Success stories and the Cambodians making a difference. · 116 stories
It is not the kind of tennis that Yi Sarun enjoyed playing for fun or leisure. His prime had been cruelly cut short by war and its tragic consequences, but he had once been a tough rival and feared contender. For years, his tennis gear remained in storage. His life was in ruins, but miraculously,…
Sinoun was an alumni of the YSEALI Professional Fellows Program in 2018 of Civic Engagement among the youth from the Southeast Asia Countries. Sinoun and his team have been granted a project of YOUth Initiative Hub to deliver the employability skills and granted by the American Council for International Education and a group of young…
Written by, Steven Naing I work directly for The Sokimex Investment Group’s Chairman, the one and only, Neak Oknha Dr. Sok Kong. This great man is probably one of the top 10 individuals who can be credited with rebuilding this country from the ashes of the Civil War and the continued decimation left behind by…
Miss Khan Jessa of Cambodia won a gold medal at the Ju-Jitsu World Championship 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the 52-kilogramme-weight event, Jessa defeated her Spanish opponent, Matthews Martin Naiomi. Cambodia has sent three athletes to the Ju-Jitsu World Championship 2022. On Nov. 3, Mr. Hour Senghong will compete in the 69-kilogramme…
An old weak woman, crying at the top of her voice, rushed towards Buddha’s monastery. She was crying and shouting the name of the wisest man in the village. In a moment, Buddha came to address her. Old lady: I’m devastated, my entire life has been turned upside down! You must help me in some…
Hor Sam Ath, a Mekong Conservation Hero, shares his current efforts and what he has learned as a community conservation leader. In 2010, I limited my involvement in natural resource protection in other provinces in order to devote more attention to the Sdey Krom Roharl Suong community fishery in Battambang Province. We work to recover…
How Krom Ngoy outsmarted Phirum Yu with a clever response! There was a story that when Krom Ngoy traveled via Battambang to return to Cambodia, he met Phirum Yu, a talented poet and language master. Phirum Yu asked Krom Ngoy to participate in a competition because he had heard that Krom Ngoy was a great…
Sino-Khmer author Ly Theam Teng wrote a number of books, including novels that have become classics of Cambodian literature. On May 15, 1930, in Kampong Siem District, Kampong Cham Province, Ly Theam Teng was born to parents who were of Khmer and Chinese descent. His mother’s name was Sok Kim, and his father’s name was…
Long Rachana is a talented young girl who developed a lifelong passion of reading at a very young age. She completed a 300-page novel at the age of 13, which brought her popularity. Since Long Rachana had an imaginative childhood and a passion for literature, she has always lived a little differently than most kids…
Molly Faulkner, a daughter of an immigrant father from Cambodia and a Khmer Rouge survivor who was very fortunate to be saved by UNICEF as a Refugee and brought to America in the 1980s. She came into the real estate industry at the toughest time of the USA’s history, September 11, she was working at…
Lok Oknha Suttantaprija Ind () (1859–1924) was a renowned Cambodian monk who was an outstanding poet and writer. In comparison to his scholarly contemporaries, his poems and writings, which typically highlighted Khmer life at the time they were written, were superior. The Khmer King had given him the royal title of Oknha, or Lord in…
Dr. CHHIM Sotheara, a Cambodian psychiatrist who treats Khmer Rouge victims, was named as one of the four recipients of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award, also known as Asia’s Nobel Prize. The annual award, which was first given out in 1957 and is named for the president of the Philippines who died in an airplane…
In one of the world’s top finswimming competitions, a female swimmer brought honor to Cambodia by taking home three gold medals. This happened after Cambodia’s finswimmers won a bronze medal in the Men’s Finswimming 4200-m Relay at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. According to local media, it was the Khmer Swimming Federation’s (KSF) first SEA…
