Friday, April 02, 2010

Cambodia's Geography - a book in Khmer by Sakou Samoth

Unofficial translation from French
Dear Friends,

On the occasion of the Khmer New Year, Year of the Tiger, Buddhist era 2554, the Angkor Wat magazine is greeting you with our best wishes.

May the New Year bring you happiness, health and prosperity. We also have the pleasure to present to you a book in Khmer titled “Cambodia’s Geography” which includes color maps and photos of Cambodia.

The current book, which is based on an earlier version of “Cambodia’s Geography” which was used as a high school textbook in Cambodia in the 70s, includes 8 chapters as follows:

1- Physical geography of Cambodia
2- Cambodia's climate
3- Cambodia’s natural resources
4- Political and administrative organization of Cambodia following the 1993 Constitution. Following the 22 December 2008 Royal Decree, Cambodia now counts 23 provinces and only one municipality (Phnom Penh).
5- The people of Cambodia:
  • History of the Cambodian population
  • 1998 Census
  • 2008 Census
6- General elections in Cambodia: 1998, 2003, 2008
  • Election results from 1946 to 2008
7- Cambodia’s continental shelf
8- Cambodia’s chronology from 1835 to 2010
  • Khmer temples (Prasat) chronology
  • List of Cambodian pagodas in Europe
The 160-page “Cambodia’s Geography” book in Khmer which includes color maps and pictures costs 15 euros.

Thank you,

Sakou Samoth
01 60 06 77 82
sakousamoth@aol.com

PS: A PDF version containing excerpts from the 8 chapters (about 20 pages of the 160 pages) is available by clicking here.
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Chers amis,

A l’occasion du Nouvel an khmer, année du Tigre ère bouddhique 2554, le magazine d’Angkor Vat vous présente les meilleurs vœux les plus sincères.

Que la nouvelle année vous apporte de bonheur, de bonne santé et de prospérité.
Il a aussi le plaisir de mettre à votre disposition un livre en khmer «Géographie du Cambodge» illustré de cartes et photos en couleur du Cambodge.

Le livre dont les textes rédigés sur la base de la «Géographie du Cambodge», un programme de l’enseignement secondaire du Cambodge dans les années 70, comprend 8 chapitres:

I – Géographie physique du Cambodge
II- Climatologie du Cambodge
III- Aptitudes naturelles du Cambodge
IV- Organisation politique et administrative du Cambodge d’après la constitution 1993. D’après le décret royal du 22 décembre 2008, le Cambodge compte 23 provinces et une seule municipalité (Phnom Penh).
V- Peuplement du Cambodge :
  • Histoire du peuplement
  • Recensement de la population 1998
  • Recensement de la population 2008
VI- Elections législatives du Cambodge : 1998, 2003, 2008
  • Résultats des Scrutins nationaux de 1946 à 2008
VII- Plateau continental du Cambodge
VIII- Chronologie du Cambodge de 1835 à 2010.
  • Chronologie des Temples/Prasats khmers
  • Répertoire des Pagodes khmères en Europe.
Livre de Géographie du Cambodge en khmer illustré de cartes et photos en couleur de 160 pages coûte 15 euros.

Merci

SAKOU Samoth
01 60 06 77 82
sakousamoth@aol.com

Pj : un fichier de 8 chapitres (une vingtaine de pages/160 pages).

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is strange! I saw Koh Trol defined inside cambodian territory even during Heng Samrin era 1982. But now Koh trol is officially Vietnam. How can the gov't explain about that? They just let go like that?

Anonymous said...

Correction please: To the south east of Cambodia it is NOT Vietnam, but it is KAMPUCHEA KROM please. Make sure it is spelled correctly when posting next time around please. Thank you please.

K.P.

Anonymous said...

Can't image Cambodia has became such a small land, where is my Khmer empire? Khmer Surin and Khmer Krom, koh tral. LOL, pathetic Khmer. See you in Thailand bay in the next decade.

Anonymous said...

Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime

Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...

Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention


Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime

Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...

Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.

"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
  
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union 
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son 
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.  
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation

Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.

Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky.  Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground. 
Source:  Lightning, Discovery Channel

Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters. 
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.

Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.

Anonymous said...

i think all khmer people ought to study and know all about our geography, e.g. the provinces, the borderlines, the geographical features like tonle sap great lake, the mighty mekong river, khmer mountains, rivers, waters, sea coasts, islands, etc, etc... i mean know the area square miles or square kilometers, the villages, the cities, etc in details. this way, we have more interest in our country and proud of it. we should know it like we know history, really! god bless cambodia.

Anonymous said...

all khmer people, please study and know all about details of khmer geography, etc... it is very important to know our geography as well as history, language, etc... god bless khmer people and cambodia.