ThaRum - Musings from Cambodia

Job Announcement: Translator and Typist

March 30th, 2006

Thai Sothea wrote:
Dear Tharum,
Please post a vacancy announcement as follows:
A media group is looking for two qualified persons for the postion of
translator (Khmer to English and vice versa) and typist.
Anyone who is interested, please send cover letter and resume to
thaisothea@yahoo.com.
Note: the deadline will be April 15, 2006.
Thanks,
Sothea

Cambodian Weblogs in the Spotlight

March 26th, 2006

When it comes to quality, expatriate s’ Weblogs are unbeatable. And to learn what’s going on around town and in the country, locals’ Weblogs are noteworthy. It is all about what Webloggers must learn to come up with things to give the world a good read. However, they also learn
some issues, from plagiarism to copyright.
When [...]

Bill Gates to Visit Vietnam

March 25th, 2006

At an invitation of Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Microsoft Corp. founder and chairman Bill Gates will visit Vietnam next April. It is a big news in South-east asia as the world’s wealthiest man accepted to pay the visit from Vietnamese prime minister during his first ever trip to the United States last year. Microsoft [...]

Khmer New Year in Siem Reap

March 25th, 2006

Every year Cambodia celebrates more than one New Year. Late December marks the moment that many Cambodians, particularly in urban areas, look toward the count down of the end of the year. The second wave of euphoria comes in January for Chinese-Cambodians, the way that other people in China towns around the world welcome their [...]

In the News in Germany

March 19th, 2006

Through web search, Kerstin Kohlenberg, Die Zeit news editor, found my online presence. She wrote to me that she wanted to write a story about my life in Cambodia. I met her and talked with her on a number of intersting topics in several weeks in a row in late 2005. Recent comments and emails [...]