Paddling to the beat of a new drum: Dragon boat race features new youth teams
By James Tabafunda
Northwest Asian Weekly
Quieter and longer lasting, dragon boat racing of the East — featuring boats with colorful dragon heads on their bow — has some similarities with drag racing in the West. The purpose of both activities is to find out who can reach the finish line in the shortest amount of time.
Khmer Krom: Memorial To Heal Past Atrocities
Posted on UNPO
Phnom Penh will rebuild a Reconciliation Memorial in the name of past victims of the Khmer Rouge, including 2,000 Khmer Krom.
Below is an article published by The Phnom Penh Post :
Thirty years after the Khmer Rouge executed thousands of Cambodians on a sugarcane field in Pursat, the Documentation Centre of Cambodia [DC-Cam] announced that a new memorial stupa will be built by the community with its assistance.
The Destiny of the Khmer Krom Indigenous People
The Khmer-Krom people living abroad, especially in the United States, have their own reason to celebrate both the Fourth of July 2009—the American National Independence Day—and the Freedom Day of Tim Sakhorn. By the way, who is he?
23 Khmer Krom sent from Thailand claim food, help is lacking
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Cheang Sokha and Sebastian Strangio
The Phnom Penh Post
Asylum seekers deported to Poipet say they have struggled to survive since their arrival, with no family or other support in Cambodia.
A GROUP of 23 Khmer Krom asylum seekers hiding out in Banteay Meanchey province after being deported by Thai immigration authorities earlier this month say they continue to grapple with a lack of food and medical care.
Khmer asylum seekers's Cambodia complaints
Nearly two dozen asylum seekers deported by Thailand to Cambodia more than 10 days ago are complaining of a lack food and harsh living conditions.
They are part of a group of 56 ethnic Khmers who fled southern Vietnam for Thailand between six months and six years ago.
The Phnom Penh Post says the rest of the Khmer Krom have now left the border area to seek shelter from friends and relatives in Cambodia.
Deportees at border cite fears
By CHEANG SOKHA and HOLLY PHAM
The Phnom Penh Post
Khmer Krom sent from Thailand to Poipet face hunger, deportation.
Banteay Meanchey Province
NEARLY a fortnight after their deportation by Thai immigration authorities, Khmer Krom asylum seekers staying in Banteay Meanchey province say they are suffering from hunger and fear as they encounter the uncertainty of life in a strange country.
Khmer Krom Man Arrested by Vietnamese Authorities Missing Without a Trace
Mrs Son Thi Kim Thu is appealling for the help of the international community to investigate the whereabouts of her husband, Mr. Huynh Ba after he was captured and arrested by Vietnamese authorities on 30th May 2009.
Mrs. Thu and Mr. Ba was visiting their godfather at Ba Trai Commune, Binh An Village, Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province when Vietnamese authorities came and arrested at 11pm local time.
