RE: Development at What Cost?
http://www.disrec-inc.com HEPDRC is a small consulting firm that acts as a Total Solution provider for those countries in or emerging from as well as those countries in transition from conflict. HEPDRC is knowing WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED IN CAMBODIA RATHER THAN WHAT THE GOVERNMETNS REALLY THINK THEY NEED. Please if one knows of anyone who coould assist HEPDRC would be extremely grateful. Rosa Manson Humanitarian Emergency Advisor From: srp...@comcast.net To: samrainsypa...@googlegroups.com Subject: Development at What Cost? Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:05:53 -0400 Sunday, March 21, 2010 Development at What Cost? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBXw4IWuD28 Saturday, March 20, 2010 Op-Ed by Pretty Ma The above video clip of clashes between villagers in Kampong Speu and the authority is one of the repeating evidences long recorded and reported by all concerned human rights and civil society groups. Land evictions have driven large numbers of Cambodian families across the country, young and old into poverty and despair. Without immediate halt and without a change of government policy and attitude, plenty more Cambodians will face the same consequence with almost a certain future of long enduring hardships - a slavery like condition - for generations to come. The Cambodian government could have conducted a more accommodated and yet humane investment policy. It should find for those evictees a new land with proper compensation of cash and shelter without resorting to forced eviction. If Cambodia can lease out so much land to foreigners, then it should be able to formulate a better inclusive investment policy than what it is doing now for its poor and its indigenous people. Speaking of indigenous people, their culture and life style will forever be altered, not for the better but for a whole lot worse than one can imagine. The new round of assault on land eviction will reach farmers in remote areas, especially indigenous peoples who live far away from the eyes and ears of the main public. Since Cambodia is poised to focus more and more on developing its plantation economy, rubbers and acacia etc.., then we can expect to see a lot more events similar to the one in Kampong Speu taking place in the near future. Given that the government officials, judges and businessmen are not on the receiving end of the evictions, then its is hard to imagine anyone of them will ever understand the magnitude of the cold pain and daily apprehension of the evictees. As I am writing this, it brought me back to my earlier years as I tried to explain to foreigners in the camp and in America of my personal experience during the Khmer Rouge, including a massacre on a village which I had witnessed a few days after the graves were freshly buried - the experience remains stuck with you given all the gruesome evidences of blood, hairs still attached to the skin. You can tell a story as good as it gets, but for a listener you can never feel the same or get the complete picture as what you were trying to describe. It would almost be the same to say that you can't really feel what the others are feeling since you are not in his/her shoes. In this case, the corrupt judges and all the big fat cats will never learn nor understand the pain of the land evictees. Watch the video and take a moment to reflect as those people's lives as theirs are being reduced to practically NOTHING. Haven't we learn anything from the rise and fall of the past regimes for the last 50 years or so? It's all from MISTREATMENT of the people. In Cambodia today, it's on a grandiose scale again from not only political, but also from socio-economic standpoint. The gap is getting a lot wider now and it causes a lot of uncertainty and social distress across the land. People are not sure who will be next on the eviction list? Which companies will come in to evict their lands? The government's own effort to stray away from democracy has continued to hinder meaningful development in all areas of the Cambodian society. At the rate of contracts signed under land concessions, the need to evict people out will be more frequent. It does not take a Ph.D. to see where the country is really heading to socially, politically and economically. Experiences can pretty much tell a person on the roads where he has walked on and where he will be led to. The government of Cambodia is relatively weak and inefficient. When a Prime Minister has to micro-manage every minor problems of the country, then that country is badly managed. All the institutions are useless. Corruption is like a cancer; it is a ticking time bomb and it continue to spread unmanageably. It corrupts the mind and the soul of everyone involved, rich and poor alike, Cambodian inside as well as those residing abroad. When one look at a country's development such as ours, he/she needs to take into account the human component, real lives
RE: Wireless Energy Could Signal the End of Power Cords
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RE: SCHOOL LOCATION IN CAMBODIA.
