Monthly Archives: March, 2013
Cambodian National Election 2013
Since the first national election organized by UNTAC in 1993, Cambodians have voted for three times, organized by Cambodinas (NEC): in 1998, 2003 and in 2008. In the first election in 1993, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party lost to Funcinpec and BLDP, but managed to protest and hang on in power. To avoid bloodshed again, …
Brother Number 3 died
According to the ECCC’s press release today: Ieng Sary, born on 24 October 1925, died in the Cambodian-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh. He was Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs and a permanent member of the Communist Party of Kampuchea’s Standing Committee during the Democratic Kampuchea regime. He was arrested on 12 November 2007 …
The Mechanization of Cambodian Agriculture
Cambodia is still an agricultural based society. Almost 70% of the total population is involved in agriculture and agricultural produces contribute about 28% of the GDP. In comparison to number of population involving in this sector, the productivity is still low. Main crop is rice with the yield of slightly over 3 tons per ha, …