Cambodians in Washington and Nearby States Held Buddhist Kathina Ceremony

Say Mony and Cheang Sophinarath, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 27 October  2011

Hundreds Cambodians held Kathina ceremony and got free flu shot at Buddhikarama pagoda in Silver Spring, Maryland on Sunday October 23. Participants shared contribution for the ceremony and gave donation to build a stupa for Buddha relics. VOA's Khmer Cheang Sophinarath reports.

Fortune Brings a Family Together, 36 Years Later

Say Mony, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Never in her life did Chhea Vat imagine she would have such an occasion: meeting her husband again after 36 years. The 73-year-old Cambodian-Canadian had always thought her husband, Peou Nam, was killed when soldiers of the regime took him away, so many years ago. “I never imagined this meeting before, because I thought the Khmer Rouge never left their captives alive,” Chhea Vat said in a recent interview in Phnom Penh, where her family had found him at long last.

Poor Market, Perceived Danger Keep Youth Out of Journalism: Mentor

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

Friday,14 October 2011

Cambodian youth are not so keen on journalism careers, believing the job to be dangerous and underpaid, a journalism mentor says.

“Some young graduates still fear that they might be in danger, or face legal consequences, if they work as journalists,” said Tieng Sopheak Vichea, director of the Cambodia Communication Institute, which offers the country’s only four-year journalism program.

Since the program’s inception, 10 years ago, only about 20 of its 120 graduates have gone on to pursue work as actual journalists, Tieng Sopheak Vichea said, as a guest on “Hello VOA” Monday.