Stories about Cambodia from June, 2011
Cambodia: Land rights hashtag
The twitter hashtag #camland is proposed to gather tweets related to land-rights, evictions, and controversial developments in Cambodia.
Cambodia: Pictures of banknotes
anyonkh uploads pictures of Cambodian currency notes from the 1950s up to the 1990s.
Cambodia: Footage of female Khmer fighters
The Eyes of the Pineapple links to a video showing an archived footage of female Khmer Communist rebel fighters in Cambodia.
Cambodia: Land dispute turns violent
Licadho, a human rights group in Cambodia, condemns the violence which erupted in Kampong Speu province over a land dispute. Clashes between police and villagers have been rising in the country over demolition threats in several development projects of the government.
Cambodia: Power woes
Cambodia As It Is blogs about the power shortage problem in Cambodia. A power plant is being constructed but it seems the intent is to sell power in nearby Vietnam instead of addressing the power needs of Cambodia.
Cambodia: Women Entrepreneurs and Social Media
Women entrepreneurs in Cambodia gathered last week to discuss the role of social media, particularly Facebook, in expanding their businesses. Sopheap Chak highlights the important points raised during the meeting