TheMekongRedDiary

This is the first-time experience for me to travel to Vietnam over land through Phnom Den/Takeo - Tinh Bien/An Giang province border crossing. We arrived the border around 12.15pm after our quick lunch in Cambodia side. Two observations to share from each side of the border.  At Cambodia side where we stopped to have lunch, the restaurant also housed a dental care clinic. We were quite curious of the small unit within but didn’t say much. As we were having our lunch, one monk came in for a dental check. That drew our attention. We then continued to observe but about three minutes later, the monk left the dental unit with such a satisfied walk. We were dead curious. How could a dental check-up be done in such a quick way! But the so-called dentist also left and close his unit door nicely. This made us have a closer look and first saw the certificate: There is no name of enterprise registered which is fairly common in rural Cambodia. Once accompanied a foreign friend on a rural...

“In Cambodia, corruption is not only through on-the-table or under-the-table but includes the table.” Kem Ley By Sim Socheata - Event Observer  Transparency International Cambodia today celebrated the International day under the theme “iMove against Corruption and Impunity for Poverty Reduction”.   The event is open to the public through registration via online application. Majority of the participants are youths from university, students who are trained to be teachers, monks, community affected by land grabbing, and NGOs workers.   Mr. Preap Kol, Executive Director of Transparency International gave an opening remark which highlighted the grave needs for Cambodia to end the culture of corruption and impunity. He urged every citizen to exercise their rights be speaking up on behalf of and for the victims of the past, victims of the present, and victims of the future of any kind of injustice acts in order to demand for justice for them. It is the obli...