TheMekongRedDiary

Amid the heat of the March's weather in Cambodia, my attention to the narration from an experienced Chorng lady from Areng Valley made me an attentive listener. At my request, we used our small break between lunch and the afternoon session of the network meeting to listen to one side of the story of the Areng communities. At the age of fifty, Ming Lai has been a single mother to her six children since her late husband's passing in 2002 when her youngest child was just two months old. She recalled that as Indigenous Chorng, after the Khmer Rouge regime, she and her family returned back to live in Chi Phat area. Subsequently, her community discovered that there were people and relatives who were living in Areng Valley and they decided to resettle back to their home area. Since then, 1980s, her family have been living in Areng. I asked Ming Lai if she is able to send her children to school. She said yes; however, among the six children, her grown up daughters already dropped ...

PUC Youth Debate  The second candidate from the opposing team appears to have a strong point highlighting the value of ‘good woman’, upholding Khmer culture and tradition of being a good woman should do… no woman should choose to do sex work because that job is bringing disgrace to woman… The fourth candidate from the support team on the topic appears quite energetic at first. But when she attempted to conclude the key points/reasoning that her three fellow team members presented, she could not quite present their point. She mumbled over words and then concluded the point without much logical order, and one that is convinced… Then the committee called for a small break before announcing the results of the three groups. The Anxious Moment Even For Someone who is not on either side of the team… Debate: a formal contest of argumentation between two teams or individuals. [1] Ten days ago, on my way to the coastal province of Kep, I received an email inviting me to men...