Huy Meas, Popular Story Speaking Star on National Radio of Cambodia in The Past

ហួយ មាស តារាល្ខោននិយាយដ៏ស្រួយរបស់កម្ពុជា

Huy Meas, Popular Star on National Radio of Cambodia

Today Huy Meas was already not in this world anymore because of  the world ideological war on Cambodia leading to Khmer Rouge Regime (Apr 1975 - Jan 1979), but her tiny sweet voice is still the most popular among Cambodian who like listening to story speaking on National Radio of Cambodia. Therefore, we talk about her story speaking on national radio with her background and career.

Huy Meas was born in Battambang Province in 1946​ and started her singing career at very young age. She attended the religious ceremony with her grandmother and hymn there. Her voice made her noticeable among audience in Battambang and she won the champion on singing contest as well. Then she moved to Phnom Penh to start her professional singing career and got a chance to be host on national radio and star on story speaking to educate people throughout the country.

She was considered to be the best female radio host and star on story speaking with her sweet voice. We can say she is the golden voice for radio hosting and story speaking. She can use many styles of her voice to entertain people in various characteristics

She was so flexible to any changes that she sang from traditional song to western song mixed with English. Her songs, radio host recording and story speaking still remains till today and local residents can listen on YouTube.com for her sweet voice. Just note that she was unfortunately found by Khmer Rouge Regime in Moung Reussey District, Battambang in 1977 and was tortured until her death by their hand. We wish her RIP forever and released all pains she got during Khmer Rouge Regime.

By: Steung Khiev

ភាពទំនើបកម្មនិងល្ខោននិយាយគួរអោយចង់ស្ដាប់ ដូចមើលឃើញ។ តោះស្ដាប់សំឡេងហួយមាសដ៏ពីរោះនិងក្រុមវិទ្យុជាតិម្ដងមើល!!!

ស្ដាប់សំលេងហួយ មាសច្រៀង

សំលេងវិទ្យុជាតិដោយហួយ មាស

Toyota Drawing Dream Car Contest Cambodia Award 2020

Cambodian Student from Phare Ponleu Selpak, Lex Tingkong, 

One of the Awardee, in Toyota Cambodia Drawing Contest 2020

Drawing is so popular among young Cambodian nowadays. There are many drawing classes at private school and some art schools supported by NGOs. Phare Ponleu Selpak is an association to support students giving free education of drawing. Here, Mr. Lex Tingkong, a student from Visual and Applied Arts School of Phare Ponleu Selpak, go the drawing award in TOYOTA Drawing Contest 2020 about Dream Car. You see his artwork is so interesting mixed with Khmer Art and his imagination. 

Drawing is not only about Khmer art, but now being mixed with contemporary art by the western influence as well. Kids are now smart and so creative. We believe in them bring Cambodia drawing art to the world contest as well. 

Regarding to the Toyota drawing contest is done annually and many kids attended from all provinces and cities of Cambodia. This is the good initiative for Cambodia to start valuing our culture and art; art can change life of an individual.

Hope you support our young Cambodia for their creative artwork and there is drawing being sold near the temple and some shops in the city as well. Take care at your home and learn to draw for your own experience.

By: Steung Khiev

Findings of Ancient Turtle Statue and Gem in the middle of Angkor Water Reservoir, Cambodia

ការកឃើញដ៏អស្ចារ្យអំឡុងពេលជួសជុលប្រាសាទកណ្ដាលស្រះស្រង់

Ancient Turtle Statue Inside Srah Srong (Angkor Water Reservoir) 

in front of Banteay Kdey Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Just few days ago, Khmer Apsara Authority just got interview about their findings under the Angkor Water Reservoir in front of Banteay Kdey Temple, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. It should be noted this water reservoir is around 1000 years old and never dry. Cambodian People (Khmer) just visit sitting at the bank of water reservoir and sometimes swimming there as they believe it is magic water to cure all weakness since the ancient time.

With this findings alert us about how the life in the ancient be and their belief in this water reservoir. Normally, they believe turtle (Kūrma) supporting the earth in the story of Ramayana (Reamker) when the asura and deva joining to move the mountain with the help from turtle (Vrah Visnu) to support the mountain easily move to get the magic longlife water. They believe turtle is the support of universe with great efforts and honesty to the world giving life for others. Therefore, the findings here includes turtle, Naga and gem here might represents the story of Ramayana meaning that water in this Baray is magic to support life in this kingdom, Kambojadesa (Cambodia). 

Gem represents the property for under the sea that is precious to give the beauty of water more magic and temple inside of this Baray is surely the representation of mount Meru. This is the very good findings for Cambodian to understand about profound knowledge of our ancestors. We shall strive harder for rebuilding this kingdom again and again until we can live in peace and happy life. Naga is also important here since we know that our people believe Naga is one part of our ancestor that is listed in the story of Ramayana.

