One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “now that you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in sob, and later wrote a letter to her saying. “Just take care of my eyes dear.”

HOW DO THINK ABOUT THIS STORY???

If you are interested, go to this link (http://www.cdri.org.kh/oc2010.htm) for the details of the conference programme, especially downloading a number of presentations by various key leaders in different fields to learn about how they think about Cambodia’s progress and its future. These would be interesting topics.

TWELVE REASONS TO INVEST IN CAMBODIA:

• Political stability
  • Prime minister (still under 60) has held power since 1985
  • Other key ministers are also long serving and experienced
  • Ruling party’s mandate decisively renewed in 2008 election

• Advantageous location
  • Sandwiched between two larger, more developed economies (Thailand and Vietnam) : inevitable economic spillover
  • Midway between China and India – the most important growth areas of the next century
  • Not landlocked so not dependent on any single country

• Favorable investment climate
  • Foreigners can own 100% of most businesses; 99 year land leases
  • Attractive investment incentives
  • Open capital account; easy repatriation of profits
  • Government-Private Sector Forum helps reduce obstacles and inefficiencies

• Largely “dollarized” economy
  • Minimal foreign exchange risks
  • Stable monetary policy and fiscal responsibility

• Increasing trade integration
  • WTO member since 2004
  • ASEAN membership offers regional trade benefits
  • Duty free or preferential export access to most developed economies

• Advantageous labor conditions
  • Among Asia’s lowest-cost workforces
  • Abundance of willing, trainable factory workers
  • Rising literacy rate now surpasses 75%

• Improving transport connectivity
  • All key road and bridge links with neighboring countries have been or will soon be upgraded
  • Railroad system is being rehabilitated
  • Container sea port in Sihanoukville has been modernized and expanded
  • River port in Phnom Penh is being relocated and enlarged to better access Vietnam’s new deep sea ports
  • Three international airports have been opened

• Lower costs in telecoms and internet; power next
  • Hyper-competition in mobile and internet sectors has cut user costs
  • New hydropower and coal-fired power plants underway will replace oil-based generation, cutting costs
    
• Unused natural resources and land
  • Production and processing of agricultural commodities
  • Aquaculture and livestock farming and processing
  • Abundant mineral deposits await mining
  • Potentially significant off-shore oil and gas reserves
  • Virgin tourism sites (beaches, islands, history, culture, nature)

• Underpenetrated, growing domestic consumer market
  • Exceptionally youthful demographics ensures rising domestic demand (61% of Cambodians under 25 years old; median age: 21)
  • Workforce participation, household formation, and urbanization will all show robust growth over the next decade
  • Per capita GDP and purchasing power has more than doubled over past decade and will continue to rise
  • Emerging import substitution opportunities in various industries

• Unleveraged financial position
  • Relatively low levels of sovereign, corporate, and consumer debt
  • Well capitalized, conservative banking system
  • No tradition of government bailouts and subsidies (capitalism’s last bastion)

• Future stock exchange
  • Cambodia Stock Exchange is expected to open in 2010
  • Listing criteria will not be onerous

CAMBODIA’S KEY CHALLENGES:

• Disputes
• Corruption
• Skills
• Size

(Source: Leopard Capital)

(Source: Leopard Capital)

The man then asked the boy: “But there are so many of them, how can you save them all? You are just wasting your time.” At that moment, the boy picked up another starfish and told the man: “It sure makes a world of difference to this one,” and threw it back into the sea.

The man was choked with emotion and felt so ashamed. He started to join the boy in picking up the starfish and throwing them back into the sea.

The moral of the story is simple. Each one of us can make a difference in our own way, no matter how small. It only takes a spark to start a fire.

មូលហេតុនៃការឃាត់ខ្លួន៖

១. គ្មានលិខិតអនុញ្ញាត <ពេលអោយបើកផ្សារទំនើបហ្នឹង អស់លោកប្រហែលភ្លេចអោយលិខិតអនុញ្ញាតមើលទៅ!!!>

២. គ្មានបន្ទប់ទឹកក្នុងបន្ទប់ច្រៀង <អញ្ចឹងហាងខារ៉ាអូខេណាដែលអត់មានបន្ទប់ទឹកក្នុងបន្ទប់ច្រៀងសុទ្ធតែខុសបទដ្ឋានហើយ!!! កុំភ្លេចចាប់អោយអស់ចឹង!!!>

៣. ច្រៀងជាក្រុមគ្មានសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់ <ចុះអោយគ្នាទៅច្រៀងម្នាក់ឯងអី!!!>

អ្នកឃាត់ត្រូវបញ្ជូនទៅសាកសួររកមុខសញ្ញាបទល្មើសផ្សេងៗ​​។ <ដូចជាគ្មានអ្វីទាក់ទងគ្នាសោះ ដល់ថ្នាក់រកមុខសញ្ញាបទល្មើសឯណា!!! ចេះតែមានហើយ!!!>

ស្តាប់ពត៌មាននេះទៅដូចជាមានអារម្មណ៍ហួសចិត្តណាស់។ មិនដឹងរបៀបគេធ្វើការហ្នឹងយ៉ាងម៉េចទេ…!!!

ជូនអ្នកដែលត្រូវឃាត់ខ្លួន៖ អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាចូលច្រៀងចំថ្ងៃស៊យហើយ!!!

អ្នកចូលចិត្តទៅខារ៉ាអូខេឯទៀត សូមប្រយត្ន័ផង!!!

(Source: Koh Sontepheap Daily, March 21, 2010)

តើខ្មែរយើងដែលប្រើពាក្យ “ទិវាបុណ្យ” ផ្គួមគ្នាបែបនេះដែរ? ពាក្យ “ទិវា” និងពាក្យ “បុណ្យ” ដូចជាមានន័យតែមួយទេ!!!

ហើយឃ្លាបន្ទាប់មកទៀតនោះគួរតែបកប្រែថា “ប្រទេសប្រើភាសាបារាំង” ជាជាង “ប្រទេសនិយាយភាសាបារាំង” នេះបើយោងទៅតាមអត្ថន័យនៃពាក្យ Francophonie​។

“La Francophonie est le dispositif institutionnel qui organise les relations politiques et de coopération entre les États et gouvernements de l’OIF, ayant en partage l’usage de la langue française et le respect des valeurs universelles.” — (Source: www.francophonie.org)

(Original, unedited photo from Ro Vathanaksambath)