Mr. Thach Ngoc Thach's speech in front of the UN Head Office in New York

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw9_KkgOHjs

Chanh ban chea Preah, Chhneah ban chea mear - "The looser is Buddha, the winner is Mara": Op-ed by Ven. Hok Savann

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Cambodia's political problem is a social cancer - Opinion by Kuch Ly

Opinion by Kuch Ly
email: kuchlyydv@yahoo.com

"I’d rather live as a simple Cambodian citizen with freedom and true independence than being a king, or a government official or an oknha (rich businessman) living under Vietnamese colonialism."

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Independence Day celebration

Balloons are released at the Monument of Independence during Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh November 9, 2009. Cambodia celebrates its 56th anniversary of independence from France on November 9. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodian honour guards hold the national flag during Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh November 9, 2009. Cambodia celebrates its 56th anniversary of independence from France on November 9. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (C) greets officials during Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh November 9, 2009. Cambodia celebrates its 56th anniversary of independence from France on November 9. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (R) greets the honour guard during Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh November 9, 2009. Cambodia celebrates its 56th anniversary of independence from France on November 9. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodia's prime minister Hun Sen (C) inspects the honor guard during Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh November 9, 2009. Cambodia celebrates its 56th anniversary of independence from France on November 9. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (R) greets the honour guard during Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh November 9, 2009. Cambodia celebrates its 56th anniversary of independence from France on November 9. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Independence from France ... but no independence from Vietnam yet?

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni greets his government officials during the Independence Day celebration at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The king was joined by thousand of civil servants and students to mark the country's 54th Independence Day from French rule. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, center, stands in front of two of Cambodian supreme patriarchs during the Independence Day celebration at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The king was joined by thousand of civil servants and students to mark the country's 54th Independence Day from French rule. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, talks with his Defense Minister Tea Banh, right, during the Independence Day celebration at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Thailand's fugitive ex-leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, will visit Cambodia this week after being appointed an economic adviser, Hun Sen said Sunday, inflaming a diplomatic row between the neighbors. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Royal crusade for Cambodia's independence from France

Photo: NorodomSihanouk.info

Political Cartoon: The Scene behind Xmer-Independence

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)