Andre Kim showcases 2007 collection at Ankor Wat

The Korea Herald

Korea's top designer Andre Kim is to launch his 2007 fashion collection this evening at Ankor Wat, a temple inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. This is the first time a designer to hold a fashion show at Cambodia's national treasure - one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Kim's "Fahion Fantasia: Ankor Wat" is part of Ankor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2006 that kicked off last month and run through Jan. 9 next year. The 50 -day event titled "Ancient Future: The Myths of the Orient" features exhibitions on khmer civilization (1181-1215) and the Silla culture (B.C.57-935) which privides insight into the culture of Korea and Cambodia.

The two Korean Wave stars, actors Kim Rae-Won and Kim Hee- Sun are to take stage with other models showcasing a total of 187 piece during the three hours show.

Set against the majestic backdrop of early 12-century Ankor Wat, a temple that represents the achievements of the Khmer Empire at its zenith, Kim is to present the splendor of 5000 years of history of Korea and also revives the achievements the Khmer Empire of ancient Cambodia.

Starting with a stage that honors the opening of the Ankor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2006. Kim will also deliver the message of everlasting love and romanticism through this symbolic fashion.

"I have prepared the fashion show for quite a long time. I do my best to represent the greatness of the Khmer and silla Kingdoms," said Andre Kim before leaving the country yesterday. Kim has already given several show in foriegn countries including China with his unique design featuringthe everlasting theme, love and fantasy. Read more!

Cambodia asks Finland to reconsider visa for convicted police chief

Cambodian deputy priminister Hor Namhong Thursday urged the Finish government to reconsider its decision to issue visa for former phnom penh police chief Heng Pov, who was sentenced to 18 years in jail in absentia in September for masterminding to kill a judge.

" We are very regrettable indeed that criminals who fabricated claims against the Royal Government of Cambodia to masquerade their actual crimes have gain the protection from Finland," said Hor, who is also Minister foreign affiairs and international cooperation.

"therfore, in the future, it is futile to talk under variou framworks about cooperation to combat and prevent organized crimes, but instead we should talk about nurturing them," he said. This was the second times that the Finnish government allowed Cambodian criminals to stay and it should reconsider what it had done so far for Cambodia, he added.

"Once they arrived in Finland, these criminals will spread defamation against the Royal Government of Cambodia, just like the cases of Sok Yeoun and Heng Pov," he said. "We already sent a letter to foreign affairs of Finland, Malaysia's court and the Singaporean authorities about Heng Pov's crime, he added.

After his legal team negotiated with the Finnish government for two months and under went independent review, the 49 years old, one-legged former capital police chief recieved his visa entry to Finland, which significantly increased his chance avoiding deportation.

Hing Pov, also serving as persoal advisor to prime minister Hun Sen and under-secretary of state at interior ministry, managed to fled oversea in July 23, but fail to seek asylum in Singapore and Malaysia. he has been detained in Malaysia since Oct. 3 for overstaying his entry pass.

The Cambodian court believed that he was responsible for the murder of Phnom penh judge Sk Sathamony, while a press released from ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation insisted that he was involved in six other cases including illegal confinment, murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and illegal weapon possession and usage.

In addition, So Yeoun, an active member of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, was accused of staging rocket attack on the motorcade of Hun Sen when he attended the ceremony of the establishment of the first governemt of Cambodia in 1998, He then fled to Thailand and finally secure his stay in Finland. Read more!

Corruption crippling Cambodian tax system, minister says

dpa Germany Press Agency

Phnom penh - Rampant corruption in both the private and state sectors has made tax collectoin in some area virtually impossible, finance minister Keat Chhon said Tuesday. The minister dismissed opposition politicians's criticism that the government waas squandering tax revenues, saying the real problem was ften unable to collect them.

"At the moment some companies have two set of books. Some state institutions also have two set of books," Keat Chhon said, hinting that these may also be included some ministries.

"Two set of books mean corruption. The ( Cambodian) Auditor General researches, but then come back with no results. I think we should use penal law to investigate and punish those who do this," he said.

He also conceded that powerful interests were involved in area such as land-tax collection and that legal uses were used to disquise ownership.

International donors have called on the govrenment to make serious reforms of the county's tax system.

They have also demanded that rigorous anti-corruption legislation be enacted, but although priminister Hun Sen had promised that bill would be put before the national assembly by the end of 2006, he recently cited ongoing reform to penal law and other complications as a reason for delaying the measure. Read more!

Finland grants Visa to Cambodian Ex-police chief

Cambodia's reactions came promply after Finland announced its decision to grant a visa to Heng Peo. According to Deutsche Press Agentur(DPA). Cambodian foreign minister Hor Namhong had sent a letter to his Finnish colleguea Erkki Tuomioja in which he accuse Finland of habouring criminals. "it is with great consternation that we learned that your government has decided to issue a visa to Heng Peo, a convicted criminal," DPA quoted the letter as saying.

In the angry letter, the cambodian foreirgn minister claimed that this was the second times Finland had offerd shelter to a convicted Cambodian criminal, referring to Sok Yoeun, who is a cambodian opposition party member charged with taking paart in an attempt on Priminister's life in 1998

There are currently many criminals serving jail terms in Cambodia prisons. We should be happy to send them all to Finland," Hor Namhong sarcasticly wrote.

