Archive for the 'Cult & Edu' Category

School director accused of corruption in Svay Rieng

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Teachers filed a complaint with the provincial Department of Education and the Education Ministry on Monday by accusing Ms. Touch Sothea, School director of Samdech Hun Sen Kraul Hor High School, in Svay Rieng province’s Svay Chhrom district of nepotism and corruption. One out of teachers said that School principal is committing guilty of making [...]

Learning Cambodian Culture, and Its Restrictions

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

She lived in a foreign country, with foreign food and a foreign lifestyle, but Peace Corps volunteer Erica Herrmann said it was the best way to learn about Cambodia. Herrman was among the first group of 29 US volunteers to join the Peace Corps mission to Cambodia. From 2007 to 2009, she lived in a [...]

Peace, Insects, Prosperity for 2554: Astrologer

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

The New Year is a time for predictions, and as the Year of the Tiger comes to Cambodia, at least one prognosticator says the months ahead may be difficult—at least for some. The New Year is a time for predictions, and as the Year of the Tiger comes to Cambodia, at least one prognosticator says [...]

Museums, Officials Debate Ancient Artifacts’ Rightful Owners

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

The head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, has made it his mission to track down Egyptian antiquities he believes were wrongly removed from the nation and to bring them home. The head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, has made it his mission to track down Egyptian antiquities he believes [...]

US Wishes Cambodia Well for Year of the Tiger

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

The US State Department issued a message to the Cambodian government Monday, congratulating it on the successful completion of the first trial of Khmer Rouge leaders, as the country heads toward New Year celebrations. The US State Department issued a message to the Cambodian government Monday, congratulating it on the successful completion of the first [...]

Angkor’s Ancient Drought By Art Chimes, VOA

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

For hundreds of years the Khmer empire ruled in what is now Cambodia. But in the 13th century, the capital city, Angkor, fell into ruin. A new scientific study indicates that climate, specifically decades of drought interspersed with intense monsoons, helped bring down the Khmer capital. Brendan Buckley, the Columbia University scientist who led the [...]

Cambodian Law Students Compete in Washington DC

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Five law students from the Royal University of Law and Economics are competing this week in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C. from Sunday March 21 to Sunday March 28. The five students are Ms. Prom Savada, Ms. Theng Tith Maria, Ms. Tan Tepikanika, Mr. Pea Vanchhay, and Mr. [...]