Posted in cambodia, current events, news on Feb 14th, 2013
Cambodia has slowed down a bit since last year.
http://jinja.apsara.org/2012/02/cambodia-wins-the-battle-for-valentines-day/
This year has been less over-the-top, due to directives from the top and police patrols.
Valentine's Day will never be banned, just turned into another opportunity to collect bribes/overtime by officials.
“At least one commune officer will come to stand in my guesthouse and ...
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Foreigners are generally NOT keen on Cambodian pop.
Maybe they should pay more attention, as this savvy article spells out.
http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/song-and-dance-hun-sens-other-power-play/
This music forms a constant background soundtrack to life in Cambodia, where the majority party oversees the vast majority of the media as well.
Of course, community advocates engaging with the powers that ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, current events on Nov 18th, 2012
Imagine how this ship of fools looks to people it passes by.
Not to be a buzz kill, but isn't this a little over the top?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Plantation-Urban-Resort-Spa/277073282328754
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[caption id="attachment_634" align="alignnone" width="517" caption="ODC Mapping"][/caption]
Fire up Google Translator!
Today, Le Monde, tomorrow The World.
Open Development Cambodia gets a mention in a French newspaper, http://data.blog.lemonde.fr/2012/09/20/un-hackathon-pour-le-developpement-et-la-cooperation/
and now, in Swedish Development agency SIDA's web site. http://www.sida.se/Svenska/Lander--regioner/Asien/Kambodja/Program-och-projekt/Open-Data-Cambodia/
It's been challenging work this last year, and it's gratifying to see the enthusiastic reaction to what is ...
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(Revised July 06, 2012)
Hello folks, here is a DRAFT translation of a legal circular approved by two ministries (Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications) that is now being implemented as 'default' for official use of the internet. While it has been signed by two ministers, it has not ...
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