Comments on: Making A Killing In Cambodia

By: Cambogia: I ricchi Khmer nel dopo Pol Pot | Terre dei Monsoni

Cambogia: I ricchi Khmer nel dopo Pol Pot | Terre dei Monsoni — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:10:54 +0000

[...] medicine antimalariche. Ma allora come possono esserci ricchi in un posto così? Ce lo spiega Andrew Marshall, a lungo giornalista della Reuters, in questo articolo pubblicato nel febbraio 2010 nel Sunday [...]

By: The Naked Truth | Atomic Shogun

The Naked Truth | Atomic Shogun — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:48:46 +0000

[...] the point is censorship is a reality in cambodia and i’ve seen it happen where certain webpages are blocked by certain internet providers (ahem…metfone) for whatever miscellaneous reasons. [...]

By: Cambodia + SUV = Arrogant Driving

Cambodia + SUV = Arrogant Driving — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:45:52 +0000

[...] here's the article that made Cambodia decide journalist Andrew Marshall had worn out his welcome… " Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a ball" –The Pixies [...]

By: Edith

Edith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:03:23 +0000

I just returned from a trip to Cambodia. I had a tuktuk driver in Siem Reap for three days who, in his broken English, explained how the prime minister had broken the unions and how he, as union head for some hotel workers, was now forced to drive a tuktuk for a living. He told me how cleaners at the temples in Angkor Park in Siem Reap get paid $1 a day while he sees how the park charges $20 a day in entrance fees to tourists. You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that the park must be pulling in hundreds of thousands of dollars a month and I cannot help wonder where all that money is going.

By: Dani

Dani — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:46:01 +0000

reads like medieval Europe.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:32:59 +0000

In 1992 I was there serving with UNTAC as the fighting came to an end … or did it? The elections in 1993 gave them a chance to rebuild their society I was back in 2003 with Australian Business Volunteers for 18 months and experienced the frustraion that emma writes about in her earlier comment. Andrew’s story should be essential reading for everyone who CARES

By: emma

emma — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:53:59 +0000

This is an article that hurts to read – even more so when you know Cambodia and care for it. It dazes and it aches to read about the bling and guns lifestyle of the ruling elite. It’s not just the extreme wealth and luxury of the few “privileged” in a country that ranks amongst the poorest in Asia. It’s its origins, what allowed this small elite to live the way they do, by capturing the profits from the way Cambodia has been “developing.” A country where it is hard to see what is not for sale – land, forest, sand, minerals, town centres and outskirts… What if people already farm that land, need the forest or live in that part of town – that’s of no importance when there is so much cake to eat indeed. Nor is what happens to them after they lose their land and all that it means for them, that is their survival.

In this context, it’s hard to make sense of the generally good image of Cambodia, its government and its so-called “development”. So, thank you for shedding light on a reality of Cambodia that should be better known. It makes for an indispensable read, as interesting as it is chilling…

By: Don’t Forget What Direction You’re Going | Thrilling Heroics

Don’t Forget What Direction You’re Going | Thrilling Heroics — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:13:44 +0000

[...] extreme poverty and the aftereffects of unimaginable genocide here before. Cambodia is one of the poorest and most corrupt places in the world; the sexism, racism, and other socio-economic trends are tough to [...]