Officials scrambling to come up with sufficient aid for affected families A STORM that brought heavy rain and high winds to Siem Reap’s Puok district Friday evening injured 14 people and destroyed or severely damaged more than 100 homes,…
Month: February 2009
“Super” malaria threat on Thai-Cambodia border
LONDON (Reuters) – The fight against malaria could be undermined by the emergence on the Thai-Cambodian border of strains that are resistant to the most potent type of drug, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Artemisinin, a compound extracted…
Thought for the day
“Without education children have no hope of breaking out of the poverty cycle.” – Bonnie Lepelaar (Director, Sunshine Centre for Children, Phnom Penh, Cambodia) http://www.sunshinecentrecambodia.org/
Siem Reap looks to lake for relief of groundwater supplies
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Authorities in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province have announced plans to pump water from the Tonle Sap Lake in order to supplement the province’s supplies as water shortages continue to tighten their grip on the…
Drought might have collapsed Cambodian Angkor city
In this June 7, 2006 file photo, morning clouds hang over the towers of the legendary Angkor Wat temple, north of Siem Reap provincial town, Cambodia. A prolonged and intense drought may have contributed to the…
Cambodian art: Past to present
By Miranda Leitsinger CNN Hong Kong, China (CNN) — Bamboo, woven into the shape of human stomachs. Red, sky blue and orange pencil shavings glued onto a large canvas form a woman’s traditional hair clip. A collage of magazine…
Cupid highlights revealing depths of Cambodia’s generation gap
While some view Valentine’s Day celebrations as un-Cambodian, the younger generation embraces the occasion through buying gifts and spending time with their loved ones.“I don’t think Valentine’s Day is a bad day, as some people say. On this day, all…
Number of new businesses opening declines in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — The number of businesses that opened in 2008 declined after years of steady growth, Cambodian national media reported Wednesday. In 2008, 2,744 new businesses registered with the Commerce Ministry, compared to 2,826 new openings…
Siem Reap villagers released
Local residents call off sustained protests THE Siem Reap provincial court on Friday released two community representatives and a journalist from jail after the Appeal Court overturned an earlier decision to remand the men in custody following their arrest in…
Cambodia’s private sector exports of milled rice expected to rise 10 folds in 2009
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Cambodia may see a 10-fold increase in private sector milled rice exports this year, up to 200,000 tons from 20,000 tons in 2008, due to greater milling capacity and emergence of new markets, national…