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ចូល ចិត្ត ថ្ងៃ
នៃ ក្តី
សៃ ឡាញ់ ខ្លាំង
ណាស់ សមៃប់ ទសៃស នា វដ្តី
យុវ័យ លៃខ បនា្ទាប់ ប៉ុន្តៃ
ដោយ សារ យើង
ជាប់ ម មា ញឹក ខ្លាំង
ពៃក នៅក្នុង
ការ សុើប
អង្កៃត
ពី សា លា រៀន នៅ កម្ពុជា
និង កង
កមា្លាំង
ប៉ូ
លិស ធ្វើ
ឲៃយ ថ្ងៃ
នៃ ក្តី
សៃ ឡាញ់ ខក
ខន ។ យើង សងៃឃឹម ថា អ្នក រាល់ គ្នា ទទួល
បាន ថ្ង ដ៏ពិ ៃ សៃស នៃះ ហើយបាន ចំ ណាយ
ពៃល វៃ លា ជា មួយ គ្នា ។ បើ សិន ជា អ្នក ខក
ខន នៅ ឆ្នាំ
នៃះ អ្នក បៃ កដ ជា នឹង មាន
សំ ណាង នៅ ឆ្នាំ
កៃយ ។
នៅ ក្នុង
លៃខ នៃះ យើង មាន អត្ថ បទ
ពិ សៃស ពីរ អ្នក នឹង គិត ថា អត្ថ បទ ទាំង ពីរ
នៃះ ពិត ជា ចាប់ អារម្មណ៍ជា មិន ខន ។ នៅ
អត្ថ បទ ទំ ព័រ មុខ របស់ យើង សម្លឹង
មើល
ទៅ ភាព ជឿន លឿន និង សកា្តា នុ ពល ភាព
នៃ គមៃង ជា ចៃើន
ដៃល កំ ពុង ធ្វ ការ ើ ទាក់
ទង ទៅ នឹង សិសៃស នៅ តាម តំ បន់ ដាច់
សៃ យាល បៃើ
បៃស់ អីុន
ធឺ ណិត ហើយ
វិ ទៃយា សា្ថាន អប់ រំ និង ធន ធាន ជា ចៃើន
ផ្តល់
ដល់ អ្នក បៃើ
បៃស់ ទាំង នោះ។
អត្ថ បទ សំ ខន់ ទី ២ បាន ចោទ ជា សំ-
ណួរ ថា ៖ «តើ ប៉ លិស ូ នៅ ពៃះ រា ជា ណា ចកៃ
កម្ពុជា
កំ ពុង តៃ ការ ពារ បៃ ជា ពល រដ្ឋ ដៃរ
ទៃ ? »។ យើង រាល់ គ្នា ឃើញមាន ប៉ូ លិស នៅ
តាម ដង ផ្លូវ
ជា រៀង រាល់ ថ្ងៃ
ប៉ុន្ត
បៃ ៃ ជា ពល-
រដ្ឋ មួយ ចំ នួន ធំ មិន បាន ដឹង ថា តើ គោល
បំ ណង របស់ ប៉ លិស ូ ទាំង នោះ គឺ ជា អ្វ នោះ ី
ទៃ ។ យើង សម្លឹង
មើល ថា តើ ចៃបាប់ ដៃល
បាន ដាក់ ចុះ ពិត ជា កំ ពុង បៃតិ បត្ត ល្អ ិ យា៉ាង
ដូច ម្តៃច
នៅ កម្ពុជា
។ អ្នក នឹង រក ឃើញ ផង
ដៃរ ថា លិ ខិត មក ពី បៃ ទៃស កា ណា ដា ជា
លិ ខិត របស់ យុវ វ័យ មួយ រូប ដៃល ទទួល
បាន ជោគ ជ័យនៅលើខ្នងសៃះ ហើយវា ជា
ទំ ព័រ មួយ ដ៏ អសា្ចារៃយ ។
LIFT loves Valentines day as
much as the next youth
magazine, but we were too
busy investigating Cambodia’s
schools and police force to give
the day of love much attention.
We hope you all found a deserving
Valentine to spend the day
with and if you didn’t, you’ll
surely be luckier next year.
In this issue we have two
features that are completely
unrelated, but we think you will
find them both quite interesting.
Our cover story looks at the
progress and potential pitfalls
of projects working to connect
rural students to the internet,
and the vast academic and professional
resources that it provides
to users.
The second feature story poses
the question “are police in
the Kingdom protecting the people?”
We all see police on the
roads every day, but many people
don’t know what their purpose
really is. We look at how
well law enforcement is really
enforcing the law in Cambodia.
You will also find an email
from Canada, a youth who has
found success on a horse and,
the coolest page around.
Cover photo: WESLEY MONTS Design:
KO pxYO Direction: pATH SYNA
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លេខ៥៨នេះ
បទយកការណ៍ Cover feature
If Cambodian students hope to compete globally,
E-learning must be part of their education. LIFT
looks at some projects trying to make it happen.
