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Archive for October, 2011

Support for Boeung Kak lake

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

A few MP’s from the Sam Rainsy Party (opposition) showed up at Boeung Kak Lake with bags of rice and other goodies as a sign of support.

Levels stable but high

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Seems the floodwaters are not yet going down… Whatever happens, the shovels from the emergency team are ready…

Floodwater up, then down. Now up again…

Friday, October 7th, 2011

The flooding goes on after a short respite… Some children will not go to school…

Boeung Kak lake still kicking…

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Several residents of Boeung Kak lake whose house was recently destroyed by Shukaku Inc. development company with the help of a unit of riot police, received a summons from the Court of Justice: they have to answer questions about death threats they supposedly uttered against Commune Chief Chhay Tirith. But… but… wasn’t Commune Chief Chhay […]

Bulgarian refugees (1989): new scans, new edit…

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

The endless and fastidious saga of re-scanning, re-editing, re-spotting old negatives was complemented with the story on Bulgarian refugees in Turkey (1989), and was uploaded on my website.

In just 3 years

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

The Boeung Kak lake was filled in just a little more than three years. Also check the skyline… Only the Council of Ministers building witnessed it all along… Three years ago…