Sopheap Chak

One of things that people have ignored: Do you like this kind of view?The waste have been thrown at the resort area after the visits.Social responsibility and morality should be strengthened:Most people just throw their waste on the way by car and to the public area This image shows how people acknowledge the resort they [...]

Hehehe, when i see your picture, it reminds me the day at the Ramchange Restaurant. I could not help to laugh when Will, Britist Intern, tried to learn how to eat Banchheave in Khmer style , while John was very professional in doing so….Looking at Vidal, he was trying to complete his plate ; he [...]

Opinion Letter to the Cambodia DailyPublished on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 BY: CHAK Sopheap When I heard the news of last month’s plane crash in Kampot province, I had many considerations, including my safety back home as I was out of country, and sympathy for the victims’ families. At the same time, I wondered how [...]

I was a little bit out of news and contact for while since my sister got married. Before Friday July 20th, it was such a terribly busy and tired day as i was ousted from the room where i used to be with my sister. But now, she needs to replace another one:)…..I had to [...]

OPINION Letter to the Cambodia DailyPublished on January 12 2007BY: CHAK Sopheap I am not surprised that Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong has been accused of favoritism toward the ruling party, (Tep Vog Accused of Favoritism, Going Against Buddha,” Tuesday, page 16). Most of his orders are issued for the government’s sake. These include his [...]

Published on Friday, December 29, 2006Letter to the EditorTHE CAMBODIA DAILY Though public servants are elected and delegated to serve and protect the people’s interest, in most cases in Cambodia public servants work for their own interest, not for the people. This contradicts the univer sal slogan of “Government of the people, for the people, [...]

OPINION Letter to the Cambodia DailyPublished on September 01 2006BY: CHAK Sopheap It was unbelievable that the lawmakers voted for a new law allowing themselves to be charged with criminal offenses without their immunity first being lifted; (“Legislators vote to Limit their Own Speech,” Thursday, page 1). The right to free expression is fundamental to [...]

OPINION Letter to the Cambodia DailyPublished on June 05, 2006BY: CHAK Sopheap Corruption exists in all countries but it is in the developing world that is most destructive (Report: Firms See Judges as Most Corrupt”, Thursday, page 1). In a poor country like Cambodia, it threatens democratic institutions and fundamental rights and freedoms; it undermines [...]

OPINION Letter to the Cambodia DailyPublished on June 05, 2006BY: CHAK Sopheap I write regarding “Villager Continue to Stake Out Tonle Bassac” (Friday, page 12). With the arrival of rainy season, the situation of these villagers is terribly difficult. Their houses have been removed and NGOs are stopped from contributing food or tents to them. [...]

Opinion Letter to the Cambodia DailyPublished on May 16, 2006By: CHAK Sopheap It was good news that the National assembly approved the national development planning strategy for 2006-2010, in which the main objectives are to reduce the poverty rate to fall to 25% and to lower the unemployment rate to less than four percent. (Development [...]