Thank you for your e-mail, reagarding the infestation was from the United Nations Enviromental Programme (UNEP), and I believe it is soemthing to do with crops, but is fairly dangerous, so they are advising people at the moment to sta in kampong Thom rather than the Stoung District. If this should change I will let you know. Rosa Manson Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 07:54:30 -0700 Subject: Re: SCHOOL LOCATION IN CAMBODIA. From: thomasb...@gmail.com To: camdisc@googlegroups.com Dear Rosa, Thank you for your cordial note. This is most helpful. I am wondering, though, if you could clarify one item. You mention having been advised--advised by whom?--not to spend the night in Stoung District because of an infestation. And what might this be an infestation of? Thank you again for your correspondence. -- R On May 27, 5:11 am, ROSA MANSON rosamanso...@hotmail.com wrote: Richter I found PREAH DAMRAI COMMUNE and would like to infrom you that from Phnom Penh, the Mekong Express Transport goes through kampong Thom Province then stops at Stoung Dsitrict then at Damdai, Koal Village is about 69.4 Kms from Preah Damadai, so you have options and can either get off at Kampong Thom and take a taxi, or get off At Damdai, and ask a local for 5$ to take you to the village. I believe it is quite far but not for the locals. As far as I know the school is somewhere near the mountains between Kampong Thom Province and Preah Vihrear. You can buy all tickets in advance from Mekong Express Transport, if not it will cost about 25,000 to 36,000 Cambodian Rial whether you are travelling from phnom Penh or Siem Reap. I hope this is of some use to you as for hotels, there has been an infestation or something in Stoung District, One has been advised to stay either in Kampong Thom, hotels that have been recommended are the following: Arunras Hotel, Mittapheap Hotel, Stung Sen Royal Garden Hotel or even to stay in a family run BB. I hope this is of use, if I get anything else I will let you know. Rosa Manson _ Share your photos with Windows Live Photos – Free.http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665338/direct/01/ _ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to camdisc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to camdisc-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: Location of school in Cambodia
On arriving in Phnon Peng or Seam Reap you need to take the Mekong Express Transport (from Phnon Penh in a Northerly direction or from Seam Reap in a Southerly direction) to Kampong Thom which is in the Central Eastern Region of Cambodia, this takes about 3 hours. The Mekong Express Transport is anything between 25,000 and 36,000 Cambodian Rial Once you arrive at Kampong Thom, there is a taxi service to Preah Damarai, once in Preah Damrai, one may have to rely on the locals that will cost you about 5$ to take you into Koal Village. If I have naymore information I will let you know. Rosa Manson Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 08:04:22 -0700 Subject: Location of school in Cambodia From: thomasb...@gmail.com To: camdisc@googlegroups.com Sorry, I made a mistake in my original posting. The school is located in Koal Village, Preah Damrai Commune, Staung DISTRICT, Kompong Thom Province. Thanks to anyone who can help me find the location and advise on traveling to the village. Original posting: I am wondering if anyone can help me locate Koal village, Preah Damrei commune, Staung Province, Kompong Thom province. Some colleagues and I have recently donated the money to build a school there, and we are thinking of visiting in the next few months. We are not sure of the location, and we have also been advised that the town is not safe for Westerners to stay in. Any advice and details will be appreciated. _ Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665375/direct/01/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to camdisc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to camdisc-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
SCHOOL LOCATION IN CAMBODIA.
Richter I found PREAH DAMRAI COMMUNE and would like to infrom you that from Phnom Penh, the Mekong Express Transport goes through kampong Thom Province then stops at Stoung Dsitrict then at Damdai, Koal Village is about 69.4 Kms from Preah Damadai, so you have options and can either get off at Kampong Thom and take a taxi, or get off At Damdai, and ask a local for 5$ to take you to the village. I believe it is quite far but not for the locals. As far as I know the school is somewhere near the mountains between Kampong Thom Province and Preah Vihrear. You can buy all tickets in advance from Mekong Express Transport, if not it will cost about 25,000 to 36,000 Cambodian Rial whether you are travelling from phnom Penh or Siem Reap. I hope this is of some use to you as for hotels, there has been an infestation or something in Stoung District, One has been advised to stay either in Kampong Thom, hotels that have been recommended are the following: Arunras Hotel, Mittapheap Hotel, Stung Sen Royal Garden Hotel or even to stay in a family run BB. I hope this is of use, if I get anything else I will let you know. Rosa Manson _ Share your photos with Windows Live Photos – Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665338/direct/01/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to camdisc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to camdisc-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: Location of school in Cambodia
KAMPONG THOM is a province with the smae named capital and it is near the Stung Saen Rivver and by the Sap Great Lake. There are 8 Districts withint that area and one of them is SOUNG. Stoung Province Cambodia is on Google Earth, and I have phoned some colleagues, but unfortunately they cannot get back to me unitl tomorrow. I will let you know. Rosa Manson Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 06:42:07 -0700 Subject: Location of school in Cambodia From: thomasb...@gmail.com To: camdisc@googlegroups.com Camdisc, I am wondering if anyone can help me locate Koal village, Preah Damrei commune, Staung Province, Kompong Thom province. Some colleagues and I have recently donated the money to build a school there, and we are thinking of visiting in the next few months. We are not sure of the location, and we have also been advised that the town is not safe for Westerners to stay in. Any advice and details will be appreciated. _ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to camdisc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to camdisc-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
