How to Make Cambodian Friends and Influence People: Expats’ Parallel Lives in Phnom Penh
Are expats in Phnom Penh willfully segregating themselves from the locals? That’s the thesis of French journalist Frédéric Amat in his new “Expatriates Strange Lives in Cambod... ...read moreA Cambodian Eviction: Land Grabs and Misery at Borei Keila
Cambodia is in the throes of another land-grab drama in the early days of 2012, after the Borei Keila slum development was suddenly razed on the morning of January 3rd. The wea... ...read moreAngelina on “Danger Trip” to Cambodia: Maybe Cambodia Needs a New PR Campaign
In the Daily Mail’s continuing quest to say stupid things to an equally stupid readership, mega-celebrity Angelina Jolie’s jaunt to Cambodia with son Maddox is called a “danger ... ...read moreEx-Khmer Rouge Leader Admits No Guilt on Third Day of Landmark War Trial
Khieu Samphan Extraordinary Chambers of the Court of Cambodia The third day of the opening salvo of the Khmer Rouge War Tribunal in Cambodia saw Khieu Samphan, former Khmer R... ...read moreNick Kristof Live Tweets a Raid on an Underage Brothel – And Not Everyone is Thrilled
Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has taken his long-running coverage of sex trafficking in the third world one step further: Last week, in hi... ...read moreThe Love Boat: Cambodian Russian Diplomacy
I’m on a Russian submarine destroyer, docked at the port of Sihanoukville in Cambodia, and I’m trying not to drop a glass of vodka on the helicopter-landing pad, wh... ...read moreVann Nath, Famous Survivor of Cambodian Torture Prison, Dies at 66
Painter and writer Vann Nath, perhaps the most recognizable survivor of Cambodia’s infamous Tuol Sleng torture prison, died this week at the age of 66 from heart attack. ... ...read moreCambodian-Americans Get an Online Home: An Interview with Phatry Derek Pan
Recently, I interviewed Phatry Derek Pan, co-founder of upcoming Khmer-American web portal Khmerican.com. Khmerican hopes to provide Khmer-Americans, Cambodians, and the online... ...read moreThe North Korea Connection: Cambodia’s Secret Refugee Pipeline
I have mostly included this painting because it is awesome. WikiLeaks has come to Cambodia, and local media sources spent the latter part of July combing through hundreds of... ...read moreNGOs in Cambodia: Accomodation with the regime can be very profitable
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