Hope you have time to visit Cambodia and enjoy our cultural heritage and temples throughout the land here. We will surely serve you good food and fresh mood in the paradise of nature in Cambodia. Covid-19 go, so we will meet here in Cambodia. Good luck and take care your health, everyone.

By: Steung Khiev 

How to Read Your First Page of Book for World Future Reading

Reading is one of the four skill for learning any language or knowledge. To read effectively and efficiently, you need to read more about good strategy towards your continuous reading. Here is just few concepts for you to consider about good reading.

Imagine that you are reading a page in the book and ask yourself with these questions:

 1. What will I learn?

 2. Can I get good ideas to share with others?

 3. What can I do for my real life?

នៅពេលអ្នកអានបានចប់មួយទំព័រ ឬមួយជំពូក អ្នកគួរសួរខ្លួនអ្នកថា៖ 

ក) តើខ្ញុំរៀនបានអ្វីខ្លះ?
ខ) តើខ្ញុំអាចយកទៅចែករំលែកជាមួយអ្នកដទៃនូវអ្វីបានខ្លះ?
គ) តើអ្វីខ្លះដែលខ្ញុំអាចយកទៅអនុវត្តបាន?

The strategies that you can use for your good reading results are:

 1. Using prior knowledge or previewing: to make your understanding faster on a reading, just review back to your own knowledge before to make your reading more interesting and focus on new information only.

 2. Predicting: you know why predicting is good before you start your reading? Honestly, when you think about something before you do it, it will help you generate your consciousness during your reading and you easily grab new information faster.

 3. Identifying the main ideas and summary: on an article of your reading, normally it will have main ideas that you need to understand it and figure out for understanding fast with your summarization.

 4. Questioning: just ask yourself why you read it and for what as well as what is your expectation for this reading to help you gain more comprehension.

 5. Visualizing: reading and imagine about the reality as it is happening and reflecting to the real life you are facing.

Lastly, it is recommended for you to look back at your own reading style and type of article you really need for your better life. Let's do based on your preference and need. Good luck to your reading and stay safe during this Covid-19.

By: Steung Khiev

Phom Sampov, Paradise of Nature in Battambang, Cambodia

Tree on Phnom Sampov, Battambang, Cambodia

Do you know Cambodia yet? Cambodia locates on the Indochinese Peninsula bording Thailand to the west, Laos to the North, Vietnam to the East and Gulf of Siam to the South. The main capital is Phnom Penh and there are big cities like Battambang, Sihanoukville, Siem Reap, Takhmao, Poipet, Kampong Cham, etc. Today, I am going to bring you all to Phnom Sampov of Battambang, Cambodia. Battambang locates in the northwest of Cambodia bording Thailand and four provinces of Cambodia such as Pursat, Banteay Meanchey, Pailin and Siem Reap. People usually loves nature in Battambang and Phnom Sampov being far from Battambang city around 12 km is the very famous mount here representing Battambang provinces. It is the soul of our residents here having the best natural shape of caves, Khmer architectural art and Buddha, especially having around 2 million bats. When we go on the top of this mountain, we can view the surrounding nature such as rich rice field, infrastructure, irrigation system, blue sky, fresh wind and the range of other long mountains.

Do you love to see natural view in Battambang, Cambodia? 

Besides that, there is the road that you can drive motorbike or car to the mount top as well. Along the road to the top, you will feel surprising to see so many trees along and adventurous as the scaring mode when you look down the road back. There are monkeys and many statues on the top. You can feed them, but be careful as some of them should not be underestimated. Some are so aggressive and some are gentle. They usually look for food that you can feed them. Furthermore, you can pray to all the magic statue and Buddha. With the sun shinning, the beauty of this mount is the best in the morning and during sun set.

Local people usually come in family and enjoy during national holiday like Pchum Ben or Khmer New Year (Chol Chnam Thmey/Sangkranta). If it is holiday, you will find people around going up and down on the mountain in different caves. Battambang is surely one the best place in Cambodia for you to enjoy nature and daily life of our local people. There are different meal that you can taste with very suitable pricing. Recently, there is flower park near the mountain for you to enjoy taking photo with a lot of flowers. There are many oldies song before 1975 such as Tov Leng Phnom Sampov and Anusavry Khnong Phnom Sampov.

This mountain is the center for you to enjoy and then choose other options for next destination such as Kamping Puoy lake, Banan Temple, Banan Bamboo Train, Sneung Temple, rapids or going to Pailin for waterfall. Let's enjoy if you come and can contact me for your guide on weekend @ pokpanhavuth@gmail.com. Please kindly support us and we will welcome you well after better situation of Covid-19. Good luck to all and hope everyone can come and enjoy at Phnom Sampov Mountain.

By: Steung Khiev

Covid-19 and LGBT in Cambodia Today

Cambodia Map with LGBT Color

Everything in this world gets affected and LGBT is one of those as well. People, known as out of nature, live with daily life as others and still new to cultural society of Cambodia. Khmer people, mostly shy and not satisfied for anyone as LGBT in the past, but now seems change. Because some members of the family being LGBT changing concept of this society. Anyway, LGBT in Cambodia today still faces more difficulty than others during epidemic. Mostly, they lost their job, especially make up job due to cancel or delay of wedding ceremony.

