ប្រទេស​ថៃ​ ៖ យោធា ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ ​និង​លទ្ធិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​

អំណាចនៅតែមួយកន្លែងឬអំណាចប្រមូលផ្តុំ (power concentration) មានប្រយោជន៍មួយគឺបើអ្នកកាន់អំណាចនោះជាអ្នកចេះដឹងសព្វគ្រប់ ពូកែគ្រប់បែបយ៉ាង ប្រទេសនោះឬអង្គភាពនោះប្រាកដជារុងរឿងលឿនជាងគេ។ ប៉ុន្តែតាំងពីកកើតមនុស្សមក មិនដែលមានមនុស្សពូកែគ្រប់បែបយ៉ាង ចេះដឹងសព្វគ្រប់ទេ មានតែមនុស្សធ្វើខុសត្រង់នេះ ធ្វើត្រូវត្រង់នោះ។ តែធម្មជាតិមនុស្ស មិនងាយទទួលកំហុស មិនងាយដឹងខ្លួនខុស មិនចង់ឲ្យគេថាខ្លួនខុស។ ដូចនេះ អ្នកវិទ្យាសាស្រ្តនយោបាយហាមដាច់ខាតគឺមិនឲ្យអំណាចប្រមូលផ្តុំនៅមនុស្សណាម្នាក់ទេ ទោះមនុស្សនោះទំនងចេះដឹងប៉ុណ្ណាក៏ដោយ ជាក់ស្តែងស្នេហាជាតិប៉ុន្មានក៏ដោយ។

បើមិនរៀន មិនអាន មិនមើលបន្ថែម ខ្ញុំមិនចេះមិនយល់ទេ ត្រង់ចំណុចនេះ។ កាលនៅវិទ្យាល័យ ខ្ញុំប្រឹងគិតដែរ តែគិតមិនយល់ រកមិនឃើញចម្លើយទេ។ ខ្ញុំគិតថា កាលពីដើមមក តែងតែមានស្តេចល្អ ស្តេចអាក្រក់ , ដូចនេះក៏មានសម័យរុងរឿង សម័យដុនដាន មនុស្សវេទនា វិលទៅវិលមកមិនចប់។ ធ្វើម្តេចនឹងដោះស្រាយចំណុចនេះបាន? ពេលបានរៀន បានអានទៅ ទើបដឹងថា អ្នកប្រាជ្ញរាប់ពាន់ឆ្នាំមកហើយ បានព្យយាមគិត សាកអនុវត្ត ដើម្បីដោះស្រាយបញ្ហានេះ។ បន្តិចម្តងៗ ប្រទេសនានា ចាប់ផ្តើមពីអង់គ្លេស [Glorious Revolution] ហើយបន្តដល់អាមេរិក បានសាងប្រទេសផ្អែកលើគោលការណ៍នេះ។

For the concentration of power as the main reason of collapses of states, please enjoy Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

No one can do many bad things alone. Anything you do, you will need support from others. How can men such as Hitler and Pol Pot , bad men you call them, shockingly commit atrocities? Again, I highly recommend Why the Worst Get on Top, Chapter 10 of the famous book The Road to Serfdom

News Analysis from RFI:
http://rfi.my/28IjyW8

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Socialist Policy in Cambodia

People do not have time to do every thing, study from every country etc. Let me give a big example. Cambodia was a colony of France. There have been many students who go to study in France and thus, adopt many socialist policies in France.

Japan put 5% consumption tax, and just increased to 7% after heated debate. Cambodia has adopted 10% consumption tax.

To build a building, in my case my school, I have to pay close to $1000 in tax.

Politicians like to tax and use the tax revenue to spend under their names.

ខ្មែរយើងយកពន្ធក្នុងអត្រាខ្ពស់ជាងជប៉ុន។ តែយើងធ្វើផ្លូវ ស្ពាន ថ្នល់ សាលា ជាប់ជាងជប៉ុន។

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Amazon Voyage: A Review

I was hesitant to buy this newest kindle so-called Amazon Voyage, but eventually I did last week. So I write this review to help those who are considering to buy it or not and for those who are curious about everything...

Price: $200 is expensive, compared to other tablets you can find in the market including iPad. Why expensive? Let's look deeper at its specs. Its hardware is also weaker than others. 

