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TRAVEL TIPS - Thailand - Cambodia BEWARE OF THAILAND'S SONGKRAN -- April, 2009
During Songkran people roam the streets with containers of water or water guns and powder, or post themselves at the side of roads with a garden hose and drench each other and passersby. Water from the canals is often used. The canals are Bangkok's sewers. The powder thrown combined with the water creates a chalk like film that can cause damage to your belongings. - CAMBODIA'S KHMER NEW YEAR.

TRAVEL TIPS Cambodia & Thailand - SPECIAL REPORT - INTERNET THEFT Part 3 - March, 2009
Most Africans' passports are not valid - either because they are false - someone else's - or out of date. One NEEDS an embassy or consulate to issue a passport. Now think of the great success story of Africa. How do you get a passport? - WARNING CAMBODIA'S UCB BANK CHARGING

TRAVEL TIPS Cambodia & Thailand - SPECIAL REPORT - INTERNET THEFT Part 2 - March, 2009
ANY African who "hangs out" in Thailand, Cambodia or Vietnam/Indonesia DOES pop up on the radar of all Police forces. He becomes Subject of Observation. It is a small number of Black American tourists will visit S. E. Asia. Most (over 80%) will come in groups and will be escorted by a guide. These are not Subjects of Observation. It is the ones who come singly - many summoned by Afs already in Thailand (etc). These Afs don't come to visit the temples, tourist attractions or the beaches - they come to make money. - WARNING CAMBODIA'S UCB BANK CHARGING

TRAVEL TIPS Cambodia & Thailand - SPECIAL REPORT - INTERNET THEFT Part 1 - March, 2009
Africans with no apparent job are arriving in droves these past four years (since 2005) to Thailand and Cambodia. The question is how are they earning their money? One answer is there are Internet shops that are owned by Nigerians in Cambodia. They offer many services including scanning your documents. - WARNING CAMBODIA'S UCB BANK CHARGING

TRAVEL TIPS Cambodia & Thailand - THAILAND LOST THE PLOT Part 3 - March, 2009
HUMAN RIGHTS IN THAILAND? You Be The Judge - Thailand's mistreatment of foreigners who overstay their Visa can result in their death. In our previous column we mentioned that visited a prisoner in the Pattaya, Thailand jail who was American. When we were at jail they said they didn't know where he was and had no paperwork on him. - WARNING CAMBODIA'S UCB BANK CHARGING

TRAVEL TIPS Cambodia & Thailand - THAILAND LOST THE PLOT Part 2 - February, 2009
IS IT DEMOCRACY OR NOT? - The film The Beach which depicted Thailand as a haven for backpackers and drug users. It is an image that Thailand doesn't appreciate. The backlash also created an atmosphere of aggressive mistreatment of some tourists.- WARNING CAMBODIA'S UCB BANK CHARGING

TRAVEL TIPS - The Adventures of Roman Wanderaugh in Cambodia & Thailand - November, 2008
Thailand's Loi Kratong Holiday - BEWARE OF THAILAND - During this turbulent political trouble in the country one should be very cautious where they travel. Since the holiday is celebrated with fire crackers and explosives that combined with the political protests involving former prime minister and now fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra creates a volatile situation. - Cambodia's Water Festival - Pedestrians in Phnom Penh BEWARE - BEWARE OF THAI VISA Internet Theft... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMAZING RACE USA HAS BALLS VISITS CAMBODIA - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE THE SET UP TO FAIL - November, 2008
It took big brass balls for the Amazing Race USA edition to be the first to visit Cambodia. The producers did a commendable job in filming the true spirit of Cambodia by showing places and people who are really what Cambodia is all about… poor who get on with the job of survival. - It took just one week for Kiss bassist Gene Simmons to go from a solid Celebrity Apprentice Project Manager to where he lost the plot and the task due to his stubbornness and befriending someone who did an inadequate job of getting the right information in a product meeting. AMAZING RACE ASIA DOWN TO FINAL 4 - PRODUCERS HOLD ONE MORE TRUMP CARD - MISSING PERSONS... - Recommended TV Listings - Entertainment - TV

Phnom Penh (Ah) Faces & Places - THE WATER FESTIVAL IS ON!!! - NOVEMBER, 2008
The Water Festival also known as Bon Om Tuk will be celebrated from Tuesday November 11 to Thursday November 13. During this period Cambodians flock to the city to celebrate and visit family and friends. Phnom Penh will be crowded.- TV In Cambodia the Amazing Race USA edition made a trip to Cambodia visiting Siem Reap and Angkor Wat.... - More...

TRAVEL TIPS - The Adventures of Roman Wanderaugh in Cambodia & Thailand - October, 2008
If you care to see what Cambodia is about this is the week to take a look on TV as the Amazing Race USA edition made a trip to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat. What makes the show so special are the reactions of some of the contestants and the remarks they said about the country at first glance minus politics - DR BEAT IN SIEM REAP (ANGKOR WAT) ... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

2007 YEAR IN REVIEW - JANUARY, 2008
Looking back on the top stories of 2007 two things jumped out most notably June with five stories of interest while January and May with four were the top months. Second our NR Top 10 Stories surged in reader attention. The March NR Top 10 was the fastest ever riser up the charts until overtaken in successive months of May, June and July with July eventaully becoming the most read NR Top 10 column followed by May. - Entertainment - TV

NR TOP 10 According to Yahoo - May, 2007
Though slandered by Cambodia's English language press Dr. Beat Richner REAL STORY bolted to # 1 as National Radio's TOP STORY - Music is his business as musician Thailand's LAM MORRISON climbs to # 2 - Former Cambodian national team star HOK SUCHETRA took two top 10 spots # 4 & # 10 - RACISM ranked # 9 In the rankings - Former NBA star DENNIS RODMAN rides again on the bubble of the top 10 by taking the 11th position - Business Internet Technology

CAMBODIA'S ROYAL PALACE
Various Kings of Cambodia dating back to the Angkor period built many palaces. Since that time palaces were erected in Angkorborei, Sambhopborei, Icanapura, Hariharalaya, Yacodharapura, Longvek, Oudong to its current location Chadomuk

"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.

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.

ANGKOR WAT - The Jewel of Cambodia
Cambodia's Angkor Wat is one of the seven wonders of the world. For certain it is the jewel of Cambodia to attract tourism.

"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.

CAMBODIA'S "Killing Fields" HUMAN SKULL MAP DISMANTLED
The maps 300 skulls and bones represented the grim results of an estimated 1.7 million people who were tortured and murdered in Po Pots Khmer Rouge Killing Fields from 1975-79.

THAI BUSINESSES BURNED IN PHNOM PENH
Thai businesses were burned in Phnom Penh as a result of some purported remarks by a Thai actress. Thai citizens were evacuated.

CAMBODIAN RIOTS AFTERMATH
Non Thai foreigners unharmed during and after Thai businesses were torched in Phnom Penh.

Toshu Fukami Delivers To Cambodia
Japanese Philanthropist Toshu Fukami gave a speech for the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) to deliver a speech on "Management For Success" in Phnom. Members of the Royal family, government officials, scholars, media, lecturers and students were in attendance.

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