Here is a follow-up on the Clear Water fire. The people whose house was destroyed in the blaze have received a temporary authorisation to set up camp on a piece of empty land nearby. Christian organisations distribute mosquitoe nets, hygiene kits and the like. What the next step will be for what appears now to […]
Another slum is gone, gutted by a 5 hour long fire which destroyed the village of Toeuk Thla (Clear Water) in Phnom Penh. Over 200 families will have to look for another place to stay during this Khmer New Year. (Story Nr VIJ2008027)
The Khmer Chronicles Nr7 is on Magnum’s weblog. Shot some pictures of motorcycle dealers yesterday (story nr VIJ2008018G). Many farmers from the countryside who sold their land to real estate speculators buy consumer goods with the fresh money. The result is a shortage of new motorcycles… And farmers spending their future… Day before yesterday Hien […]
The price of Cambodian bricks has exploded. There is such a demand by building companies for bricks (semi-handmade, Cambodian style and supposedly without child labour) that the big contractors, anticipating a supply gap, have started hoarding huge amounts of bricks, increasing demand to such an extent that the price of a truckload of bricks has […]
Well, some more lost opportunities for Cambodia. The Preah Vihear site (VIJ20098014), a quite obvious candidate for UNESCO’s World Heritage (see my updated website here) will not cash in on tourist revenues any time soon… There is a nice tarmac road right up to the Cambodian border on the Thai side or a 13h long […]
Sent the text and pictures for issue nr 6 of the Khmer Chronicles on the Magnum Blog a few days ago. But ain’t seeing nothing yet… Waiting… CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 4/02/2008: Press and public canteen during first appearance at the pre-trial chambers of the ECCC (Extraordinary Chambers at the Courts of Cambodia) of Mr. NUON […]
I just updated my website with a set of pictures in the Khmer Rouge Trial story. NUON Chea, Brother Nr2, was in front of his judges at the first pre-trial hearing for this former Khmer Rouge leader. The trial chamber is quite small so only 5 photographers and two cameramen were allowed in, pooling for those […]
I just updated my website with the story Vietnam Hanoi Tet Streets. Enjoy…