Khmer Circle រង្វង់ខ្មែរ: Railroad into the red

Friday, 13 October 2023

Railroad into the red

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Railroad into the red: Laos has been greatly transformed by projects funded by Chinese lending under the Belt and Road Initiative.

But the railway and other Chinese projects have left Laos perilously mired in debt, with people struggling with high inflation.

RFA

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Anonymous said...: It should be: Run, otherwise I hit you with the belt.; 6:52 pm

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The long tragedy of Cham history

“The process [‘Nam Tien’ or Vietnamese southward expansion] was well defined by Léopold Cadière in 1911: “As soon as they feel themselves able, they drive off the first inhabitants, whether in a peaceful manner, by taking over the land, clearing it and “planting the bamboo” – the hedges that to this day still surround Annamese gardens and villages – or by violence, then they fight with the Chams, destroying their temples and mutilating their statues.” In short, there was no room left for the Chams.”