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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Cambodia attracts 1.27 mln foreign visitors in first 4 months
PHNOM PENH, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has received 1.27 million international tourists in the first four months of this year, a 27 percent increase from the same period last year, statistics of the Tourism Ministry showed Wednesday.... Read more >>

Tuesday, May 29, 2012


BuckHunger food charity facing the knife

An independent project which seeks to provide free food to Cambodian children every day, many of whom live on the streets, is in danger of starving itself out.... read more >>

The Young Library: Horrific real life of young man in Cambodia

Never Fall DownPatricia McCormick HarperCollins, $18, 219 pages, ages 14 and up During this past decade young adult readers have gone wild for dystopian fiction like "The Hunger Games." Now Patricia McCormick gives them a chance to read a tale of real horror... Read more >> 

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/29/4520594/the-young-library-horrific-real.html#storylink=cpy


Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/29/4520594/the-young-library-horrific-real.html#storylink=cpy

Sunday, May 27, 2012


Huntsville, AL -- The United Nations defines human trafficking as the "act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them."…. Read more >>

Thursday, May 24, 2012


Mao Sirun: Child and education advocate

"I used to be poor, so I know how poor people feel and I understand the situation,” said 28-year-old Mao Sirun, who works hard to erase illiteracy and improve education in Sihanouk province’s rural areas.... Read more >>

Community Cambodia: Youth shake up the NGO model

When we look back over the past decade, the brunt of community service and social action was carried out by NGOs and government initiatives. But within the past few years, young Cambodians are turning to community service on their own, in an increasing trend, forming groups that look to develop remote areas, teach underprivileged children, and improve the environment...... Read more >> 

Education & the income gap

I only have fate to blame,” said Som Sopheaktra, a young factory worker in an iron workshop. “If I had money and a family like other people, I would have tried to study hard and find a good job without letting myself fall into this kind of difficulty.”.... Read more >>

Monday, May 21, 2012


Stawell secondary students embrace Cambodia offer

STAWELL - Students at Stawell Secondary College have embraced the school's offer of a Schoolies alternative which will see a group travel to Cambodia early next year for humanitarian work.... Read more >>

Tuesday, May 15, 2012


Sa Sa Bassac opens Reamker exhibition

Talking apart the mythical beings from ancient tales and depicting them in a modern-day context, a new exhibition at Sa Sa Bassac Gallery brings a fresh perspective to the diminishing art of Reamker painting, the Cambodian reinterpretation of the Hindu Ramayana epic poem.... Read more >> 

Cambodian parents use children to beg

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 15 (UPI) -- Cambodian parents are taking their young children across the border to Thailand to beg for as little as $1.60 a day, Thai authorities said.... Read more >>

Monday, May 14, 2012


LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Children in Cambodia a lesson for all

In the May 10 article "Vacation with a cause," the photo of schoolchildren before a meal in their Floating Learning Center in Cambodia is a lesson for us all in itself.... Read more >>

Sunday, May 13, 2012


Rochester, N.Y. – Just as impressive as the artwork displayed at an exhibit in Rochester Saturday was the story behind it.

The hands behind the paintings are those of Cambodian orphans.... Read more >> 

Thursday, May 10, 2012


Thailand's allure is strong in Srei Snam

Dry, parched ground – evidence of severe dry season drought – stretches for miles in Siem Reap’s Srei Snam district. In a couple of months, the rains will flood these fields. Both conditions make it equally impossible to produce a good harvest. .... Read more >>

Students Set To Begin State Department Youth Leadership Program

Five Cambodian high school students and one teacher from Kampong Chhnang province have been selected to participate in the State Department’s Youth Leadership Program this year.... Read more >>

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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Monday, May 7, 2012


Global Heritage Fund report warns end of national treasure

The temple at Preah Vihear, one of Cambodia’s most-prized national treasures, is at such risk of severe and irreparable damage that it could vanish completely, preservation watchdog the Global Heritage Fund said over the weekend.... Read More >>

Thursday, May 3, 2012


Teaching the Cambodian genocide to a new generation (video)

On a recent evening, about three dozen Cambodians gathered in an auditorium at Long Beach City College for an event called, “Courage to Remember.” Through a translator, Vishsnanh Cragn told her story of how she survived the genocide.... Read more >>