The VIEW of Cambodia

20/09/2013

រដូវបុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌបានមកដល់ហើយ តស់យើងនាំគ្នាំទៅវត្តបោះបាយបិណ្ឌ

13/09/2013

ផ្លូវដែកកម្ពុជា

13/09/2013

បន្លែបណ្លុកដែលយើងប្រើប្រាស់រាលថ្ងៃ

30/04/2013

សំរុកមកលេងច្រើនណាស់ ទៅវិញគ្រប់មិនគ្រប់គ្មានអ្នកណាដឹងទេ

25/04/2013

In Phnom Penh: What is the Genocide Museum and Should You Visit?
Usually we're pretty light-hearted when we travel because we simply love to explore new and exciting things. Eventually something does comes along, however, which shakes our soul and moves us in way that few other things have. Our recent exploration of Phnom Penh came with one of those moments while visiting the Genocide Museum. Vacations are supposed to full of good memories and a museum visit like this one doesn't sound too fun, but please stay with us; it's worth it.

Here's a little background before we get into our take on the grounds: back in April of 1975, Cambodia was in the thick of a government run by the political party of Democratic Kampuchea, led by the infamous Pol Pot. During this time, the security office S21 was created from a former primary school campus of four buildings, with the purpose of detaining Cambodian citizens considered a threat to the Communist movement, primarily those with education.

If you're thinking, "this can't end well," you're right.

Moving from one building to the next, we saw actual prisoner beds, shackles, torture devices and mug-shots of the masses who were moved through the facility to be detained, interrogated, tortured and eventually killed. In the courtyard of Building A lie 14 graves for the bodies found in January of 1979, after the Khmer Rouge regime was overthrown and the camp exposed.

In August of the same year, the new government opened up the grounds as a museum for Cambodian and international visitors to keep the memories of the atrocities committed.

On this particular day, visitors were treated to a first-hand talk from one of the seven survivors of the detention center. As pleased as were to see someone actually make it out alive, we couldn't help to think of the estimated 1.7 million people who weren't as lucky during this "constitutional genocide."

So, would we recommend tourists to pay the $1 entry fee and have a look for themselves? Without reserve, we say absolutely! Find yourself a good tuk-tuk driver and make your way about 10 minutes outside the colonial area for just about $2. Also, in our experience most everyone we met had a story about this tragic time, so find a tour guide after you pay entrance to take you around; you will get a more personal connection to the history. One final word of advice: prepare for your emotions to get the best of you. This Jaunted writer found himself sobbing more than a few times during his visit.

[Source: http://www.jaunted.com/]
[Photos: Rayme Gorniak/Jaunted]

21/02/2013

The establishment of a political dynasty in Cambodia.
The four new and youngest parliament candidate are son of PM & DPM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A son and son-in-law of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will run for parliament in July general elections that are expected to renew the long-ruling leader's mandate for power.

19/04/2012

11/04/2012

សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី ឆ្នាំរោង ចត្វាស័ក ព.ស ២៥៥៦ គ.ស ២០១២

11/04/2012

សួស្ដីឆ្នាំថ្មី ឆ្នាំរោង ចត្វាស័ក ព.ស ២៥៥៦ គ.ស ២០១២
សូមអោយបងប្អូនជួបតែសេចក្តីសុខ រកស៊ីមានបានត្រជាក់ត្រជុំ សុខដុមរមនា ទាំងអស់គ្នា។ រីករាយឆ្នាំថ្មី សូមអោយសុវត្ថិភាពក្នុងការធ្វើរដំណើរគ្រប់ទិសដៅ។

12/02/2011