ThaRum - Musings from Cambodia

US Election Invades Cambodia Headlines

August 31st, 2004

Kerry undertoook a mission to Cambodia? It is a question and answer in the news and blogs. I regularly get news about Cambodia from Google News Alert beta. However, recently, most of the email received are about John Kerry. And when I search the web, preferably Google, for blogs about Cambodia (blog+Cambodia), again, search results [...]

First Cambodian Blogger at GlobeofBlogs

August 31st, 2004

It has been four months since I launched my blog. Up till now, it has not been ranked by Google. I need to experiment with these searching engines to have my blog listed and ranked.
Some months ago, I added my blog to a blog directory, GlobeofBlogs. I am and remain the first Cambodian blogger out [...]

Courage and Commitment

August 28th, 2004

Two of colleagues, Socheat and Ratana, will leave to study abroad, the United States, for a master degree of Computer Science. This is their next step. Hopefully they will be able to contribute much more to the country. I have to admire them, doing such a great job at this young age. Wish you both [...]

Education Matters Much to Poor People

August 26th, 2004

According to Human Development Report 2004, out of 170 countries Cambodia was ranked at 130. This Human Development Index measures achievements in term of life expectancy, educational attainment and adjusted real income.
What matters most is the right to development, fundamentally education. There are a lot of discussion about low rate of school entrance, poor education [...]

Phileasopher

August 24th, 2004

Owning an English name is something. It is good to have one for myself. I was searching the web and noting some interesting name. Once, I realized the first English book I read, ‘Around the world in 80 Days’. The main character, Phileas Fogg, a smart man who could deal with a lot of difficulties [...]