Pannasastra University of Cambodia Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations CAMBODIA: Challenging the ASEAN Economic Community 2015 History and Political System of ASEAN Nations (POL 303) Prof. Sonya CHUM Ms. Soksamphoas IM E-mail: soksamphoas.im@live.com December 2011 – March 2012 Contents: I. Introduction II. Modern Economic History of Cambodia 2.1 Cambodia-ASEAN Diplomatic Relations 2.2 Cambodia‟s Achievements after joining ASEAN 2.3 Cambodia‟s policies‚ strategies and commitments
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and of course freedom. As a twenty year old‚ southeast Cambodian and was fortunate enough to move here‚ I would like to offer the advantages of living in the United States as compare to living in Cambodia. Education If you are to ask my parents why we moved here? They would say “Education”. In Cambodia the educational system is fragile and very much susceptible to corruption. What do I mean by corruption? Let just say $10‚000 could indeed get you a graduate degree and thus make you certified to
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Describe and evaluate the negative social‚ cultural or environmental impact caused by tourism in a destination of your choice. Analyse the causes of this impact and judge to what extent sustainable tourism strategies and methods could eliminate or ameliorate them and thereby secure the long term future of the destination. The negative effects of tourism are widely publicised in a number of destinations worldwide; however it is often underdeveloped nations that are home to natural wonders of the
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newspapers. Traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death in Cambodia‚ estimated to cost the country $310 million per year. Motorcycle accidents alone account for 75 percent of all traffic deaths. Traffic fatalities have doubled in Cambodia over the last five years‚ so road safety is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently. Several factors exacerbate this upward trend in traffic fatalities. First‚ the roads in Cambodia were not designed to handle the high speeds at which some vehicles
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Cambodians Under Pol Pot Cambodia‚ a small country just west of Vietnam‚ gained independence after nearly 100 years of French rule. They first faced the problem of Communism during the Vietnamese Civil War. They remained neutral by contributing equally to North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was a Communist country while South Vietnam was advised by the U.S. The Khmer Rouge‚ a group of Communist rebels‚ was led by Pol Pot. They soon took over Cambodia‚ killing hundreds of thousands of people
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Genocide. Pol Pot’s main reason to start this genocide was to nationalize the peasant farming society of Cambodia ideally overnight‚ in accordance with the Chinese Communist agricultural model. This horrific genocide took place in Cambodia and lasted 3 years‚ 8 months‚ and 20 days. Some causes of this genocide was the fact that Pol Pot wanted to nationalize the peasant farming society of Cambodia. Most Cambodians involved in the genocide died from starvation‚
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you might make the wrong decisions‚ comrades‚ and then where would we be?" (Orwell page 50). These examples prove Napoleon‚ ruler of Animal Farm‚ and Pol Pot‚ ruler of Cambodia‚ are indeed similar. Pol Pot was Dictator of Cambodia and head of the Khmer Rogue from 1975-1979. The Khmer Rogue was a communist party within Cambodia. The Rogue first initiated a coup d’ētat in 1970‚ which sparked a civil war which lasted 5 years
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were in hell. Pol Pot‚ the leader of the Khmer Rouge over threw the king of Cambodia and stated that “1975 was year zero for his country‚ resetting the culture of Cambodian people and wiping away old traditions and history so that revolutionaries could rebuild the nation.” “Banks‚ churches‚ schools‚ newspapers‚ radio‚ television stations‚ and any other remnants of a free press were shut down.” People in the city of Cambodia were forced from their homes walking on foot to the countryside to work as
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French peasants. However‚ Saloth was forced by the university to return back to Cambodia in 1952‚ after failing his exams for the past 3 years. Shortly after return in 1953‚ Sar became a part of the Khmer Viet Minh‚ which was the Cambodian communist party in the 1950s. The party disbanded in 1954‚ so Sar joined the Kampuchean People’s Revolutionary Party in 1955‚ shortly after Prince Sihanouk was elected as leader of Cambodia. After joining‚ Saloth Sar officially changed his name to Pol Pot. In 1964
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The Rise and Fall of Pol Pot Pol Pot‚ infamous for his connection to the Khmer Rouge that identified with communism‚ held power in Cambodia from 1975-1979. Although‚ this is only a short period of time‚ he undoubtedly left a lasting impression on the Cambodian population. Pol Pot’s revolution failed to increase the level of Human Rights and wealth for the Khmer people. Pol Pot and his party became obsessed with eliminating “enemies” of the Khmer Rouge from the population. They devastated any chance
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