In Sihanouk’s Passing, Loss of a Witness To History

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

Wednesday, 24 October 2012 

Pouch Kri said he is disappointed because one thing Sihanouk never did was clarify his role in the rise of the Khmer Rouge before the UN-backed tribunal underway in Phnom Penh.

King Norodom Sihanouk spent much of his time in China after abdicating in 2004, never went before the court.

PHNOM PENH - Like many other Cambodians, Pouch Kri reveres the “king father,” Norodom Sihanouk, who passed away in Beijing last week. But the 74-year-old is also disappointed, he said, because one thing Sihanouk never did was clarify his role in the rise of the Khmer Rouge before the UN-backed tribunal underway in Phnom Penh.

King Body Arrives in Phnom Penh

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Friday, 18 October 2012

The body of former King Norodom Sihanouk was returned to Cambodia Wednesday, guided through the streets of the capital in a funeral procession as throngs of onlookers and mourners crowded the streets. VOA Khmer's Say Mony reports.

Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonle Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 11 October 2012

TONLE SAP LAKE, CAMBODIA — Villagers on Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia, who depend on fishing for subsistence, say their livelihoods are threatened by illegal commercial fishing, which continues after a government ban. And they say authorities in charge of enforcing the ban are being bribed to look the other way. Despite a government ban on commercial fishing across Tonle Sap Lake -

the largest lake in Southeast Asia -- fishing communities say bribery of corrupt local officials has meant the illegal practice is actually increasing.

Group Uses Art, Acrobatics To Help the Underprivileged

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 11 October 2012

The non-profit has provided free education and arts training to more than 1,000 children and youth.

The 31-year-old artist, who has been deaf and dumb since birth, told VOA Khmer in a recent interview that the skills have helped him express his feelings through abstract paintings.

BATTAMBANG Province - At Phare Ponleu Selpak, an arts organization in Battambang city, Ot Veasna has been learning painting for about five years now. The 31-year-old artist, who has been deaf and dumb since birth, told VOA Khmer in a recent interview that the skills have helped him express his feelings through abstract paintings. Using sign language and an interpreter, he explained the meaning of the painting skills he is honing.

Beehive Radio Owner Sentenced to 20 Years for Alleged Secessionist Plot

Say Mony and Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Tuesday, 02 October 2012

Cambodian authorities sentenced Beehive Radio owner Mam Sonando to 20 years in jail, on charges related to an alleged secessionist plot. Rights advocates say there was little evidence in the case, which also saw jail sentences for 13 other people by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. All of them are accused of a conspiracy to establish a separatist zone in Kratie province.