I was invited by Commune Council Support Project to give a presentation on Partnership of Civil Society Organizations in Decentralization in Kratie on 8 May 2008. Following opening speech by H.E. Kham Pheourn, Kratie Provincial Governor and presentation by Mr. Prak Samoeurn, Deputy Director of Department of Local Administration of Ministry of Interior on the […]
On 7 to 8th May 2008, I went to Kratie to join as a speaker in a decentralization workshop for commune councils, civil societies and stakeholders on The Roles and Duties of Subnational Councils in the Implementation of Decentralization and Deconcentration.
It was about two years that I came to Kratie again. This time I have […]
This an article I wrote during my work with Commune Council Support Project in 2005 for my presentation at 8th Socio-Cultural Research Congress on Cambodia at Royal University of Phnom Penh for 21-23 November 2005. Please you all enjoy it.
I. Introduction
Cambodia has embarked on its decentralization reforms since 2001 with the Law of Administration and […]
Cambodian farmers plant paddy rice mostly in rainy season. Paddy rice plantation is the core business of farmers in their whole year of life. They also have other small businesses to generate income. Like in this picture I shot in April 2008 in Prek Tamak commune, Ksach Kandal district, Kandal province, farmers produce it to […]
While some Asian nations are not happy with any possible creation of Organization of Rice Exporting Countries (OREC) blaming on the pressure on expected higher price of rice, Cambodia’s Prime Minister said yesterday at an Awarding Ceremony for graduated students in Phnom Penh that the OREC is to create to increase the supply of rice […]
This title is very surprise to me. I used to heard about Land for Sale, House for Sale. These are words I used to hear many years in Cambodia. And this is true as Cambodia has had two digit of economic growth from 2004 to 2007 and made real estate business a transaction which people […]
Cambodia is an agricultural country where about 85% of its population is farmers. They produce rice paddy and they have staples in their stocks. Base on this, it means that Cambodian farmers would not face problems with shortage of rice. However, more or less, they meet problems with high price of food commodities, including rice. […]
Rise of rice price in the world has becoming a noteworthy agenda of Asian countries, having agriculture potential to increase rice production for export. Though some nations’ rice have big market share, it is a little difficult to influence market price. Currently, Thailand and Vietnam shared about 40% of rice market in the world. Considering […]
Inflation has been becoming an important topic among Cambodians, particularly politicians who are trying to attract audiences, saying voters, to support them in the upcoming election scheduled 27 July 2008. People complaint about high price of necessary goods such as rice, gas, fuel, and food that is affecting their daily lives. As it is a […]
