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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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Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten – The (long-awaited) Premiere

Posted in cinema, music, news on Jan 12th, 2014

I'd really had no idea to expect such a huge crowd. But 'Don't Think I've Forgotten' didn't disappoint the standing-room-only audience. Don't Think I've Forgotten: The Story of Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll from Daniel Littlewood on Vimeo. There was laughter, more often tears. Some from me. Many of the surviving people featured ...

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Mekong ICT Camp – Apply Now

Posted in information technology, news, Other Goodies on Feb 26th, 2013

What: Mekong Information Communication Technology Camp When: 6-10 May, 2013 Where: Thailand, Sirindhorn Environmental Park, Thailand 60 slots are allotted to applicants from Mekong region countries. For more information, go to MekongICT.org http://mekongict.org/apply/

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The Battle for Valentine’s Day, 2013 Update

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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Open Data: the hip new thing in Cambodia

Posted in cambodge, cambodia, cambodia blog, current events, mapping, maps, news on Oct 12th, 2012

[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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