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ភ្នំពេញៈ រដ្ឋា​ភិបាល​បាន​សម្តែង ការ​ខក​ចិត្ត​កាល​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​ជា​មួយ​ការ​ប្រកាស​របស់​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​ ​ដែល​ថា នឹង​បញ្ឈប់​ការ​ផ្តល់​ប្រាក់​កម្ចី​​ថ្មី​​ដោយ​សារ​បញ្ហា​ជម្លោះ​ដី ធ្លី​នៅ​តំបន់​បឹង​កក់​​ រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំ​ពេញ។ រដ្ឋា​ភិបាល​នឹង​លើក​យក​បញ្ហា​នេះ ​ទៅ​ពិភាក្សា​ជា​មួយ​​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ប្រតិបត្តិ​របស់​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​។

លោ​ក ផៃ ស៊ី​ផាន អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ទីស្តី​ការ​គណៈ​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី ​បាន​ថ្លែង​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​សំដៅ​ទៅ​​គម្រោង​ចំនួន​២១​ ​ដែល​ទទួល​មូល​និធិ​ពី​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​ថា​៖«​យើង​ពិត​ជា​មិន​រីក​រាយ​ជា​ មួយ​នឹង​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​របស់​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក ​ពី​ព្រោះ​យើង​ជា​ដៃ​គូ​លើ​គម្រោង​ជា​ច្រើន​។ ​គម្រោង​នីមួយ​ៗ​ ​គឺ​ជា​កិច្ច​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​​ដែល​ភាគី​ទាំង​ពី​រ បាន​​ធ្វើ​ជា​មួយ​គ្នា ហើយ​គ្មាន​ភាគី​ណា​មាន​សិទ្ធិ​រំលោភ​បំពាន​លើ​កិច្ច​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​ទាំង​នេះ​ ទេ​»។

លោក​ស្រី Annette Dixon នាយក​ប្រចាំ​ប្រទេស​របស់​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​បាន​ថ្លែង​នៅ​ក្នុង​សេចក្តី ​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​មួយ​ផ្ញើ​មក​ភ្នំពេញ​ប៉ុស្តិ៍​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​ថា ​ប្រាក់​កម្ចី​​ចុង​ក្រោយ​របស់​ធនាគារ​ផ្តល់​មក​កម្ពុជា​គឺ​នៅ​ខែ​​​ធ្នូ​ ឆ្នាំ​២០១០​។

លោក​ស្រី​បាន​ថ្លែង​បន្ត​ទៀត​ថា​៖«​ប្រសិន​មិន​មាន​កិច្ច​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​ឈាន​ដល់​ដំណោះ​ស្រាយ​ណា​មួយ​ ជា​​មួយ​ប្រជា​ជន​នៅ​បឹង​កក់ នោះ​​នឹង​មិន​រំពឹង​ថា ​​ផ្ត​ល់​ប្រាក់​កម្ចី​ថ្មី​​ទៀត​ដល់​​កម្ពុជា​​ទេ​»។

លោក​ស្រី​បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា ​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​នឹង​បន្ត​ធ្វើ​ការ​ងារ​ជា​មួយ​រដ្ឋា​ភិបាល ​​ដើម្បី​ធានា​ថា ​កាតព្វ​កិច្ច​ផ្លូវ​ច្បាប់​នៃ​គម្រោង​ដែល​មាន​ត្រូវ​បាន​បំពេញ​។

សំណើ​លើ​គម្រោង​ចំនួន​៣​ ដែល​មាន​ទឹក​ប្រាក់​​១២៨​លាន​ដុល្លារ​អាមេរិក​ ​កំពុង​​រង់​ចាំ​ការ​យល់​ព្រម​ពី​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​។ នេះ​បើ​យោង​តាម​គេហ​ទំព័រ​របស់​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​។

លោក ផៃ ស៊ី​ផាន​ បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា រដ្ឋា​ភិបាល​គ្រោង​នឹង​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​បញ្ហា​​ជា​មួយ​​ថ្នាក់​គ្រប់​គ្រង​កណ្តាល​ និង​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ប្រតិបត្តិ​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​ ប៉ុន្តែ​មិន​ទាន់​មាន​ពេល​វេលា​ជាក់​លាក់​នៅ​ឡើយ​ទេ​អំពី​ការ​ពិភាក្សា​នេះ​។

