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May 01 – 02 Demonstrations, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Posted in cambodia, news on May 3rd, 2014

State security forces beat journalists, bystanders and activists as they continued their lockdown of 'Freedom Park'. [View the story "May Day #Cambodia 01/05/2014" on Storify] [View the story "May 02 Demonstrations Phnom Penh Cambodia" on Storify] U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri was visiting Phnom Penh at the time ...

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Open Cambodia 2014

Posted in cambodia, information technology, open, retroblogging on Mar 19th, 2014

It was great to reprise our work with a second #OpenCambodia meeting, with the help of Open Institute and the folks from Aspiration! 2014 Writeup: http://open.org.kh/en/open-cambodia-2014-collaborative-learning-cambodian-ngos#.Vfv1siGqrBE 2011 Writeup: http://www.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/blog/open-cambodia-conference/

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Tuk Tuk Advertisement: ‘Sex Drive’ Drink

Posted in cambodia, food, more stuff, Other Goodies, photography on Feb 22nd, 2014

Why I carry a camera phone: I was on a motodop (motorcycle taxi) and once I spotted this crazy ad: "Follow that tuk-tuk!" And we chased it down this beverage advertisement. Cambodia: truly a movable feast. Now I must find and document who is selling this crazy product.

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TechCamp Phnom Penh: Anti-Trafficking Edition, Year 02

Posted in cambodge, cambodia, current events, information technology on Sep 27th, 2013

Whew! Two days of discussing a very challenging and thorny subject. http://techcampphnompenh.wordpress.com It was not all work, though. Summary: The US Embassy in Phnom Penh deserves kudos for simply getting this diverse crew all in the same room, and kicking off discussions on trafficking and technology. Many have different philosophies and methodologies. ...

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The New ‘Gurus’

Posted in cambodge, cambodia, current events, economics, finance on Sep 14th, 2013

It's been all over the interweb: Bellum Tan is Rich Dad Asia™ ! Come to our seminar! ... I will pass. Some, however, have a more opinionated view on their value. http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/helaineolen/2012/10/10/rich-dad-poor-dad-bankrupt-dad/ Cambodia has never been short of motivational leaders. That's why we have our very own 'Ministry of Cults and Religions'. (I ...

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