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Happy New Year, you're evicted! Some pictures from last year: breakdancing at the community center, 7NG company representatives watching the event. Note the prominently placed picture of the Prime Minister. Residents maintain that they are defending land that was given to them by the current administration, and defending it on their behalf ...

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Today is a government/bank holiday which has an interesting history. http://everydaysaholiday.org/2008/01/07/victory-over-the-genocidal-regime-day/ In 1979 Khmer and Vietnamese forces claimed victory in seizing back a large chunk of Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge. The following ten years saw a strong Vietnamese presence in Cambodia, and a protracted war against the Khmer Rouge and allied ...

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Simil La Internacia Lingvo Centro ankoraŭ estas ofertanta (al) ke plej internacia de lingvoj, Esperanto. Mi memoras malnovan Phnom Penh Poŝton artikolon de la 1990aj jaroj ke not Esperanto faris debuton tie ĉi... kaj iuj ŝajne estas daŭre kun ĝi. Congrats! --------------- Looks like the International Language Center is still offering that most ...

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for Photo Wednesday: this motorcycle delivers natural gas, but doesn't run on it. Some cars have switched over to hybrid systems though. Drive carefully! Tags:fuel,cambodia,khmer

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Remember kids, there's meat, and then there's HAM. Cambodia is not the easiest place to keep kosher or halal. It seems like there is no Khmer dish that can't be improved without a little pork - even coffee. Photo Wednesday picture from Pencil Supermarket, Phnom Penh, Norodom Boulevard. One of the ...

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