ក្រុម​អង្គការ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស និង​តំណាង​ប្រជា​ជន​នៅ​បឹង​កក់​​ដែល​កំពុង​ប្រឈម​​ការ​បណ្តេញ​​ ចេញ​ពី​លំនៅ​ដ្ឋាន​បាន​សារទរ​ចំពោះ​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​របស់​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​កាល​ ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​ ដោយ​ថ្លែង​ថា​ការ​បញ្ឈប់​​ផ្តល់​ប្រាក់​នេះ​ នឹង​អាច​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​អង្គការ​ដទៃ​ៗ​ទៀត​​លែង​បន្ត​ជំនួយ​របស់​ខ្លួន​រហូត​ ទាល់​តែ​​ជម្លោះ ដី​ធ្លី​ត្រូវ​បាន​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​។

លោក​ សៀ​ ភារម្យ ​នាយក​លេខា​ធិការ​ដ្ឋាន​ក្រុម​ការងារ​ពិសេស​នៃ​សិទ្ធិ​លំនៅ​ដ្ឋាន បាន​ហៅ​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​របស់​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​​នេះ​​ថា​ ជា ​«គំរូ​ល្អ​មួយ​» សម្រាប់​អង្គការ​ដទៃ​ៗ​ទៀត​ដែល​ផ្តល់​​ជំនួយ​ដល់​កម្ពុជា​។

លោក​ សៀ​​ ភារម្យ បាន​បន្ត​ថា​៖ «​ធនាគារ​ពិភព​លោក​រក​ឃើញ​ថា​ មាន​ការ​រំលោភ​បំពាន​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​ នៅ​ទី​នេះ​។ ដូច្នេះ ប្រសិន​បើ​អង្គការ​ដទៃ​ផ្សេង​ទៀត​នៅ​តែ​គាំទ្រ​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ នោះ​មាន​ន័យ​ថា​ពួក​គេ​កំពុង​គំាទ្រ​ការ​រំលោភ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​នៅ​កម្ពុជា។ ខ្ញុំ​គិត​ថា ទីភ្នាក់ងារ​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ​ដទៃ​ទៀត​នឹង​ធ្វើ​ដូច​គ្នា​នេះ​ដែរ»។

តំណាង​មក​ពី​ស្ថាន​ទូត​ជប៉ុន​ត្រូវ​បាន​រាយ​ការណ៍​ថា បាន​ជួប​ជាមួយ​មន្រ្តី​សាលា​រាជ​ធានី​កាល​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​ដើម្បី​ពិភាក្សា​អំពី​បញ្ហា​បឹង​កក់​។ នេះ​បើ​យោង​តាម​មន្រ្តី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​សុំ​មិន​បញ្ចេញ​ឈ្មោះ​៕

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The government expressed disappointment yesterday with the World Bank's announcement that it had halted new country loans due to the ongoing land dispute at Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh and vowed to raise the issue with the bank's executive board.

"We are very dissatisfied with the World Bank's decision because we are partners on several projects," Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said yesterday, referring to the 21 projects the bank now funds in the country.

"Each programme is an agreement the two parties have made with each other. No one has a right to breach these contracts."

Annette Dixon, World Bank country director, said in a statement sent yesterday to The Post that the bank's last loan to Cambodia was in December 2010.

"Until an agreement is reached with the residents of Boeung Kak lake we do not expect to provide any new lending to Cambodia," she said.

Dixon said the World Bank would continue to work with the government to ensure that legal obligations concerning existing projects are met.

Three proposed projects, worth US$128 million, are still awaiting approval from the World Bank, according its website.

Phay Siphan said the government plans to address the issue with the World Bank's central management and executive board, but no timeline has been set for talks.

Rights groups and a spokeswoman for lakeside residents facing eviction lauded the World Bank's announcement yesterday, saying the freeze may push more organizations to discontinue aid until land disputes are resolved.

Land disputes at Boeung Kak Lake drew national attention in 2008 when construction for an upscale housing development flooded surrounding villages. More than 20,000 people in total face relocation according to rights groups.

Sia Phearum, secretariat of the Human Rights Task Force, called the World Bank decision a "good model" for other organizations that provide Cambodia with aid and cheap loans.

"The World Bank has found human rights violations here. So if others still support the county with aid, that means they are supporting human rights violations," Sia Phearum said.

"I think other aid agencies will do the same thing."

Representatives from the Embassy of Japan reportedly met with Phnom Penh municipal government officials yesterday to discuss the Boeung Kak lake debacle, a government source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said. City Hall records show a representative from the Japanese Embassy was scheduled to meet with Governor Kep Chuktema yesterday at 2 pm, but Japanese Ambassador Masafumi Kuroki said the embassy had no scheduled meetings with the local government.

