also in attendance.

"This is a wonderful center in this busy corridor," he said. "The whole Anaheim corridor is changing before our eyes because of people like Kathy and her family."

1,500 U.S Soldiers to Join Drill in Cambodia

2009-09-27  Xinhua Web Editor: Jiang Aitao

(CAAI News Media)

About 1,500 U.S. military men are expected to join military exercise which is planned to take place in Cambodia in the middle of next year, Cambodian military official said Saturday.

Gen. Chhum Socheat, spokesman of National Defense said that more than 2,000 military men are reserved for the first-ever event in the country and they will come from more than 20 countries, of which 1,500 will be from the United States.

The military exercise which is to be supported by the United States under a program titled "Global Peace Operations Initiative or GPOI" will take place in June or July next year.

According to the plan, the military exercise will be conducted in Phnom Penh and in Phnom Sruoch district in Kompong Speu province, about 90 kilometers from the capital, the officials added.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh issued a statement saying during a four-day visit to Washington D.C. , Tea Banh, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense had met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and discussed security cooperation between the United States and Cambodia.

During the meeting, they also highlighted Cambodia's ongoing support for international peacekeeping operations and Cambodia's commitment to hosting the 2010 Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) regional capstone exercise.

GPOI is a U.S.-funded G-8 program to expand global capacity to train and equip 75,000 peacekeepers by the year 2010, the statement said.

Peace Operations Initiative was established after the 2004 G8 Sea Island Summit to address growing gaps in international peace operations. The goals of GPOI expand upon the goals of the Sea Island Action Plan. GPOI built policy based on previous peace operations capacity-building programs.

From Russia With Rees: Phnomh Penh (Cambodia)

Saturday 26th September 2009

(CAAI News Media)

The thing I am starting to love about travelling is the terrifying feeling I get every time I step off a bus into an entirely new and overwhelming place. There is about 5 seconds when I just want to curl up in a ball and sing softly to myself while the people jabber and the traffic roars past and I have absolutely no idea of where or what anything is. But I can't. So there is nothing for it except hoisting TB onto my back and striding off into the fray.

And that’s how it was a few hours ago when I was ejected off the bus into Phonmh Penh's busy market place where armies of motorbike drivers were waving and shouting at me. But I stormed on through the panic and located a guide-recommended backpacker joint, which turned out to be a wooden structure hanging (literally) off the edge of the lake, at the end of a dark corridor at the bottom of a dirty muddy street. Fantastic.

But before I get too absorbed in Cambodia, I must bid farewell to Vietnam. I had a wonderful weekend in Ho Chi Minh, which is a really easy place to be. There are restaurants and bars galore, markets, food stalls, interesting sights and proper coffee shops (hurray!). There is the posh district, with flash hotels and Gucci shops; the backpacker village, with family-run guesthouses and laundry for 50p; and then local land, where the markets and food stalls are crammed down alleys and on the edge of streets and the ladies slop noodle soup floating with squidgy things into bowls and smile. There is a lot of traffic and noise but also parks and lakes and families out together. It just seemed to have everything.

Perhaps my calm appreciation for the noisy place comes from having had a full body massage (1.30 GBP) by a trained blind Vietnamese lady. I could practically here my poor shoulders sighing in ecstasy!

I left Vietnam in the pouring rain this morning and vowed that I would be back. It has been a fascinating place, with so much more to offer than I realised. And still so much that I didn't manage to see!

But I must let that go now and embrace Cambodia and the next adventure!

Fired RFA Staff Seek US Ambassador Intervention

DAP News
Saturday, 26 September 2009

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