Webbed Feet, Web Log http://jinja.apsara.org Art, life, art of life in Cambodia. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:38:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Happy ‘Victory Over the Genocidal Regime’ Day http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/happy-victory-over-the-genocidal-regime-day/ http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/happy-victory-over-the-genocidal-regime-day/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:31:01 +0000 Jinja http://jinja.apsara.org/?p=1182 Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument

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 factions.

Some see January 7 as rather positive, others mark it as the beginning of a client-state dependency on Vietnam.

Above is the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship monument. Its chunky socialist realism style is so massive that it survived a dousing with gasoline and damage by protesters in 1998.

Despite a wide range of opinions, I haven’t seen anyone turn down a vacation day in protest.
Andy Brouwer notes a huge celebration at Olympic Stadium - broadcast early this morning.  This evening, fireworks.

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]]> http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/happy-victory-over-the-genocidal-regime-day/feed/ 2008 Weblog Awards - Vote Early, Vote Often http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/2008-weblog-awards-vote-early-vote-often/ http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/2008-weblog-awards-vote-early-vote-often/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:16:24 +0000 Jinja http://jinja.apsara.org/?p=1180 Congrats!

Cambodia-based anonyblog ‘Details Are Sketchy‘ has been nominated as ‘Best Asian Blog‘ in 2008’s Weblog Awards.

You’re allowed to vote once in a 24 hour period, so - tell a friend! Let’s see if Cambodia can take the top slot this year!

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]]> http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/2008-weblog-awards-vote-early-vote-often/feed/ ‘Cambodia’s Economic Transformation’ http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/cambodia%e2%80%99s-economic-transformation/ http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/cambodia%e2%80%99s-economic-transformation/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:33:57 +0000 Jinja http://jinja.apsara.org/?p=1175 is a conference happening for the next three days at the Sunway Hotel.

If you’re an economics wonk, all kinds of topics are being covered. Full program here:

http://www.expat-advisory.com/forums/topic7771.html#p14435

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]]> http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/cambodia%e2%80%99s-economic-transformation/feed/ Buddhists Beg for Ban: Elephants Wept http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/buddhists-beg-for-ban-elephants-wept/ http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/buddhists-beg-for-ban-elephants-wept/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:45:14 +0000 Jinja http://jinja.apsara.org/?p=1172 My, my.
“Cambodian monks force nation’s first rock opera off air”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMwPNgsuy3ka7Df2eJmDYEc9v3eg

Where Elephants Weep

There were no immediate plans to re-broadcast the show…
This should ensure bootleg copies of the naughty opera hit the stands within days.
Like the tempest in a teacup with Reahu, censorship just brings more attention.

]]> http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/buddhists-beg-for-ban-elephants-wept/feed/ Ordnance Detonated Near Russian Boulevard http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/ordnance-detonated-near-russian-boulevard/ http://jinja.apsara.org/2009/01/ordnance-detonated-near-russian-boulevard/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:30:15 +0000 Jinja http://jinja.apsara.org/?p=1168 ctn02

Apparently multiple home-made bombs were found on Russian boulevard and CMAC (Cambodian Mine Action Centre) was called in to detonate it safely. And that’s about all I know at the moment. Full story to follow tomorrow AM, along with all the pundits weighing in.

Postscript: This just in. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/02/content_10591207.htm

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