The end of the semester got away from me folks, which means that today’s Sounding Cambodia will consist of a lot of links, videos, and topics, with minimal commentary. Lots of important stuff in there, though. Go read!
Sand mountains during Khmer New Year (Video)
Cash pledges from politicians – exactly what is going on?
Violence against Cambodian Labor by the government
Interviews with Rich Garella of Who Killed Chea Vichea?
Nuon Chea and Cases 002 and 003 in the Extraordinary Chambers/Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Would you like some Borax with your Cambodian food? Formalin? You’re welcome.
Tiny Toones NGO – “Hey Babe” video.
Cambodian Rice Exports to the Philippines
Judy Ledgerwood’s awesome Summer ethnography school in Cambodia
Damned Dams and their impacts on damned-near everything; an article in Critical Asian Studies by Ian Baird
Book Review of Constance Wilson’s edited volume on the Middle Mekong River Basin
Thai Politics – an election primer from Duncan McCargo
Well, between my visit to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, campus, the screening of Who Killed Chea Vichea? on my campus, and the end of the semester looming, my attempt at disciplined, scheduled, blogging, has already collapsed. Instead of getting upset about that, I’ll just return to the attempt soon. In the meantime, there are big stories in Cambodia that need to be addressed.
Dry-Season Warfare at the Cambodian-Thai Border
Lao appears to begin construction of potential “Mekong Killer” dam
Hun Sen Denies Lung Cancer Rumors
“Who Killed Chea Vichea?” screens at Macalester College