Tep Vanny, a representative for lakeside residents facing eviction, said villagers had heard about the meeting with the Japanese embassy and were pleased that Japan, a major aid contributor to the Kingdom, was engaging the government on the issue. Representatives from the community have petitioned – to no avail – for involvement from the Chinese embassy in the past.

Sia Phearum said that the Cambodian government, as a member of the UN, will eventually need to mend relations with the World Bank, and expressed hope that the discontinuation of new loans would bring about an agreement at the lakeside.

"This could change the directions of the talks in the future," he said.

Erdos Hong Jun Investment Company, a Chinese construction firm, holds a 51 percent stake in the Boeung Kak lake development, according to Chinese governmental documents obtained by The Post.

Shukaku Inc, a company tied to Senator Lao Meng Khin, reportedly made 49 percent of the investment.

In the first quarter of 2012, Erdos plans to break ground on some $2 billion in investments in the Kingdom. The company plans to build a power plant in Sihanoukville and an alumina mine in Mondulkiri province, according to the documents.

approval from the World Bank, according its website.

Phay Siphan said the government plans to address the bank's suspension of funds with the World Bank central management and executive board, but said no timeline has been set for talks.

Rights groups and a spokeswoman for lakeside residents facing eviction lauded the World Bank's announcement yesterday, saying the freeze may push more organisations to discontinue aid until land disputes and human rights abuses are addressed.

Land disputes at Boeung Kak lake drew national attention in 2008 when construction for an upscale housing development flooded surrounding villages. More than 20,000 people in total face relocation, according to rights groups.

Sia Phearum, secretariat of the Human Rights Task Force, called the World Bank decision a "good model" for other organisations that provide Cambodia with aid and cheap loans.

"The World Bank has found human rights violations here. So if others still support the county with aid, that means they are supporting human rights violations," Sia Phearum said. "I think other aid agencies will do the same thing."

Sia Phearum said the Cambodian government, as a member of the UN, will eventually need to mend relations with the World Bank, and expressed hope that the discontinuation of new loans would bring about an agreement at the lakeside.

"This could change the directions of the talks in the future," he said.

Representatives from the Embassy of Japan reportedly met with Phnom Penh municipal government officials yesterday to discuss the Boeung Kak lake debacle, according to a government source who spoke on condition of anonymity. City Hall records show a representative from the Japanese embassy was scheduled to meet with Governor Kep Chuktema yesterday at 2:00pm, but Japanese Ambassador Masafumi Kuroki said the embassy did not meet, and had no scheduled meetings with local government officials.

Tep Vanny, a representative for lakeside residents, said villagers had heard about the meeting with the Japanese embassy and were pleased that Japan, a major aid contributor to the Kingdom, was engaging the government on the issue. Representatives from the community have petitioned – to no avail – for involvement from the Chinese embassy in the past.

Erdos Hong Jun Investment Company, a Chinese construction firm, holds a 51 percent stake in the Boeung Kak lake development, according to Chinese governmental documents obtained by The Post. 

Shukaku Inc, a company tied to Senator Lao Meng Khin, reportedly made 49 percent of the investment.

In the first quarter of 2012, Erdos plans to break ground on some $2 billion in investments in the Kingdom.

The company plans to build a power plant in Sihanoukville and an alumina mine in Mondulkiri province, according to the documents.

A growing group of young engineers say they are ready for the government to make use of their skills but are facing limited job prospects.

"The use of the skills acquired by graduate engineers in the labor market is still limited," said Chann Rithy, vice president of Techno Charity, a group of engineers, as a guest Monday on "Hello VOA."

Techno Charity has around 50 members who are graduates of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia. They volunteer to build wells and provide study materials to children in rural areas.

"The government has to consider that engineers need to employ the skills they've learned at school," Chann Rithy said. "So they need the right workplaces to use them properly."

 

Cambodia currently has about 20,000 engineers, he said, trained in areas like agricultural hydrology, irrigation, electronics and information technology. However, many of them are unable to apply their studies to work after graduation because there is nowhere for them to go.

"If the government has a policy to create more jobs by encouraging more investment and entrepreneurship, then more engineers must be needed to exploit their skills," he said.

The heyday for Cambodian engineers was in the 1960s, when engineers helped in the production of export products like machinery, rubber and glass, he said.

Channy Rithy said Cambodia must now learn to produce more goods, especially for the local market.

"The government has to consider what to import and what not to," he said, "so that we can increase our local production with the skill of engineers."

A chase ended when the driver of an SUV crashed into a fire hydrant near Belmont and Maple in Fresno.

