Monthly Archives: January, 2011
Workshop on Climate Change and Cambodian Agriculture
On 29-30 January 2011, around 30 Journalists (13 females) from 17 media organizations joined a two days workshop in Sihanoukville. The workshop was co-organized by CEDAC, Press Saving Association of Cambodia and the German Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), with the financial supported from FNF and the contribution from participants. The main aims of …
Anyway
Sometime, we don’t know what to do. You helped people and you got kicked in the face. You are nice to them, you got insulted. You love them, they hate you. And the list is going on and on….Below are some foods for thoughts I found recently in the garden of the “Condom and Garbage Restaurant” …
Water Working Group Meeting
On 22 January 2011, the bi-monthly meeting of the Water Working Group was organized at CEDAC HQ. The members of the group are Mr. Khim Sophanna, Senior Program Advisor; Mr. Seng Sophak, Institutional Development Specialist; Mr. Lang Chanthea, Project Officer and Mr. Y Kadum, Project Coordinator. The agenda of the meeting was as following: Hot news Review of …
Sek Sork Battambang: Another Natural Resort
Battambang is a province located in northwestern Cambodia. The distance from Phnom Penh to the provincial town is about 290 kilometers. This province is not only rich in soil fertility, which is good for rice cultivation and other agricultural production; it has also many natural resorts, waterfalls and cultural heritages across province. Sek Sork is a name of …
Koh Pich: Two Months after the Tragedy
Two months ago, a tragic stampede, the worst ever in our history, had happened on the Pich (Diamond) Bridge connecting the mainland Phnom Penh and a small island called, Koh Pich or Diamond Island. 353 people died and 390 injured, mainly youth from the provinces. The accident occurred in the last night of the most popular water festivals …
Irrigation development in Cambodia: Challenges and Opportunities
By Dr. Yang Saing Koma, Khim Sophanna and Seng Sophak (CEDAC) Irrigation development had deep root in the Cambodian history since the Angkor period, especially from the 11-14th century. And during the Khmer rouge regime from 1975 to 1978, forced labor was used to build several hundred of irrigation schemes across Cambodia within about 3 years. Currently, Irrigation development is …
From Scientific Communism to Liberalism
Impression during my trip to join the 50th Anniversary of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Germany 2008 was a great year for the foundation since it was the year 50 of its standing for democracy, human rights, rule of law, market economy and for freedom. Thus, the foundation organized a series of festival activities in Germany and …
Diary – Useful Tool to Get Our Living Days Organized
There are many ways to get our works and days organized. I like to have diary. Personally, I like recording and keep documents as reference. I have kept my professional diaries since I started to work for the foundation in 1996 and CEDAC in 1997. I have kept many important documents for years. During my …
Discussion Workshop on the Draft Law on Associations and NGOs in Cambodia
On Monday, 10 January, 2011; The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation jointly organized a discussion workshop to discuss on the recently draft law aiming to govern the domestic associations and NGOs and International Organizations operating in the country. The workshop was conducted at Hotel Cambodiana Phnom Penh. More than 200 participants …
The Killing’s Roads
This morning, when I began to look at the front page of my subscribed local newspaper, a big headline indicated that a fatal accident happened at Pich Nil hill, along the national road # 4, about 105 km from Phnom Penh. The headline is written even bigger than the news of the celebration of 7 January at the Cambodian …
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