RAP founder Bill Herod - James Loving NR photo

"Dr. Beat" - Free Health Care For Cambodian Children PP BURNING Charred entrance of the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia - NR photo The charred destruction of the Samart building - NR photo

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Phnom Penh (Ah) EXTRA - Faces & Places - CAROL RODLEY ARRIVES AS US AMBASSADOR TO CAMBODIA - NOVEMBER, 2008
Rodley returns to Cambodia where she previously was Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Phnom Penh, from 1997 to 2000

Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah) Faces & Places - US AMBASSADOR TO CAMBODIA MUSSOMELI DEPARTS - AUGUST, 2008
Intellectual Property Rights In Cambodia Seminar - MICROSOFT Cambodia - SAY CHEESE - TV In Cambodia - NR TOP SECTIONS AND STORIES - NATIONAL RADIO PUBLISHED IN 5 LANGUAGES - NR TOP FIVE PHNOM PENH STORIES PLUS

Phnom Penh (Ah) - CAMBODIA'S GODFATHER OF THE INTERNET BILL HEROD ASSISTS REPATRIATED CAMBODIANS - He Has The RAP - September 2003
American Bill Herod is best known as the person that brought the Internet to Cambodia thus helping the country communicate with the outside world after three decades of civil conflict. His contribution has stimulated new growth in businesses that rely on the Internet and provide jobs for Cambodian people. It is safe to say that without the Internet Cambodia would not be on the path to economic recovery and enrichment.

Phnom Penh (Ah) - HO WAH GENTING TRANSPORT SERVES CAMBODIA - October, 2004
In Cambodia's road to recovery one of the keys in that transition is its transportation system. Ho Wah Genting Transport took on that task in September 1996 when the Malaysian managed company took over the Municipality bus lines

Feature - "Dr. Beat" - Free Health Care For Cambodian Children
"He gave his life for this," an American from the city of Chicago said of the performer of a music concert. . He…is, Dr. Beat Richner who was about to perform a solo cello concert. The this... the tourist was referring to, be Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia. For the past ten years Richner has raised funds and has overseen construction of three Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals in Cambodia. He is the founder and acting head of the facilities that give medical treatment to Cambodia's children FOR FREE.

Feature - Cambodia's Human Trafficking
Young Cambodian girls being lied to or enticed by boyfriends or friends of the family into prostitution under the guise of getting a job in a garment factory or as a waitress. POVERTY is the ROOT CAUSE. Some people in rural villages live under a tree without cover from the elements.

NR NEWS - PP BURNING - Cambodians Rebel Against Thailand
Comments of Thai TV Star Stir Anger In Cambodia. Actress, Suwanan "Kob" Kongying was reported as saying that she would never visit Cambodia until Angkor Wat was returned to Thailand. Some worry if the incident will hurt tourism.

OPERATION SMILE Helps Cambodian Children
A team of American surgeons performed cleft lip and cleft palate operations on some of Cambodia's children for free.

Cambodia's Mith Samlanh Children - Cooking Up A Future
With seven years of experience behind them Mith Samlanh is providing a service for the abused and underprivileged street children of Cambodia. They prepare the youths with various vocational skills training and job placement.

DIGITAL DIVIDE DATA (DDD) - Bridging The Digital Gap... Of Have And Have Nots
New businesses that involve the Internet are emerging in Cambodia providing jobs for some of its 11 million people. One such company Digital Divide Data (DDD) was created to bridge the digital gap. It is a situation where the DDD haves are bringing work opportunities to the have not Khmers.

"A WOUNDED LIFE" A Young Khmer Girl Is Sold Into Prostitution
Sex trafficking is an issue in many parts of Asia. "A Wounded Life" is a theatrical production from true case studies of a young Khmer girl tricked and sold into prostitution.

Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah!) - Faces & Places - June 25, 2003
Telemedicine & David Robertson - Chea Sila Ups The Ante - Aloha Pub & Restaurant Grand Opening Party - FIT Media's Television Schedule - The Goochi Billiard/Pool Challenge - Chris Dechard Injured

Travel Tips Phnom Penh - FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO LAOS CHARLES B. SALMON JR. ADDRESSES AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY @ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA - May, 2004
Former US Ambassador Charles B. Salmon Jr. Addresses American Foreign Policy - Changes At Phnom Penh's Riverfront - NAGA Moves - Olympic Stadium Properties For Sale - Who Is Teaching, Training and Influencing The Youth Of Cambodia? - Phnom Penh's Traffic Barriers - Khmer Dining - NR Readers Visit NR - NR Mail - More Phnom Penh...

Travel Tips - Phnom Penh - Elizabeth Becker - An Exercise In Democracy - Faces & Places - May 2005
Elizabeth Becker was the guest April 18th at Pannasastra University of Cambodia's South Campus. She is an award winning author of the book "When The War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution." Becker is currently a journalist with the New Your Times. She was previously with the Washington Post. Becker also served as the Senior Foreign Editor for NPR (National Public Radio) in the US. She has 25 years of experience covering Cambodia.

Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah), Cambodia - What's Going ON!!! - July, 2006
Miss Cambodia and The Freshie Boy & Girls contests - Vann Molyvann the designer of Olympic Stadium - Cambodian Premiere Football League postponed AGAIN - Naga Corp no wins but goodwill in Vietnam. Naga gives players RESPECT, CARE and GOOD WAGES - Former Freshie Girl winner Vanda now given space to talk - Sorya Shopping Center - Internet THEFT warrants INTERNET OPTIONS - NR Top 10

Travel Tips - Phnom Penh - GOLD QUEST: A Pyramid Scheme Or What? - Faces & Places - April 2005
Gold Quest have a history of being criticized as being a pyramid scheme. It's an image they would like to clean up. Whatever one might think about the ethics of the company one thing that was evident was the thinking of the IR's. It requires organization, planning and working together. For Cambodia… that's a good thing.

Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah!) - CINEMA CAMBODIA - Faces & Places - March 2005
The Freshie's Boy & Girl Contest Finalists To Thailand - Cinema Cambodia Films Enlighten - The French School's CineMekong Film Festival - Bill Herod Cambodia's Internet Godfather - HBO/Cinemax Out & Star World, Hallmark In - More...

Travel Tips - Phnom Penh (Ah) ARCHIVES - Bill Herod Assists Repatriated Cambodians - September, 2003
Herod is best known as the person that brought the Internet to Cambodia. Herod has now taken on a new challenge, he formed Return Assistance Project (RAP) that helps repatriated Cambodians adjust to their country. Finding out what they can do and where they can be placed is the task at hand. ""We have to keep trying ideas one at a time until it works," Herod said. "We brainstorm basically. It's not unusual for them to say they have no skills, they've been in gangs and jails." - AP's Chris Dechard Rehabs - Love FM Changes - More Phnom Penh...

Phnom Penh (Ah!) - Faces & Places - DDD's TIM KELLER RETURNS TO USA - BILL HEROD - March, 2003
KELLER former President has left the building at Digital Divide Data (DDD) and returned to the USA to continue his education. - BILL HEROD could be called the Godfather of the Internet in Cambodia. He is responsible for bringing the Internet to the nation. At a meeting at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Cambodia (FCCC) last year, Herod told the story of how non English speaking Cambodians are using the Internet. - David Robertson

Phnom Penh (Ah!) Travel Tips - Faces & Places September 2005 - Phnom Penh Beauty Contests - National Radio's Top 10 Stories - ESPN's Scott O'Donell In PP - Paddys' Gym - Destroyed Weapons Art Exhibition - Exercise - Boxing - Football - UCB Banks No Charge For Visa Cash Withdraw - Phnom Penh Public Transport Bus To Thai Border - Helping Cambodia's Poor