The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning when ICE agents were chasing a 38-year-old Asian man wanted for deportation.

The crash caused flooding in the area until crews could get the water shut off.

The man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and will be deported back to Cambodia.

COMFREL is please to release its press release on the result of workshop on voter's voice in remote areas; Kampong Reab, Prei Kabbas, Takeo province was held on July 28, 2011.

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Attached is the first eviction notice for residents living un-settlement along National Road No. 5 (riverside), Village 16, Khan Daun Penh. The aim of the eviction is to build the new twin bridge of Chroy Changva. The deadline of eviction is 15 day, starting from the date of this signature (5 August 2011).

Vietnamese and Cambodian naval forces will cooperate closely in all fields of mutual concern to promote the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries' people.

This was affirmed at a meeting of the Vietnam Naval High Command's delegation led by Colonel Pham Van Hoanh, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy with the Royal Cambodian Navy led by Rear Admiral Mien Va on August 10, in the framework of the delegation's working visit to Cambodia from August 9-13.

Speaking at the meeting, Hoanh spoke highly of the Royal Cambodian Navy's coordination with the naval zone 5 of Vietnam in maintaining security and order in historical territorial waters between the two countries and promptly addressing sea-related issues to contribute to preserving regional peace and stability.

Mien Va highlighted the significance of cooperation between the two countries' naval forces at all levels in training and technological fields, which helped strengthen relations between the two countries' armies and people.

Both sides agreed that after six years of enforcing the joint patrol regulations and conducting 23 joint patrol missions, Vietnam and Cambodia have maintained security and order, exchanged information and promptly prevented illegal actions in historical waters between the two countries.

They also agreed that the Royal Cambodian Navy would draw up a plan for the 24th joint patrol.

PHNOM PENH, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday the Cambodia-Thailand General Border Commission meeting can be held bilaterally, except the talks on the provisional demilitarized zone of about 17 kilometers surrounding the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, reports Xinhua news agency.

"The GBC meeting will be held between Cambodian and Thai defence ministers without the presence of Indonesia after the visit of the new Thai defence minister (Yutthasak Sasiprapa) to Cambodia," he said during a graduation ceremony of students at the Human Resources University.

"But when saying about the 17 kilometers of the provisional demilitarized area defined by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it's necessary to have the presence of Indonesia," he said.

However, he added, "If the Indonesia, Asean chair, has not attended the meeting, Cambodia and Thailand have to report her and the International Court of Justice about the results of the meeting."

"And when Cambodia and Thailand agree to withdraw troops from the area of 17 kilometers, there must be the presence of Indonesia too," he said.

Hun Sen said Cambodia and Thailand have to re-build confidence between each other to bring peace along the border and to bring the border situation to normalcy.

"The new era of cooperation between Cambodia and Thai government led by Pheu Thai Party has begun," he said. "In last few years, border conflict between the two countries can be considered as the nightmare, now it is over," he said.

The border tension between the two countries has been eased since the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory in the July 3's general elections, said the premier.

Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflict over territorial dispute near the Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO listed the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.

Here's a crazy idea: Persuade the world to try living in peace for just one day, every September 21. In this energetic, honest talk, Jeremy Gilley tells the story of how this crazy idea became real -- real enough to help millions of kids in war-torn regions.

A day of peace. It seems lovely and hopeful to those of us lucky enough to live in peace already. But to those living in war, a day of peace, a temporary cease-fire, is not only lovely, it's incredibly practical. On a day when no bullets fly, families can go to the clinic, mosquito nets can be given out, and kids who've known only war can learn what peace looks like, sounds like. In short, it's a window of opportunity to build peace. For the past 10 years, filmmaker Jeremy Gilley has been promoting September 21 as a true international day of ceasefire, a day to carry out humanitarian aid in the world's most dangerous zones. The practical challenge is huge, starting with: how to convince both parties in a conflict to put down their weapons and trust the other side to do the same? But Gilley has recorded successes. For instance, on September 21, 2008, some 1.85 million children under 5 years old, in seven Afghan provinces where conflict has previously prevented access, were given a vaccine for polio.

On September 21, 2011, Gilley will start the 365-day-long countdown to Truce 2012, a hoped-for global day of guns-down ceasefire and worldwide action toward peace.

He says: "The only logical progression is to work towards a global cessation of hostilities on Peace Day -- from violence in our homes and schools, through to armed conflict."

"This is about saving lives despite anyone's political beliefs. We hope to see the same commitments that we saw last year from all parties to the conflict."

