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Keeweechic's Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital, is a bustling city nestled on the banks where three great rivers, the Mekong, the Tonle Sap River and the Bassac converge and then separate again. The city's buildings and temples are typical of the Cambodian style. The French also made their mark building several dozen grand residences for French Administrators and these are still standing today. A large number of hotels and restaurants have been built over the past 10 years attracting more tourists to the city.The Easter weekend I was there saw one of the last peaceful periods in Cambodia. Not far from my hotel on the Sunday, a man threw 3 grenades into a public gathering killing 15 and injuring around 112 people. It was an attempt on one of the ...
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Thaksin back in Phnom Penh
Thaksin Shinawatr just flew into Phnom Penh today again ... in line with a well-prepared script -- all intended to show how Hun Sen and Thaksin could upstage the Abhisit government at every turn.Thai engineer Sivarak Chutipong will be released tomorrow through a Royal pardon even before anyone from the Thai side had submitted a request for amnesty. Thaksin is in Cambodia to get the credit and embarrass the Thai government. He is playing the "hero's role" to the hilt despite the fact that Sivarak had been arrested for having tried to "steal" a "classified" document about his flight plan into Cambodia in the first place.Sivarak denied the charge in the court hearings but the court ruled that he was guilty -- and sentenced him...
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Do I get a press pass?
This is the inside back page of today's Phnom Penh Post. My story didn't manage to get the back page exclusive, darn it, but my interview with Cambodia national football coach Prak Sovannara, ahead of the country's crucial AFC Challenge Cup qualifying matches next week, will provide some much-needed background to the forthcoming games for the English-speaking audience in Cambodia. The PPP posts its articles from today's paper online later tonight and you can read the full expose then. Here's the link. I will also post the full interview with Sovannara - the PPP article is a condensed version - tomorrow. Back in England I used to write regular football articles for the Western Daily Press, Gloucestershire...
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The future
The future Today's Phnom Penh Post articleThe last of my reports from the adventures of the Cambodian U23 team that competed in the SEA Games is published in the Phnom Penh Post today. It's a round-up piece with national coach Scott O'Donell giving his views on what happened and what needs to happen in the future. Scott will submit a detailed report to the country's football federation of the team's showing at the SEA Games and what he would like to see take place in the future, taking into account the best practice from other nations. Preparation is a key element to any tournament and getting that right is a minefield in itself. One national team for example, Indonesia, sent their squad to...
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Phnom Penh to Takeo by Motorbike and to Angkor Borei by Fast Boat
Today the plan is to go to Takeo (Takaev) again and to visit Angkor Borei and Phnom Da (Phnum Dai) with two friends: Maraile and Becky. Becky is a motorbike enthusiast while Maraile did not yet discover her passion for bikes. While I visited Angkor Borei by motorbike a few weeks ago, we want to do the trip from Takeo to Angkor Borei with the fast boat. We go with two motos and take it easy. The ride to Takeo is pleasant, as the road is ok and there is not much traffic. It takes us about 2 hours to get to Takeo. We ride straight to the waterfront. After only very few minutes some locals approach us inquiring whether we want to rent a boat. While the guide books suggest that the ride to Angkor Borei should be $15-20 these...
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