They say travel is the best possible education, and some push the wording even harder pointing, “Don’t tell me how much you’ve learned. Tell me how much you’ve traveled.” In my case, a chance was given to test the above…
Born out of the intention to tell America’s stories to the world, Voice of America (VOA) was established and funded by the United States (US) as an international broadcasting channel in 1942 with a first broadcasted announcement, “This is a…
October 15 this week marked the first anniversary of the death of Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk, who died last year in Beijing of heart attack at the age of 89. While the media has focused extensively on the subsequent royal funeral, and…
I have finally received a color copy of my first policy paper published by the East-West Center, a prominent U.S. education and research institution. This short research has greatly boosted my confidence in predicting and analyzing events in Cambodia. In this…
It is not often that a revolution of any kinds happens in Cambodia. Cambodian people are certainly not dump, but the country has suffered too much from decades of wars. That said, what to revolve seems to be less expected,…
One month before Cambodia’s general election scheduled for July 28, the government announced a directive banning local radio stations from airing foreign programs during the campaign and election period. The directive temporarily banned programs from Western broadcasters including Voice of America…
English language has long established its most solid ground as the language of the world with its being used everywhere, formally and informally. Obviously, there are other languages right up there with English, but they seem to not be as…
When I am sad, I turn to writing because it occupies my brain, allowing me to get lost in the creative verbal journey far cry from all those things heartbreakingly bugging me. Unfortunately, I am sad now for some reasons…
One of the things that drew attention last week was the US presidential election, which was watched over the world including here in Cambodia. Since before the election day, questions such as what would be the meaning of a re-election…
ASEAN nations are moving toward full economic integration that would eliminate trade and labor barriers across the region. Planned regional economic integration set for 2015 should not be viewed as a threat to Cambodia’s economy, but a chance for the…
With Cambodia chairing ASEAN this year, the South China Sea issue is gaining spotlight as all eyes are on how the host will be smarting with the hot potato being thrown at it. But so far, the South China Sea…
When I just graduated from college, I was contacted by Loy9, a youth-oriented media campaign run by BBC Media Action and funded by UNDP, to sit in an interview describing “How can youth express themselves?” and “What are the benefits of self-expression?”. Self-expression plays a vital role…
During a visit to Cambodia in November, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a town hall meeting with 600 Cambodian youths. Of those in attendance at Chaktomuk Theater, along the riverside in Phnom Penh, 18 were allowed questions. And…
“How can I best learn English quickly and effectively?” has been the subtlest question from students I have faced in my teaching career. From my observation, however, many Cambodian students do not in fact know how to ‘learn’ a second…
Arguably, January 7, 1979 has been the most controversial date in Cambodian history for Cambodian politicians and civilians alike. To some, the date signifies the liberation of Cambodian people from the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime which had killed approximately 2…