Heng Peo, 49, has been detained for immigration offences in Malaysia since october. He claimed that he will be torctured and executed if deported to Cambodia. Finland's decision to grant the Visa after repeated appeals by non-governmental organistions, members of the European Parliament, and Cambodian refugees. Read more!

Cambodia busted auto smuggling ring

Phnom penh(dpa) - Cambodia announced on Wednesday that 29 officials had been removed from their posts and anothe 10 had been suspended during a probe into the smuggling fo hundreds fo vihicles of neighboring Thailand since March.

The 39 officials included a provincial police chief, two provincial governor officials and the chief and the deputy chief of a customs' office, according to the government's anti-corruption chief, Om yentieng.

The smugging of the mainly luxury vehicles into Cambodia across the nationwestern border has been conservatively estimated to cost the government hundred of thousand dollars in the cost of customs' revenue.

The 10 suspended officials will remain without pay for six months, Yintieng said.

What we have done is not fovour for donors but a favour for cambodians people, said Yentieng who is also an advisor to priminister Hun Sen.

International donors have been pressuring the aid-dependant country to crack down on corruption or face on possible sanctions. They also demanded tough anti-corruption legislation which, despite the government promises, has yet to send to the national assembly.

Yentieng answered criticism that the penalties might be too linient by promising even tougher action if subsequent investigations showed the smuggling had not ceased.

"The education of one person may influence100", he said.

He also promise to protect the identities of those who had informed on the officials during his comment's three weeks long investigation

Hun Sen announced this year that all right hand drive vehicles such as those from Thailand which were imported into Cambodia before March would be legalized, but those were imported after deadline would be deemed illegal.

On Tuesday Finance Minister Keat Chhon warned that corruption was crippling the country 's economy and called for tougher measures. He has previously estimated that smuggling robbed the impoverished nation of aound 20 per cent of customs' revenue. Read more!

Thai-Soeur Brarn soldiers terorized Cambodian village.

On thursday Nov.29, 2006; Thai soldiers had crossed the cambodian border to destroy Khmer villagers' house. The Thai soldiers were estimated about 300 of them had crossed the border destroying the villagers' house at bboiy bbet, bontaiy meanchey province. The thai soldiers had claimed that the villagers had built the house on the white zone.

After cambodian police officers and border guards had intervened the action, the black dressed thai soldiers had pulled back to 400 metre from the border. They are still demanding cambodian villagers to remove the houses a long the canal on the cambodia side.

Thai soldiers had done a grissly actions on cambodian people in several times before. This is to show that they are really disrespect the Cambodian Soveriegnty and looked down on the Kingdom of Cambodia. The acts were evil to ward Cambodians people and the country. This is a terrorist action should cambodia taking action to solve the border issue.

SRP official Son chhey had VOA that he will write a letter to Thai priminister, surayut chhulanont hopfully he will be responded. The Cambodia soldiers are now guarding the region to make the villagers feel safe.

The confrontation had several times in the past between both sides of the borders. And all incidents were initiated by thai soldiers crossing the border to Cambodia. Read more!

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ANGKORCIVILIZATION

ANGKORCIVILIZATION Ankor Wat is the greatest the monument in Cambodia. Cambodian ancesters were the the most intelligent people back in the ninth century to the fifth teenth century. The cambodian empire was the solid society in the ninth century and later decade. Ankor Wat temple is the spirite of Ankor civilisation and also the solide interests of the Cambodian Empire that stretched from Vietnam to china at tong quang province.

The new generation Cambodians should be proud to have the beautiful temple. To support the beauty of the temple, it is time for million cambodians to vote for this candidate to show the world that this temple is a beautiful artistic work that could not be compare to any others. It is time to make a history, please join the vote for the new7wonders world ancient stucture.

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mysterious blackout for women garment factory worker


October 15,2006.
By jeyjomnou

Russie keo garment factory workers were fainted sending some of them to hospital. This is the first time in the history of garment workers were striked into unconsciousness by lacking of health and sefty measure invironment. There were 64 women losing consciousness. The fainting may have bee caused by the chemical treated textile. A doctor at Preah Kossomak Hospital which treated 29 women claimed that the women were weak because poor diet. But this is not the main factor that causee a mass unconsciousness. The official could not be reached by phone or contacted. The doctor claimed that women were poor diet, he is partially right. Because all women and men who are working in garment factory are getting minimum wage $45 a month which is not enough money to pay rent and food supply for themselves and the majority of them also supporting families at the remote villages. There are not enough food and medication for them who is working in a bad environment. An other factor are chemical reaction in the air becoming poisonous. The majority of women like to wear perfumes and aerosol spray, deodorized and other make up. All of these are chemical compound that are casting smell of fumes mixed in the air causing chemical reaction for poisoning them. The lacking of food, diet and medication is weakning their body every day easily for them to collapse. Read more!

This web site is a proud of a man who has so much for the world. he is the man who inspired a lot of people. he also is a hero, brave and never tired of doing something for the people , especially for all civilizations decended from the era of Ankor. The very proud of mighty stones ever lasting smile to thousnd miles of the whole world. Read more!