Monthly Archives: November, 2010
Koh Pich : One Week After
The government investigation committee, let by Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, concluded that “the stampede was triggered when thousands of people packed onto Diamond Bridge began to panic”. It led to 351 deaths. Prime Minister Hun Sen stressed that the incident was “an unpredictable, almost natural disaster“. He claimed that no one will be forced …
CEDAC Core Team Meeting – Planning 2011-2015
On Monday, November 29, 2010; a core team meeting was conducted at CEDCA headquarter. The meeting started at 8:30 am. 35 participants (of which 7 were female) participated fully this one day meeting. It is the third meeting for this year. The first meeting was organized in Kampong Cham province, lasted from 1-3. March 2010. …
Koh Pich – The Aftermath
On 25 November, 2010, the declared National Day of Mourning; Prime Minister, government’s dignitaries, MPs, Senators, and thousands of ordinary people were mourning for the victims of the tragedy of 22.11.10. The official data released by the government is 347 deaths (126 males and 221 females) and 394 injured. It is obvious, the female visitors …
Koh Pich: A Painful Lesson for Us All
At night time on the third and last day of the annual water festival; the most popular event, especially among rural people, there was a tragedy happened on the Diamond (Pich) Bridge, which is connecting the Diamond (Pich) Island with mainland Phnom Penh. The tragic incident took place for about an hour, starting from 09:30 pm. Such …
English
I first started to learn English in a private class in 1981. At that time, English or French languages were not welcome in Cambodia. We were living in the socialist regime under the People’s Republic of Kampuchea. People or students were encouraged, even forced, to learn Russian or Vietnamese as a foreign language. Languages of …
Value Yourself
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200 participants, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple …
Nearly lost my father
While we were staying in Takeo town, my father was staying alone in our home town, Ang Tasom. It was attacked every day by the Khmer Rouge. At one time, the small town was sealed by the Khmer Rouge troops for one whole month. My father was there too. The government’s soldiers could not advance to reach …
Living with the War (Part I)
Soon after Prince Sihanouk had been removed in March 1970, from Head of State, the Prince took the plane from Moscow, but did not return to Cambodia. His plane landed in Beijing, where he was received by the Chinese like the formal Head of State of a friendly nation. He was granted Asylum there and started his fighting …
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