Catherine Mbengue, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan

I would like to kindly inform you that People Living in Unified Society (PLUS) will be conducting training on the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) at the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC) located in the compound of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP).

The training is designed with the main purpose of enhancing knowledge of and skills of the Project Cycle Management – problem analysis, project planning, project implementation, and project monitoring and evaluation – to middle and top management working in NGOs and donor communities, in particular to those who play an active role in developing project proposals to potential donors.

Anyone with much involvement in leading and managing projects on a daily basis such as Executive Directors, Program Managers, Grants Managers, Fundraising Managers, Monitoring and Evaluation Managers, as well as for those who have ambition to hold the above-mentioned positions in the near future is highly recommended to attend.

To suit your availability individually, the training is divided into 3 different groups with its date and timeframe as follows:

Should you need more information or further details, please kindly find the enclosed Training Announcement herewith or make a direct contact with me.

Almost 30,000 hectares of a wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey, Siem Reap and Preah Vihear provinces have been reclassified as state private land for agricultural development, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups.

Four sub-decrees signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on July 22 reclassify land in the Kulen Promptep sanctuary, paving the way for its development.

They cover 12,820 hectares in Preah Vihear and Siem Reap provinces and 15,450 hectares in Oddar Meanchey's Anlong Veng district.

Thuk Kreun Vutha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Environment, said the government had conducted environmental impact assessments and deemed wildlife would not be affected.

"Now, this wildlife sanctuary has no more wildlife. It is eroded land," he said.

But Wutty Chut, director of the Natural Resource Protect-ion Group, said that although Ministry of Environment off-icials had failed to curb illegal poaching and logging in the sanctuary, the area still contained areas of healthy forest and diverse species that were protected by law.

Businessmen developing agriculture in other forest areas reclassified recently, such as the Phnom Oral wildlife sanctuary, had planted token crops to conceal their real activity, which was logging , he said.

"In the government, they do focus on land concessions; they increased them last month and this month. It's very strange," Wutty Chut said.

During the past year, land concessions amounting to tens of thousands of hectares have been granted to companies.

Concessions signed by Hun Sen in February and April gave more than 55,000 hectares of national park to private companies under 99-year leases for agricultural development.

Ouch Leng, head of the land programme at rights group Adhoc, said villagers in protected areas that were sold to companies rarely received adequate compensation.

"We don't understand government policy. Why does it give land to private firms, but not consider the impact on people?

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ភ្នំពេញៈ ដី​ទំហំ​ជិត ១​សែន​ហិកតា​នៅ​ក្នុង​តំបន់​ដែន​ជម្រក​សត្វ​ព្រៃ​បឹងពែរ ខេត្ត​ព្រះវិហារ ត្រូវ​បាន​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា ធ្វើ​អនុបយោគ​ទៅ​ជា​ទ្រព្យ​សម្បត្តិ​ឯកជន​របស់​រដ្ឋ សម្រាប់​ជួល ឬ​ធ្វើ​សម្បទាន​ឲ្យ​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​វិនិយោគ​ឯកជន អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ខាង​វិស័យ​កសិកម្ម និង​ដំណាំ​កសិ-ឧស្សាហកម្ម។យោង​តាម​អនុ​ក្រិត្យ​ចុះ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី ៣១ ខែ​កក្កដា​ ឆ្នាំ ២០១១ ដែល​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​ដោយ​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន​សែន​ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២២​ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ ២០១១ ​បាន​និយាយ​ថា៖ «[រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​] បាន​ចាត់​បញ្ចូល​ជា​ទ្រព្យ​សម្ប​ត្តិ​ឯក​ជន​របស់​រដ្ឋ​នូវ​លើ​ផ្ទៃ​ដី​ទំហំ​ ១៩៨២៩ ហិកតា​ ស្ថិត​ក្នុង​តំបន់ជម្រក​សត្វ​ព្រៃ​បឹង​ពែរ ដែល​ស្ថិត​នៅ​ក្នុងឃុំ​រម្មណីយ៍ ស្រុករវៀង ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះ​វិហារ​ ក្រោម​ល័ក្ខខ័ណ្ឌ​ជួល ឬ​សម្ប​ទាន​ ដើម្បី​ធ្វើ​ការ​វិនិយោគ​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​លើវិស័យ​កសិកម្ម​ និង​ដំណាំ​កសិ-ឧស្សាហកម្ម ដោយ​ពុំ​បាន​បញ្ជាក់​អំពី​ឈ្មោះ​របស់​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុនដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ទទួល​ដី​នោះ​ ទេ។

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Wisdom begins in wonder.

- Socrates