On the occasion of Pchum Ben, Sam Rainsy, opposition CNRP President, hurt in his flesh during the March 1997 grenade attack on a demonstration by the Sam Rainsy Party in front of the previous National Assembly building which left 16 dead, has commemorated the assassination attempt together with relatives of the victims, the opposition CNRP […]
It is that time of the year again. All the Cambodians, old and young, rich and poor, flock to the pagodas to pay respect and pray to the spirits of their ancestors. The roads are crowded, the journeys hazardous, the pick-up trucks overloaded. In the first ten months of 2012, 1589 people were killed in […]
A 6-hour long speech about the reforms which will be undertaken during his 5-year long mandate by Mr. Hun Sen, the new Cambodian Prime Minister who is the same as 28 years ago, have not yet started to come into effect. Some 2000 to 3000 workers from SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd., still not satisfied […]
Eleanor MacNair has fun… The original photograph comes from a story I did in 1986 about a hobo on a freight train which you can see HERE…
-They don’t budge: Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha held a press conference at the opposition CNRP headquarters, requesting the same justice for the people who have been cheated from their voice as before the formation of the new government. They will not settle for less than an independent investigation in the 2013 election frauds before […]
‘War and Peace’ at the blockades.. For so-called security reasons whole areas in Phnom Penh have been sealed off with barbed wire fences manned with a large number of riot police since the announcement of the 2013 elections results. 68 out of the 123 new lawmakers have been sworn in (the 55 opposition CNRP MP’s […]
After the brutal eviction with the use of marble balls and tasers by masked thugs of a peace vigil at Wat Phnom yesterday night which targeted both the participants, human rights observers and journalists, about 50 monks marched to one of the numerous police barricades surrounding the Royal Palace to denounce the violence. The other […]
Invited by King Norodom Sihamoni, everyone but the newly elected opposition CNRP MP’s showed up under dark skies at the opening session of the new Cambodian legislature. The other 2013 elections photographs are HERE.