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Showing posts with label Exodus from Phnom Penh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exodus from Phnom Penh. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Yesterday in 1975
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Khmer New Year celebration: Day 1
Cambodians sit on a taxi as they leave Phnom Penh April 13, 2010 to return to their hometowns to celebrate the Khmer New Year from April 14-16. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodians ride on a "romork", a three-wheeled form of public transportation in the city, as they leave Phnom Penh April 13, 2010 to return to their hometowns to celebrate the Khmer New Year from April 14-16. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodian women light incense as they pray at a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, on the first day of New Year celebrations, April 14, 2010. Cambodians are celebrating the Khmer New Year from April 14 to 16 to mark the beginning of the Year of the Tiger. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
A Cambodian woman lights incense as she prays at a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, on the first day of New Year celebrations, April 14, 2010. Cambodians are celebrating the Khmer New Year from April 14 to 16 to mark the beginning of the Year of the Tiger. REUTERS/Chor SokuntheaMini truck, maximum occupancy
It's New Year's in Cambodia, and just about everybody in Phnom Penh is heading to their home provinces to celebrate. (Photo: Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP / Getty Images)Cambodians celebrate Khmer New Year
Phnom Penh exodusPHNOM PENH, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's New Year started Wednesday which will last three days, and millions of Cambodians enjoy their celebration at many forms including the families gathering across the nation.
As usual, many residents, the families or workers in the country's capital city of Phnom Penh are travelling to rural areas or their birth places to meet their parents or relatives.
But what happen during these festivities, those travelers and happy goers are complaining about the rise of double or triple high cost of transportation as usually demanded by the vehicle operators.
Other than that, traffic jams and slow services at ferry crossing points are other things being complained about, but now thanks to two new Chinese donated bridges that help facilitate the smooth and fast flow of travelers who are getting out of town to north and northeast parts of the country, in addition to the existing two bridges donated by Japan.
On the other hand, authorities including traffic police, armed forces are busy to secure that any disturbance during the period is not to happen with their maximum efforts that may account from the theft, robbery, accidents, fire, as well as other social disorders.
In recent years, Phnom Penh Municipal Authority has warned residents not to purchase or use water cannon or fire crackers, fearing accidents often caused by these plays.
But, at the same time, many popular games and performances are encouraged by the authorities to entertain the mass holiday goers, especially, the farmers who flock to the city.
Besides, the performances in music, comics, dances and traditional arts, several old popular games are played across the country such as: knotted scarf throwing, tug-of-war, hidden knotted scarf, leaf snatching and bamboo.
Khmer New Year is celebrated every year in mid April in accordance with Moha Songkran, a Khmer form of astrology with 12 animals and this year is the year of tiger and it started on Wednesday at 07:36 a.m. local time.
The festival encourages people to enjoy the upcoming year, and to forget all unhappiness over the past year.
The Khmer New Year celebration is not only held in Cambodia, but also among overseas Cambodians living in the United States, France, Australia and Canada among others.
As usual, many residents, the families or workers in the country's capital city of Phnom Penh are travelling to rural areas or their birth places to meet their parents or relatives.
But what happen during these festivities, those travelers and happy goers are complaining about the rise of double or triple high cost of transportation as usually demanded by the vehicle operators.
Other than that, traffic jams and slow services at ferry crossing points are other things being complained about, but now thanks to two new Chinese donated bridges that help facilitate the smooth and fast flow of travelers who are getting out of town to north and northeast parts of the country, in addition to the existing two bridges donated by Japan.
On the other hand, authorities including traffic police, armed forces are busy to secure that any disturbance during the period is not to happen with their maximum efforts that may account from the theft, robbery, accidents, fire, as well as other social disorders.
In recent years, Phnom Penh Municipal Authority has warned residents not to purchase or use water cannon or fire crackers, fearing accidents often caused by these plays.
But, at the same time, many popular games and performances are encouraged by the authorities to entertain the mass holiday goers, especially, the farmers who flock to the city.
Besides, the performances in music, comics, dances and traditional arts, several old popular games are played across the country such as: knotted scarf throwing, tug-of-war, hidden knotted scarf, leaf snatching and bamboo.
Khmer New Year is celebrated every year in mid April in accordance with Moha Songkran, a Khmer form of astrology with 12 animals and this year is the year of tiger and it started on Wednesday at 07:36 a.m. local time.
The festival encourages people to enjoy the upcoming year, and to forget all unhappiness over the past year.
The Khmer New Year celebration is not only held in Cambodia, but also among overseas Cambodians living in the United States, France, Australia and Canada among others.
Friday, April 02, 2010
Request not to raise taxi fees during New Year
Rong Chhun, President of the Cambodian Federation of Unions
Exodus from Phnom Penh during festive period02 April 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Rong Chhun, President of the Cambodian Federation of Unions, called on taxi drivers, as well other transportation companies in the city not to raise their passenger transportation fees during the upcoming Cambodian New year. Rong Chhun made this call yesterday in view of the upcoming Cambodian New Year which will be celebrated between 14 and 16 April. In general, prior and following the New Year celebration, passenger transportation companies tend to increase their fees by a large amount. Rong Chhun told The Phnom Penh Post on Thursday: “I hope that those who are running tourist taxis and passenger transportation companies will provide the opportunity so that factory workers, teachers and the general public can travel to celebrate the upcoming Cambodian New Year without having to pay increased fees.” However, an official for the Phnom Penh Soriya transport company, located near Phsar Thmei market, said that his company plans to raise their fees for the upcoming New Year festival. Other transportation companies will also follow suit.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Exodus from Phnom Penh: A CNN Video
Rev. Francois Ponchaud describes the scene as the Khmer Rouge emptied the Cambodian capital.
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