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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Pailin to Tribunal Prosecutors: No Further Indictments

Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 30 September 2010

An unidentified former soldier looks on near the once Khmer Rouge-stronghold border town of Pailin, Cambodia.
Residents in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Pailin told a delegation from the UN-backed tribunal last week they do not want to see the prosecution of further cases at the court after the second one is completed.

Andrew Cayley, the international prosecutor for the court and head of the delegation, told the residents that no more than 10 people would be further prosecuted in cases No. 3 and No. 4.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Fans of Cambodian Oldies Trying To Preserve Songs Before Khmer Rouge's Time

Pich Samnang and Brian Calver, VOA Khmer
Tuesday, 21 September 2010

No songs, no singers, no musician composers could yet replace oldies songs in 1960s and 1070s in the hearts of most Cambodians.

At least three fans of those oldies songs were trying to collect them from big towns to small villages.

They are recording them into modern equipment to preserve the original voices of Sin Sisamuth, Ruos Sereisothea, Pen Rorn, In Yeng, So Math, Huy Meas...

UN Envoy Issues Sharp Rebuke of Judicial System

Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Tuesday, 21 September 2010

A new report from the UN's top envoy on human rights that is critical of the country's judiciary could have a harmful impact on his relationship with the government, rights workers said Monday.

Prasad Subedi, the UN special rapporteur for human rights, is scheduled to present a report this month to the UN Human Rights Council sharply critical of the courts and calling for wide changes in the judicial system.

In his report, Subedi urged more tolerance of criticism by public figures and cautioned against using the courts to silence dissent.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Ministry Orders Closure of Soap Opera on Cultural Grounds

Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Friday, 17 September 2010

The logo of Cambodian Television Network.
The Ministry of Information has ordered the closure of a popular soap opera, after it depicted a scene where rich men were bidding money for a woman on display.

In a letter to the Cambodian Television Network, the ministry said the show, “Strange, Predestined Couple,” had gone against Khmer tradition and hurt the image of Khmer women.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

High Schools Underprepared for High Tech: Expert

Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 16 September 2010

Khmer Unicode keyboard.
When it comes to information technology curriculum, high schools have a long way to go.

“The lack of electricity and computer sets in schools is a main obstacle for the implementation of the use of ICT in senior high school education,” Kheng Piseth, Khmer OS program manager at the Open Institute, told “Hello VOA” on Monday.

Friday, September 10, 2010

To Have and To Hold

Pich Samnang and Brian Calvert, VOA Khmer
Friday, 10 September 2010

Cambodians have a long, trusted relationship with gold. Through shifting regimes, instability and war, many watched as their currency lost value, either replaced by subsequent governments, or—in the case of the Khmer Rouge—abolished completely.


But that relationship is changing, as Pich Samnang reports from Phnom Penh.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Hip Hop Hurray

Pich Samnang and Brian Calvert, VOA Khmer
Friday, 03 September 2010
In Phnom Penh, Tiny Toones uses the allure of hip hop and breakdancing to bring at-risk youth off the streets, into classrooms and hopefully on to brighter futures.








Toxins in the Marketplace

Pich Samnang and Brian Calvert, VOA Khmer
Friday, 03 September 2010

Cambodians love food from the markets. But a new study shows some of that food can contain dangerous chemicals.
Anything from pesticides on vegetables and fruit and preservatives in pickled or dried goods can be dangerous for your health.
And as Cambodia's brand new chemical society has found, those dangers are in more places than you think. VOA Khmer's Pich Samnang reports from Phnom Penh.