Why Covid-19 is the main factor for difficulty of LGBT in Cambodia? As you know, Covid-19 affected everyone around the globe and that's also including LGBT in Cambodia. As you know already that they are less priority of the society and during this difficult time, it is more difficult for them as the society affected with economic activity slow down.

At last, most of them are unemployed or cannot process their daily business as normal as most people stay safe and stay home, especially some business was closed down due to financial loss during this time.

We hope LGBT will find their way for their own economic status by themselves, but we hope everyone gives them a hand as well during this difficult time. Good luck and that's a short report to know about our LGBT in Cambodia today. More information will come more soon.

By: Steung Khiev

Remdesevir, Treatment for Covid-19 (Corona) In USA

Donald Trump (US President in 2020)

As covid-19 concern in USA, Donald Trump supports the medical team to use Remdesevir (Medicine for Ebola) to be used for treatment of Covid-19 after successful medical test. It should be noted that Covid-19 is the most concerned issues for everyone on our planet. All countries has seen the significant slow down of economic activities and education as well due to the social distancing recommended by WHO (World Health Organization). In fact, we really don't care where it is from, but we do care more on how to treat it well and which medicine is effectively used to treat this disease. 

China has seen the very low rate of Covid-19 infection (Corona) recently as other countries, especially USA are facing the higher rate of Covid-19 infection and death. However, with this medicine, we believe that soon Covid-19 will disappear soon. Right now, shipping of products also gets stuck as most flight was canceled and tourism is also so low now. People are afraid to go out of home and delay all their trips to different places, especially overseas. Some effects of Covid-19 on world society is online business and e-learning has seen the first time more popular among residents around the globe. People are asking what medicine or vaccine is going to help us out of Covid-19 and we do hope Remdesevir save us.

Stay safe and we wish you all the best for this situation.

By: Steung Khiev

Covid-19 in Cambodia and How We Prevent It in 2020

Do you know abouth Corona or Covid-19?

RIP! I think you all know about this name. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is supposed to come from Wuhan, China. Then it spreads across the globe to some regions such South East Asia, South Asia, Europe, Middle East, America, etc. Cambodia locates in South East Asia bordering Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Gulf of Siam also got affected by Covid-19; since Mid-March school nationwide is ordered to close and online learning is being popular term to Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), teacher and students.

As report worldwide as of  May 01, 2020, more than 3 million people got infected, around 1 million people recovered and more than two hundred thousand people died. Similarly, national report in Cambodia shows that 122 people got infected, 119 recovered and 3 still remains at the covid-19 treatment center; there is no dead reported in Cambodia. Most cases of Covid-19 in Cambodia are imported mainly from China, Japan, Europe and Malaysia and very few cases is locally transmitted. However, both government and our residents are still taking care of this case that mostly we remain home and get more distance from society. All social events such concerts, wedding ceremony and parties were all cancelled or postponed. Government of Cambodia also educates people about Covid-19 and how we prevent it well; residents are supposed to buy their own masks and alcoholic gel to clean their hand so often that their hand are recommended to stay away from face.

What affects Cambodia the most from Covid-19 is more unemployment in many industries, especially tourism that most jobs are postponed or layoff.  Economic activity see the first time of lost to all stakeholders in this society and some families lost income to support their family facing the big financial problem due to having loan with financial institutions. This concern makes Cambodia to request some financial institution to delay their repayment of loan or postpone without charges for few months. Some international organization depending on income from tourism (Circus show and selling some artworks) to support their activities also face challenges for on-going operation that becomes in salary cut down and few layoff. If it is more serious in the future, more layoffs is supposed to be done and unemployment rate will be higher. Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang is one of those who is now seeking for fund or grants overseas to support their operations as mostly this association is to educate young Cambodian on art education and technology to change their life through the art such as on circus skill, music, dance, other performances, graphic design, animation, and visual arts. However, as most of the incomes are from circus show to foreign tourists that now close for awhile affected the future operation as there is no more income to operate. Currently, they are striving their best to operate with their left limited budget as well. Please support if you can for this art training center in Battambang, Cambodia. Find their contact at: https://phareps.org , https://fb.com/pharevaas/ , https://fb.com/PhareCircus/ , https://fb.com/phareponleuselpak/ , https://fb.com/pharepas/ .

Currently, residents start feeling a bit relaxed, but government has warning that second spread of Covid-19 can happen any time that both public and private school still not open yet. Actually, students and teachers start their cooperation through online learning that mainly support from MoEYS and IT stakeholders. People just keep hope alive and expect Covid-19 to an end soon. They need their daily life to be normal as before; surely that Covid-19 destroyed us in different way that all of us got affected mentally and physically. Let's make a wish for our earth, stay home stay safe!

By: Steung Khiev