Monthly Archives: February, 2013
Minefields Still Cover 1,700 Square Km of Land
Cambodians still suffer the negative impacts of a long civil war, started during the cold war period, with the coup d’état staged by General Lon Nol on March 18, 1970. I was at that time, seven years old. The war and the total destruction of Cambodia continued till 1998, when the leader of the Khmer …
Cambodia Air Force One
In the United States of America, the President has special planes for official use. Those planes are designed for the comfort and safety of the President during his state visits and official trips in and outside the country. It calls Air Force One and Marine One. The President’s Limousines are also designed to provide full …
Looking ahead into the Future
From 11-13 February 2013, the MMC Team of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has met to discuss about our works in the past years (looking back), present, forward looking and looking into the future. MMC stands for Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia projects. On February 11, we left Bangkok at 9:15 am by two mini-vans …
He Leaves Us for Ever
This evening, at 6:35pm after the Sun set, the fire was put (by his wife, Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and his son, King Norodm Sihamoni) on the death body of our late King Norodom Sihanouk. He passed away on 15 October, 2012; just 16 days ahead of his full 90th birthday. The ceremony was …
Small Ponds, Big Impacts
Few slogan state that “small is beautiful”, “think big, start small”, “a long walk, start with a small step” etc. Each slogan has its own meaning and its relevance. My new article here is focusing on small water ponds. In Cambodia, we have plenty of rainfalls, which are ranging from 1,400 to 4,000 mm/year, from …
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