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 are using [...]

By Sopheap Chak
I first became aware of prostitution in Cambodia when I was 10. On the way home from the Phnom Penh Airport, we drove down Tol Kork Street. I was puzzled to see so many ladies wearing short skirts and heavy make-up. They were standing in front of their small cottages and waving at [...]

This broken body of mine still serves for the society,
Today I still move on the street (on the wheelchair),
A poem by the SMON victim (chanting No More SMON)
Another Failure of Risk Management System: a case of SMON
SMON (Subacute-Myelo-Optico-Neuropathy): is caused by the side-effects of an anti-diarrheal drug containing Clioquinol or Chinoform. It was firstly treated [...]

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:
1) [...]