While Cambodia is notorious for its current prestige of success by just comparing to the horrible KR regime, another corner of Cambodian life is living in the dump near the prestigious Angkor Wat monument. Peace without justice is a fake peace. Peace without social equality is a murderous one. <http://www.sophanseng.info/2011/11/life-in-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/> *Life in a Cambodian rubbish dump – គិតដោយសុភវិនិច្ឆ័យCritical Thinking Inspired<http://www.sophanseng.info/2011/11/life-in-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/> * <http://www.sophanseng.info/> Regards,
Sophoan On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:30 PM, puthy say <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you so much for sharing Prem......Very sadly > > Puthy > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Prem Chap <[email protected]> > *To:* CanCam <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 1, 2011 5:16 AM > *Subject:* [CANCAMBODIA] Fw: Cambodia: what tourists don't see....the > tragic, sad but real human sufferings in the daily lives of the Cambodians. > > > FYI > > --- On *Wed, 30/11/11, Charnvit Kasetsiri <[email protected]>*wrote: > > > From: Charnvit Kasetsiri < > Subject: Fw: Cambodia: what tourists don't see....the tragic, sad but real > human sufferings in the daily lives of the Cambodians. > To: "cky" <[email protected]> > Received: Wednesday, 30 November, 2011, 6:44 AM > > FYI > > charnvit KASETSIRI, ph.d. > for PEACE click: > http://www.petitiononline.com<http://www.petitiononline.com/sc2011/petition.html> > /sc2011/petition.html <http://www.petitiononline.com/sc2011/petition.html> > for SIAM click: > www.petitiononline.com/SIAM2008 > www.petitiononline.com/siam2007 > Webs: charnvitkasetsiri.com; > http://textbooksproject.com/HOME.html, > http://www.tu.ac.th/org/arts/seas; > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > *From:* Wilai Trakulsin <wt > *To:* songyote waeohongsa <[email protected]>; Charnvit Kasetsiri < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 30, 2011 2:01 PM > *Subject:* Fw: Cambodia: what tourists don't see....the tragic, sad but > real human sufferings in the daily lives of the Cambodians. > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 29, 2011 7:52 PM > *Subject:* Fwd: Fw: Cambodia: what tourists don't see....the tragic, sad > but real human sufferings in the daily lives of the Cambodians. > > > As side tour to Angkor Wat, tourists should be taken to see this > community. > > Millions of USD from the Worldwide Funds is spent on reviving the temple > but none to feed this people??? > > Are we getting our priorities all wrong????????????? > > > --------------------------------------------- > Just 30 kilometres from Cambodia's world famous Angkor temples is > an astounding sight tourists don't see. > > Tucked away from foreign eyes on the outskirts of Siem Reap is a community > of about 500 people who live - or survive - in a rubbish dump. > > Spanish photojournalist Omar Havana <http://www.omarhavana.com/> spent > seven months from October 2010 to April 2011 getting to know the people at > the dump and documenting their lives. > He says what he saw was was "from another world", but that the people are > happy. > Here Havana shares his photos and stories with ABC News Online. > [image: Sifting for food at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/sifting-for-food-at-a-cambodian-rubbis-dump/3660028> > *Photo:* Children and parents sift for food. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/sifting-for-food-at-a-cambodian-rubbis-dump/3660028> > > One day in Cambodia a boy told me he had been living for many years in > the rubbish dumps. I tried hard to get permission to visit them but I > didn’t, so I made the decision to go without permission. What I saw there > was from another world. > > In total there are about 500 people working there, most of whom also > live, sleep, eat and drink there. After working for several months in the > dumps I even saw a child birth. > > [image: A woman feeds a baby at a Cambodian rubbish dump in Siem > Reap]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/woman-feeds-baby-in-cambodia-rubbish-dump/3659984> > *Photo:* A woman feeds a baby under a shelter at the dump. (Supplied: > Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/woman-feeds-baby-in-cambodia-rubbish-dump/3659984> > > With 34 per cent of the total population living on less than $1 a day, > those in the dumps, at least they can find food and shelter. They earn > about 35 cents per day for 14 hours' work. > > [image: A boy scales a bin at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/a-boy-scales-a-bin-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660020> > *Photo:* A boy scales a bin in search of food. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/a-boy-scales-a-bin-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660020> > > They are nomads. They move from dump to dump when the one they're at is > full, normally every four years or so. Their whole life they are living in > the dumps; they just move from one to another. > > [image: Young girl smiles at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/young-cambodian-girl-smiles-surrounded-by-rubbish/3660022> > *Photo:* A young girl smiles, surrounded by waste. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/young-cambodian-girl-smiles-surrounded-by-rubbish/3660022> > > They are normal people. Most of the little children are aged between > three and 15 and they are always smiling - that was what shocked me most. > > The smell is so strong that it gets into your throat. You can taste the > smell. Your eyes become full of tears. It is awful, but with time you get > used to it. > > [image: People scrounge for food at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/people-scrounge-for-food-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-drump/3660024> > *Photo:* People scrounge for food as fresh waste arrives. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/people-scrounge-for-food-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-drump/3660024> > > One day a little boy carrying a bag of blood asked me why the people in > my country never smile. I didn’t know what to answer. While he looked at > the blood he was carrying as a treasure to eat, he explained to me 'I smile > all the time, I’m lucky. Today I’m going to eat this and tomorrow I will > see the sun again'. > > [image: A boy shows off his find at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/boy-shows-off-his-find-in-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660016> > *Photo:* A boy shows off his find. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/boy-shows-off-his-find-in-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660016> > > They seem immune from the rubbish. Normal sickness is rare; more common > is diarrhoea and stomach illness or colds. Something very common there is > to suffer cuts and bruises, as most of the children are barefoot in the > middle of tonnes of rubbish. > > [image: Young boys embrace at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/young-boys-embrace-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-drump/3660026> > *Photo:* Two young friends embrace. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/young-boys-embrace-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-drump/3660026> > > Basically the dump is their shopping centre. Everything that they need > to survive comes from the dump. They always tell me that they are lucky if > they find bananas because they are clean under the skin. > > [image: A woman fetches water at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/woman-fetches-water-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660036> > *Photo:* A woman fetches water. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/woman-fetches-water-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660036> > > The rubbish is coming from Siem Reap, the main tourist city in Cambodia, > where there are many hotels including a few that have rooms for over $1,500 > a night. It is a city of almost 150,000 people. > > [image: A pile of scraps at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/pile-of-scraps-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660040> > *Photo:* A pile of scraps. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/pile-of-scraps-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660040> > > They deserve to be known, they deserved to have a voice, and I think > their smiles are the best way they can show themselves. They are happy just > because tomorrow they will see the sun. > > [image: Young girl sits at a Cambodian rubbish dump in Siem > Reap]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/a-young-girl-sits-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660018> > *Photo:* A young girl sits among the rubbish. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/a-young-girl-sits-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660018> > > I have to be honest, I didn’t find that place sad. I was happy every > time that I was with the people living there. > > [image: Girl laughs while rummaging for food at a Cambodian rubbish > dump]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/older-girl-rummages-for-food-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660034> > *Photo:* Girl laughs while rummaging for food. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/older-girl-rummages-for-food-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660034> > > The sadness and the tears come after, when you are in your hotel room > surrounded by material things and you don’t see the smiles and the faces of > the people living there come to your memory - that is when the sadness > invades you. > > [image: A group of children at a Cambodian rubbish dump in Siem > Reap]<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/group-of-kids-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660030> > *Photo:* Children of the dump. (Supplied: Omar > Havana)<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-11/group-of-kids-at-a-cambodian-rubbish-dump/3660030> > > I call Cambodia the Forgotten World. With photography we cannot change > the world, but we can change minds and touch hearts. That is the reason why > I’m a photographer ... to give a voice to those in silence. > > > > > -- > ***** > * You received this message because you have subscribed to the Cambodian > Academic Network Mailing List http://groups.google.com/group/cancambodia > * Blog: http://cancambodia.info/ > * You're also cordially invited to visit and contribute to > www.cambosastra.org > > > -- > ***** > * You received this message because you have subscribed to the Cambodian > Academic Network Mailing List http://groups.google.com/group/cancambodia > * Blog: http://cancambodia.info/ > * You're also cordially invited to visit and contribute to > www.cambosastra.org > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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