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The Man Who Got Duch, sort of...(Part 2)
The facts of Duch's capture are well documented. He was "discovered" living in north-western Cambodia by photographer Nic Dunlop, he was interviewed by Dunlop and Nate Thayer and shortly after their story was published, he was arrested by the Cambodian military.
While the ECCC examines the legal ramifications of the detention that followed that arrest, Nic Dunlop, who started the whole process, looks at the philosophical questions the trial gives rise to.
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Green Vespa Review
After many return visits this year, I have decided this is one of my favourite bars in Phnom Penh. When I started reading website postings about what makes a good bar in Phnom Penh, many people said it was the man behind the bar ( does anyone know a female bar owner in Phnom Penh ? ) and in the Green Vespa's case, this is particularly true. Alan is a consummate professional and I reckon he probably knew he wanted to be a barman at the age of four.
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Skate park for Phnom Penh up for grabs
Cambodia hosted two sporting greats for a few days this week. One, Sir Bobby Charlton, captured most of the attention, but skateboard legend Tony Hawk was not just along for the ride.
At 70, Sir Bobby belied his age and taught kids for Phnom Penh to Battambang the finer points of football during his three-day visit. Not only that, but both men risked life and limb (and what brave insurer would put a collective value on that calibre of limb?) touring mined countryside to promote land mine awareness and the scale of Cambodia's problem with the deadly tools of war to the rest of the world.
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Tips on opening night bar etiquette from a new boozehound about town
As a young(ish) man about town I somehow seem to have found myself on Phnom Penh's invitation A-list. Back home, I struggled to get invited to a funeral. All my friends were forever in the Sunday social pages whilst I was the very definition of a pariah.
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Vote for Cambodia in the Changemakers Sport for a Better World award
Vote for Cambodia Now to Win the Nike-Changemakers Sport for a Better World Competition!
The Cambodian National Volleyball League Disabled (CNVLD) has been selected as one of 16 finalists in the Nike - Changemakers Sport for A Better World Competition; a global contest to identify the most innovative sporting projects bringing about social change.
The CNVLD is only Cambodian and Asian finalist out of 382 entries from 69 countries. The CNVLD is also the only finalist working with athletes with a disability, the majority of who are survivors of the landmine.
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Ronan Keating to stage a concert in Cambodia
Cambodia is to stage its biggest ever international music event with a concert by world-wide singing sensation Ronan Keating.
Ronan (30) - famous for number 1 selling songs 'If Tomorrow Never Comes', 'Life's a Rollercoaster' and 'When You Say Nothing At All' as well as his work with platinum selling boy band Boyzone - will perform at a special concert to be held at the Indoor Arena at the Olympic Stadium on May 9th 2007. The performance is expected to start at 7.30pm (1930).
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Tourist Plane Crash
A PMT Air chartered flight traveling from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville has crashed near Kirrirom. 22 people are feared dead.
EAS presents the latest news from wire services....Korean State News Agency Yonhap is reporting a PMT Air chartered flight carrying 22 people including 13 South Koreans, three Cambodians and crew, has crashed.
The plane went missing at around 11 am after taking off from Siem Reap Airport early Monday, news reports said.
Japan's Kyodo News Agency said the plane crashed near Kirirom Mountain, 130 kilometers west of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.