Cambodia officially gained independence from France in 1953. This new change in leadership changed the nation‚ the country from that point was bound to be different socially. Zimmer‚ Knodel‚ and Sovan-Kim described “the Pol Pot led Khmer Rouge was a particularly
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I. Introduction ASEAN which is the acronym for Association of Southeast Asian Nation‚ was established on 8 August‚ 1967 whose member states include: Brunei Darussalam‚ Cambodia‚ Indonesia‚ Lao PDR‚ Malaysia‚ Myanmar‚ Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Thailand and Viet Nam. The aim of ASEAN was to strengthen self-reliance and regional cohesion‚ while emphasizing social‚ cultural and economic cooperation and development. In order to achieve those objectives‚ ASEAN Community 2015 was established and comprised
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Traffic: A difficult question. Vietnam is a developing country. We have to face with many difficulties‚ and traffic is one of the most vital problems that should be solved immediately. Since accident transport and traffic congestion are becoming serious day by day is the real situation in our country‚ the Government has introduced a new law that is charging vehicles going into city. However‚ I believe that charging vehicles cannot solve traffic problems‚ but changing people awareness and improving
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than a decade of spectacular growth‚ Tourism has played an important role in the development of Cambodia. It has brought employment‚ improvements in infrastructure‚ training and general education and living standards for many people‚ and raised the international profile of Cambodia. Its growth has helped diversify economic activity‚ and broaden the base of foreign earnings. Tourism statistics of Cambodia In recent years‚ the question of how to increase the yield from each tourist; how to encourage
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Millennium Development Goals in Cambodia International Organizations 04/21/2013 Introduction The road to development is unpaved and very expensive. A developing country in the 21st century faces stark challenges as it grows. Neoliberal policy dominates the global economy‚ making capital a necessity for development. Capital may come easy to some states‚ especially those that are rich with natural resources‚ but many developing states continue to struggle from past events likes wars‚ natural
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Vietnamese Army/Viet Cong/Viet Minh: Ho Chi Minh wanted Independence/unification/Regional influence. -King Sihanouk’s Kingdom of Cambodia: King Norodom Sihanouk wanted Consolidate/Retain Power -Khmer Republic: General Lon Nol = Attain/Maintain Power -Communist Party of Kampuchea: Pol Pot = Overthrow Khmer Republic 2. Sihanouk Policy (foreign and Domestic) -Cambodia foreign policy was based on Neutrality (non-alignment) within the region -Sihanouk received large amounts of aid from the USA
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It looked as if a storm was approaching. I was standing at a cross-road traffic junction‚ waiting to cross the road. I have always observed that particular cross-road to be extremely busy‚ with vehicles constantly on the move. I was headed towards the bus stop across the street‚ so I turned in the opposite direction of the cross-road to see if my bus was coming. As I turned back to have a look at the cross-road‚ I saw a flashy yellow sports car trying to beat the red light. Before I knew it‚ I heard
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Cambodia has a lot of traditional and international festivals. At those times of celebration the nation share common understanding of values and traditions; even in the times of hardship people try harder to make these times special. All the traditional festivals are influenced by the concepts of religions and royal cultures. Among those plenty of holidays I will choose only the three most important celebrations to describe. Firstly‚ Water festival takes place in October or the beginning of November
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Introduction: Sometimes‚ misfortune comes without notice. You cannot know what lies for you at a minute ahead. Such is the mystery of God. Accident is accident. There is no explanation for it. It is God’s monopoly. Accident may be minor or major. It may leave you with slight injury; it may take away your life; or it may hurt you grievously. The accident that I met: Once I happened to meet an accident. It was a street accident. I caused me serious fracture at my backbone. My skull was also
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http://kienforcefidele.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/superstition/ Superstition in Cambodia For a very long time ago‚ the advance of technology and science were at very low rate‚ unlikely from nowadays. So‚ people started to believe in superstition. They have believed in things that are unseen and unknown – even up to now‚ although some people have turned their aspects on the science and modern technologies. On my point of view‚ I can’t say that I don’t believe in superstition at all‚ nor can I say
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