Internet: With its pretty much black and white screen, you cannot expect much quality in browser. If you have to connect to Wi-Fi via the browser, it is even worse. It does not have even basic set up like the Internet Explorer in PC at the beginning of time! 

Kindle: its default reading app, Kindle, is normal. I have a better candidate: Moon Reader. I even bought it to use in my Android devices. Basically all functions are in the same app, i.e. its Kindle app. 

Transferring books: Because it is not iBook of Apple, it is quite easy to transfer your books. You can plug your device and treat it as a USB. Drag and drop all files you want. Or you can send files from your email address you used to set up Amazon account to the email address (@kindle.com) of your Amazon account if you have.

My final words: if you want a mixed functions like iPad, of course iPad stands out. If you want a device to help you read, iPad is not for that. It cannot help you read long. But Voyage can help you. For me, $150 would be its reasonable price.

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Cambodia promotes motorcycle helmets to halt rise of traffic deaths

In the end of 1990s to 2000s, the largest social ill in Cambodia was the spread of HIV/AID. Recently this is no longer the issue. Most people now understand about the disease and how to prevent it. However, currently the largest social ill is death toll from traffic accidents. Statistics aside, I can see traffic accident one every day in average on my way of commutation from and to workplace. The article is right in that people do not respect laws, including traffic law in Cambodia. 

Why they do not respect laws? Take me as an example in traffic law. At a traffic law, I was not sure if the red light there meant I could not turn right. I did turn right and was stopped by a policeman right a way. He stopped me according to the law but I could pay my way out. That demeans the meaning of law! This is a prime example of laws in Cambodia. Therefore, people do not have the sense of respecting laws or see the need of it. 

What is the main problem here? Requiring drivers to wear a helmet may reduce death tolls but I will not in any way reduce traffic accidents. I find it close to useless. The only solution is requiring a license, meaning people have to know how to drive on the street. From my experience, 99.99 % of Cambodians do not know how to drive on the street. They do not give signals before they turn; When they have to turn, they do not know that those who are going straight in front of them have the priority. 

When they do not even know what the right thing to do, how could they try to protect themselves? 

See the PBS News...

Cambodia promotes motorcycle helmets to halt rise of traffic deaths

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Ream Beach and Investment

The beach is beautiful, the water is crystal clear and shallow and is surrounded by trees and mountains nearby. The area is not much inhabited. It is on the left hand side on the way from Koh Kong to Sihanoukville near the airport. One defect is that it lies against sun light. It would be too glittering if the sun shines and you want to bathe (not sunbathe) there.

It waits for rich investors to find out the location, its beauty and other potential. Currently, only dozens of local sellers make their on quite traditional commerce: selling food for tourists. Along with the fact that the new airport is being built close by, local and international investors may start to consider their business here in a short time to come.


Unlike in Siem Reap, however, market size of the Western part of Cambodia is small. In Siem Reap, you can see tourists from various countries in the world. In Western Cambodia, mostly Americans or Europeans. In Sihanoukville, in addition, business gains profits only during peak seasons of tourism.

Other costs include electricity, water and security. These are main constraints in Cambodia, not limited to Western part. Some hotels need to supply their own water and electricity. In terms of rule of law, it is quite weak there. (see for example http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/polonsky-bugbear-arrested-sihanoukville)

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Traffic Problems in Cambodia

Its horrible. If you travel every day, it's not an exaggeration to say that you'd say  one traffic accident per day. It varies from a small one to a fatal one. If it's in Phnom Penh, it can make you mad because of the traffic jams, disrespectful behavior on the street and accidents. What cause these?

Firstly, people do not know traffic rules. Both automobile and motorbike riders do not even turn signal on when turn left or right. They do not know how and where to turn in intersections. I can estimate that 99.99 percent of commuters do not know the rules.

Secondly, law enforcement is weak. When a person breaks a rule, money talks. Therefore, sons of powerful persons, gangsters etc. that is those with highest incentives to break loss incentives to obey rules and respect others on the street.

This is one of many crony issues in developing countries. The solutions are clear, and they can save lives in Thailand and Cambodia etc., where death tolls are high from traffic accidents. They will make people feel more respected in their life as well​ when they know how to respect other on the street via  abiding by the traffic law
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