McKinley Nolan: A U.S. Traitor’s Odd Twist of Fate
According to the U.S. military, McKinley Nolan, an infantryman, was one of only two officially recognized traitors of the Vietnam War. The other was Marine Private Bobby Garwood, the subject…
Choppy Rides- Accounts Of UNTAC Helicopter Crashes
The UNTAC operation, which began in March 1992, needed serious logistical support. Air transport services were given- in somewhat (later thrown out of court) shady circumstances- to a Canadian firm…
The King of Fire Story
The Jarai people are an ethnic group whose traditional homeland were the Central Highlands of Vietnam and Northeast Cambodia. Their language is related to Chamic, which is in the Malayo-Polynesian…
Cambodian Critters VII: Funny Named Birds
There are well over 600 bird species to tick off the watching list in Cambodia. Some are as much of a common sight as a crashed Prius or Ganzberg beer…
When Viet Pilots In Soviet Planes Dropped US Bombs On Cambodia
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and remnants of war are discovered almost daily in Cambodia, and pose a constant risk to peoples lives. While the vast majority of landmines are Soviet and…
Illegal Cambodian Among 21 Arrested In Pattaya Gambling Raid
CHON BURI: Twenty-one people, 16 of whom were foreigners, were arrested during a raid on a condominium in Pattaya beach city in the early hours of Saturday. A combined team…
Opinion: Criminals Tarnishing Africans’ Image In Cambodia
Nigerians and Cameroonians with criminal intentions As an African man who is living in Cambodia, I read an article in CNE about a Cameroonian being arrested for scamming recently and…
Audi Slams Into Cocktail Garden
Phnom Penh: A man suspected of being drunk plowed into a cocktail bar, while guests sat drinking. The incident caused people to run in fear, but there were no injuries…
Gold, Swords and The Cross: Christianity In Cambodia 1500-1700
Whilst enjoying a coffee and minding my own business recently, a youngish Cambodian man struck up a conversation. He asked me a question that has come up before- “Are you…
The King’s Merit: Unnalom and Botum
King Norodom (1860-1904) did not owe his kingship to an accident of birth, as his European counterparts might, but to his karma, the universal law which decrees that actions in…
History: Norodom Of Cambodia’s Saigon State Visit 1888
Cambodian King Norodom (1860-1904) is known to have made three state visits to Saigon, in 1869, 1880 and 1888. Here are the press reports of his third visit, which lasted from…
Man Claims Girlfriend Accidentally Shot Dead In Traffic Accident
Kampong Speu: A man drove a car with his girlfriend’s body inside to confess to authorities after what was claimed to be an accidental discharge of a weapon killed her, According…
The Making Of Phnom Penh: 1865-1940
Phnom Penh, or Krong Chaktomuk Serimongkul- City of the Four Faces (full title, according to Wikipedia: Krong Chaktomuk Mongkol Sakal Kampuchea Thipadei Serey Thereak Borvor Inthabot Borei Roth Reach Seima…
Karaoke Argument Leads To Murder
Pursat: One man was found dead near the stairs of a house in Pursat province and another was seriously injured after a drinking dispute between the father of the assailant…
Elephant And Dragon 10: Attacks, Aid, And Avoiding Famine In 1980
With the Khmer Rogue leadership at the UN and Cold War rivalries competing, the situation for Cambodian civilians at the beginning of the 1980’s was looking bleak. One of the…
Between The Elephant And The Dragon 4: World War II
This is part 4 of a history series exploring the relationship between Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. PART 1, PART 2, PART 3 The Winds of War By the 1930’s events…
