Sopheap Chak

By Sopheap Chak The case of infectious diseases due to Yali Dam Villagers in a remote Stung Treng’s Svay Rieng village living along the Sesan River reportedly appeal for health treatment assistant due to the infectious disease coming from dirty water flowing from the Yali dam in Vietnam. Majority of 200 families in this village [...]

By Chak Sopheap Oct 28, 2009, Published on UPI Asia online Niigata, Japan — Cambodia held its first National Forum on Climate Change in Phnom Penh on Oct. 19, to raise awareness of climate change issues and their effects on socioeconomic development. This is a positive development for Cambodia, where issues related to climate change [...]

Chak Sopheap, Guest Commentary Published on UPI Asia Niigata, Japan — Thousands of people around the world celebrated World Environment Day last Sunday with various “green activities.” The global U.N. event to combat climate change was embraced by companies, locals and heads of state heeding U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call: “Your planet needs you.” However, [...]

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Reflection on Cambodia (following the case of Minamata disease in Japan): The current practice of the Cambodian government who neglects or bypasses the regulations in approving forest concessions or filling the lakes is not only harmful to natural resource depletion, but also to environment, to human life, and the whole community survival. Current examples includes: [...]

Disease Flow

(source: http://kampot.sihanoukville-cambodia.com/images/arne/churchfog2.jpg) Referring to recent Articles on the “Government Authorizes Development in Bokor Park”, Cambodia Daily, Monday, I am deeply concern about natural resource management and environmental protection in Cambodia, once there will be development of palm oil and cassava plantations and livestock farms within the Bokor National Park. These development activities will affect both [...]

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The 10th ASIAN CARTOON EXHIBITION – “Asian Environmental Issues” 17th -29th September, 2007 (08:00?18:00) [23rd, 24th Sept,2007 (closed)] Place: Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC), Lobby Hall In the campus of RUPP, Russia Blvd, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Co-organized by Japan Foundation and CJCC Supported by Embassy of Japan, JICA, Japanese Association of Cambodia (JAC) [...]

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 [...]