Cambodia upbeat about tourism development by Reinhard Hohler Chiang…
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- Brides without borders
- State terrorism highlights workshop sessions among Southeast Asian…
- Governing Body Suspends Iraqi Soccer Association
Cambodia upbeat about tourism development by Reinhard Hohler Chiang…
e-Travel Blackboard – e-Travel Blackboard (press release) – May 27, 2008
Another exhibition is now permanently displayed at the centrally located Wat Phnom Culture and Fine Arts Museum that shows Khmer civilisation from the 1st century to the present and advertises Kampuchea as the “Golden Land. ” For the grim past of the Khmer Rouge era during 1975-1979 just head out to the Choeng Ek Memorial on a newly constructed access road. In the capital city recommended accommodations are the Phnom Penh Hotel where Thailand-born Pheerasit Kanthiwang is Acting General Manager Raffles Hotel Le Royal Bougainvillier Hotel on the lively riverfront or the luxurious Hotel Cambodiana overlooking the mighty Mekong River’s Four Arms. New dining outlets are the Italian Restaurant Le Duo Restaurant Khmer Malis and the elegant French Van’s Restaurant. Night bars in the city abound. To reach the outlying areas of Battambang in the west and Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri in the east there are functioning taxi services and buses. The best-developed highway connects Phnom Penh with the port town of Sihanoukville in the south.
Brides without borders
The Age – May 27, 2008
Tip Flights may be cancelled due to bad weather so allow a fewdays to ensure the wedding gets off the ground. Time it to have achance of seeing the great wildebeest migration usually betweenJuly and ctober. Drive-through USThe trend in Las Vegas is to hold hotel weddings. Every bigcasino-hotel now has a wedding chapel offering traditional andthemed weddings to suit its theme. Luxor brides may come asCleopatra; at Caesars Palace they’ll don a Roman toga. But theseare sanitised versions of the Vegas wedding – for true seedinesscouples must hit the street. This is where the land that gave usfast food still delivers fast weddings with the chance to takeaway a bride or groom at drive-through ceremonies from about $US40($44) (must have own car)… noffer are secular or religious weddings. Services are held on thebeach followed by sunset cocktails and dancing on the moonlitsands. Tip No cleavage please for brides paying respects to Buddhaat a Thai wedding. Legs and shoulders should also be covered. Weddings at seaHello sailors. Nautical nuptials are increasingly popular saysthe Cruise Lines International Association with most major linesproviding wedding packages plus built-in honeymoons. Couples cansail off into the sunset alone or invite their guests – the bigfloating hotels-cum-shopping malls have a shipload of activitiesfrom ballroom dancing to spa sessions to keep familiesentertained.
State terrorism highlights workshop sessions among Southeast Asian…
Minda News – May 27, 2008
This was the result of the first workshop at the Conference on Counterterrorism Measures and Development in South and Southeast Asia at Waterfront Insular Hotel. The "working conference" was organized by Cordaid Western Mindanao State University the Mindanao PeaceWeavers and the Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID). In Sri Lanka many CSs experience the "harsh government action which has taken its toll on public discourse which can be seen as unpatriotic among government agencies. " Religious groups have mobilized also because they are also affected by the crisis especially in relation to counterterrorism measures. " George Lopez a professor at the Notre Dame University in Indiana US who reported a workshop proceeding said many CSs in Sri Lanka "operate in a climate of increasing fear forced disappearance and extra-judicial killings… " Malaysia's Internal Security Act (ISA) also legitimizes state oppression against vocal CSs while engaging in a state-sponsored propaganda aimed at suppressing democratic space according to Binky Palm-Dallupan who reported the case experiences of CSs in Malaysia. A parliamentary committee was also set up by Malaysia's legislative chamber to undertake a "questioning process among NGs which seems like a loyalty check among Malaysian CSs. " Women in South Thailand are also complaining about the government's counterterrorism measures because it infringes on their gender rights. Challenging through dialogue A non-violent approach to engage the governments of Bangladesh Malaysia Sri Lanka and Thailand is through dialogue said Dallupan "because that is the only way where CSs can lay down their cards and to start influencing. " Solidarity movements among CSs in Southeast Asia as they deal with CTMs "must be anchored also in dialogue that transcends boundaries in the South. " This regional movement will also "enhance collective advocacy among nations needing international support and establish linkages and networking within the region. " Dallupan said that CSs need to come up with pro-active strategies to challenge the security paradigms of governments which include a "continuing dialogue with the military and possible training with them on CTMs.
Governing Body Suspends Iraqi Soccer Association
New York Times – May 27, 2008
The suspension by soccer’s governing body had its roots in a decision last week by the Iraqi government to disband the Iraqi lympic Committee. The cabinet determined that the committee was operating illegally because it lacked a quorum and had failed to hold new elections a government spokesman said. Government officials also accused some lympic committee members of corruption and of reneging on a promise to hold new elections. The committee has been replaced by a temporary organization appointed by the Minister for Youth and Sports… The decision has prompted a swirl of conspiracy theories in Baghdad with some people speculating about the government’s political motives and others arguing that the dissolution of the committee had more to do with sectarian conflicts. The FIFA announcement caught the Iraqi team by surprise said the coach Adnan Hamed. “The players are confused and don’t know whether to continue playing and training or to go back to their clubs” he said by telephone from his hotel in Bangkok referring to the professional teams for which the members ordinarily play. The suspension “crushed them psychologically and changed their attitude” Mr. “The team management is trying to stop the players talking about the issue but the players keep asking us about it. ” The players were excited at the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup he said.
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