Monday, 25 January 2010 15:01 Sophan Seng Dear Editor, Photo by: Rick Valenzuela Economist and Nobel laureate Eric S Maskin speaks with the Post at the Hotel Cambodiana last week. I agree with Professor Eric Maskin, who says that Cambodia has been at risk from a growing gap between rich and poor (“Nobel laureate to
Thursday, 07 January 2010 15:01 Sophan Seng Photo Supplied A propoganda poster from the Khmer Rouge era calling for solidarity between the citizens of Cambodia and Vietnam. Dear Editor, Your article “PM blasts January 7 detractors” (January 5) didn’t demonstrate anything new for Cambodian politics. Leaders have always pronounced strong political rhetoric to create a
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 15:02 Sophan Seng Dear Editor, Reading your article “Three more sought in removal of post at Svay Rieng border” (January 4) broke my heart. The villagers should be congratulated and taken care of by the government for their courage in publicly claiming their ownership of the rice paddies and denouncing the
Note: While “Laotian” is used in this article, the usual adjectival form is “Lao”, not “Laotian”. However, to avoid confusion with the Lao ethnic group, “Laotian” is commonly used to describe the people of Laos. The history of the southeast Asian nations of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are both shared and unique. Events in one
