Sopheap Chak

By Sopheap Chak
While the world is facing financial downturn, richest men on the earth have been still recorded. My interest to the 2010 World’s Richest Man record is the Mexican Carlos Slim who also broke the record for 2007 when i compared him to a well-known Cambodian richest man, Tycoon Kith Meng. My commentators debated [...]

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 [...]

On August 07, 2009, AsianWeek released a feature titled “Chinese American Hero: Dr. Haing S. Ngor.” It was a surprise feature to most Cambodian readers who have known that Dr. Ngor is a Cambodian whose fame of winning the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Killing Field movie. As a [...]

By Chak Sopheap
Published on UPI Asia, May 27th 2009
Niigata, Japan — Corruption exists in all countries, but has the most destructive effect in developing economies. In a poor country like Cambodia, rated as a highly corrupt state, it threatens democratic institutions and fundamental rights and freedoms. It undermines socioeconomic development and deepens poverty. It also [...]