Posted in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Japan, Rwanda, Uganda, United Arab Emirates on January 27th, 2010 1 Comment »
If you need a taxi to the Mumbai airport from the neighborhood of Vashi, Sonu is the driver you want.
A ride to the airport from my area can take hours (though it’s probably only about 20 miles) – there’s a toll bridge to cross, no highway (so single-lane city streets are the only route), and [...]
Posted in Cambodia on April 16th, 2007 5 Comments »
Poverty in Cambodia forces many children to find work in order to supplement their family’s income. Add to the poverty a booming tourist industry surrounding the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, and you get children that experience the world around them without crossing any borders, logging onto the internet, or watching CNN.
A seven-year-old who [...]
Posted in Cambodia, War of Misinformation on April 4th, 2007 9 Comments »
The CIA Factbook lists the Kingdom of Cambodia as a “multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy.”
Yet “free elections” in the country on April 1 have led to yet another landslide victory for the Cambodian People’s Party - 98 percent of the vote.
This is the same party that has held power since the Khmer [...]