links for 2007-04-09

The adventures of Phatry Derek Pan in Cambodia
Now settling in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, without close relatives to accompany him, where unlike his Seattle home there is no local McDonald’s, Phatry Derek Pan adapts to a new pace of life. Slim and charming Phatry speaks fluent English and holds an American passport. Wearing a T-shirt and Khor Chev, (long pants popular among Cambodian farmers), and speaking broken Khmer, the 27-year-old does not look foreign to Khmer people, and he doesn’t see himself as a foreigner amongst Khmer.

My Publisher — The Internet. By Yang Hengjun
Let me tell you about my experience. From when I was very young, I wanted to be a writer. One can say that was my dream. Everybody knew that it was an unbounded glory to be a writer. All the people in China had given their bodies and souls to the Party and Chairman Mao. Old Mao also used his little red book, four or five natioanl newspapers and eight model operas to achieve the unprecedented and unrepeated: he tamed the most difficult group of human thinkers into uniformity.

The Chinese People Are Talking, But Is The World Listening? By Yang Hengjun
This woman was the former China bureau chief of CNN, Rebecca MacKinnon. During that period, I got news about China almost everyday from CNN. I did that when I was in China and Hong Kong, and when I went overseas, even in the United States.

Cambodian filmmaker says diplomat should oversee K[hmer] Rouge trials
Cambodia’s most famous filmmaker Rithy Panh, whose documentaries take an unflinching look at the legacy of the Khmer Rouge, believes the genocide trials here need a top diplomat to jump start the process.

MacBook
Starting at just $1099, MacBook delivers the power of the Intel Core 2 Duo — the latest generation of Intel processors — and a slew of innovative features, including: a built-in iSight camera for video chatting on the go; iLife ’06; Front Row; a glossy 13-inch widescreen display; even dual-display support.

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