Email from
abroad
LIFT
Classroom
Pulling over
the police
បើនិសៃសិតកម្ពុជាសងៃឃឹមថាបៃកួតបៃជៃងជាមួយពិភពអប់រំ
តាមបៃព័ន្ធអៃឡិចតៃូនិកជាផ្នៃកមួយនៃការសិកៃសារបស់ពួក
គៃ។ Lift សម្លឹងមើលគមៃងមួយចំនួនដើមៃបីឲៃយវាកើតឡើង
Ngon
is a Vietnamese word that
means delicious in English,
but the ngon that I am going to tell you about is a
newly opened Khmer and Vietnamese food restaurant,
which is about 50 metres from Independent
Monument along Sihanouk Boulevard.
After one of my friends told me there is a new
Vietnamese restaurant in town and the food was
delicious and cheap at about US$2 a meal – which
is a good price for me – I couldn’t wait to try out
the taste of the food to see if it was as delicious as
my friend said it was.
During the second day of Chinese New Year,
two friends and I went to Ngon to have lunch.
When we arrived, what was really surprising was
that Ngon was not a simple, small restaurant like
we imagined it to be. It was quite big and had
beautiful decorations and the setting was like a
mansion.
Out the front of the restaurant there were
luxury cars parked. This was enough for us
to work out that the food was more than
$2 and that it must be expensive. We
were hesitating whether to enter or not.
Eventually, we found the courage to
have lunch at Ngon, which looked like
a luxurious restaurant and far better
than the ones we usually go to, and we
were really curious about trying the food
and checking the prices. We were not too
worried if the prices were high as we had
brought enough money with us.
At the front gate we were greeted by the friendly
waiters and were invited to sit at a table. I noticed
frangipani trees had been planted around the restaurant,
which were absolutely beautiful. I love it
so much. Also, in the dining rooms the door all
opened, allowing customers and outsiders to see
each other.
A waitress handed me the menu, I looked it
through and the prices were between US$2 and
US$10 for both foods and drinks. We were looking
for some Vietnamese food that we had not tasted
before, but on the table there was a small sign that
said some food was not available because it was
Chinese New Year.
So we ordered a soup called “Sweet and Sour
Seafood Hot Pot” that costs 39,000 riel, but this
soup was very little for big guys like us, so we
ordered three bowls of rice which cost another
2,500 riel each.
តើមានអ្វីថ្មី?
ថ្នាក់រៀន
LIFT
យុវជនបេចាំ
សបា្តហ៍
Operation internet:
Senior writers: Kounila Keo, Tharum Bun, Tivea Koam, Dara Saoyuth, Sun Narin Writers: Kim Samath, Kaing Menghun, Tang Khyhay, Sothea Ines, Touch Yin Vannith, Tet Chann, Ngo Mengourng, Heim Suy Khemra, Ouk
Elita, Tong Soprach Chief photographer: Will Baxter Photographers: Sovan Philong, Neang Sokchea, Uy Neiseremony, Pha Lina, Tivea Koam Graphic art: Kopxyo Logo design: Andy Ball Assistant designer: Aim Valinda
Deputy editor of Khmer text: Pivoine Beang Deputy editor: Summer Walker Editor & designer: Colin Meyn CEO: Muon Ramady Publisher: Ross Dunkley Email: lift@phnompenhpost.com Telephone: 855 23 214 311
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What’s new
The name of the huge new Vietnamese restaurant
near Independance Monument means
delicious. Sok Eng finds out if it’s true.
The atmosphere was excellent. The food, including the
sweet and sour seafood hot pot, didn’t quite match up.
Since the ice tea was not free, I ordered a “Yellow
Cock Tail”, while my friends ordered “Ngon Ngon
Cock Tail and Coffee”. The drinks were served first.
When I took a sip of my drink I felt it was not so
good, so I tried my friend’s “Ngon Ngon Cock Tail
and Coffee” and there was no difference – the taste
was not good, but I still loved its smell. However,
one of my friends said the taste of the coffee was
acceptable.
Then the soup arrived. Inside it was onion,
potato and mushrooms. There was also a bowl of
vegetables, Khmer noodles, a bowl of cut fish with
some piece of squid and four big seashells. After
having the soup, we mixed all the things we had
into the soup and waited for about 10 minutes. I
can say the soup was tasty, but the seashells were
so fishy that I could not bear to eat them. Another
thing that disappointed my friends and I was that
when we were eating, it was quite hot, even though
we were in the open air. However, no one turned
on a fan for us, until we asked them to. After
we finished eating, we were not really
full, and the total price was 70,000 riel,
which was not expensive, but not so
cheap either.
Apart from its lovely environment,
Ngon was not really special for us.
The food servings were small for the
price and the drinks expensive. Therefore,
I would suggest you not try this place
if you want to have a full stomach, but if you
want a romantic environment maybe at night, it
could be a great place for you to enjoy with your
SongSaa.