https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy Core 2 William Holtz en-us 2017-09-27 14:03:57 UTC 2024-10-15 21:31:53 UTC hello@padlet.com williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191676444 Born in 1951, Became Prime Minister in 1985. In 1970 joined the Khmer Rouge under the reign of Pol Pot.

Recently arrested the leader of the opposition party Kem Sokha.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191676444 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191677465 The Last issue of the Cambodian Daily. Accusing Hun Sen of becoming a dictator The newspaper published its final issue on Monday Sep 4, They Published their FInal Issue, About the Main opposition leader Kem Sokha who was arrested for Treason. It seems that Hun Sen is trying to secure unchallenged power in cambodia

]]> 2017-09-27 14:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191677465 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191678695 Clothes, Gems and Medals are the main exports in Cambodia, above is a picture of a textile factory. 20% of Cambodians are Impoverished 2 USD or less a day, 2.30 USD Near Poor. Number of Poor has been cut in have from 2004 to 2011

GDP growth 7.3% per year

Very poor country, starting from small economy.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191678695 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191679248 Riel is the Cambodian currency, Named after a fish. Fish are extremely important in Cambodia

1 Riel = .00024 USD

]]> 2017-09-27 14:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191679248 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191680007 Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge Experienced Decades of war in the 20th century. Khmer Rouge killed up to to 2 million Cambodians in the 1970s. Hun Sen was a member of the Khmer Rouge

born in 1951, became Prime Minister in 1985. In 1970 joined the Khmer Rouge under the reign of Pol Pot

]]> 2017-09-27 14:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191680007 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191680963 Had an advanced Civilization centuries ago, known as Angkor Wat

Built large cities including the temple of Angkor Wat

]]> 2017-09-27 14:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191680963 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191681560 Buddhism is the dominate religion.

Most young men spend part of their lives as Buddhist monks. Many give up everything and live on the streets, begging for food and stuff.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191681560 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191683072 There is a muslim minority community. 150,000 to 200,000 Muslims in Cambodia as of late 1975. Most Muslims are Fishermen.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191683072 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191684334 Most people are rather poor. 20% of Cambodians are Impoverished

 2 USD or less a day. 2.30 USD Near Poor. Number of Poor has been cut in have from 2004 to 2011

]]> 2017-09-27 14:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191684334 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191685241 Average Life Expectancy is 68 Years. Life expectancy has improved greatly.

In the 1980s the average life expectancy was around 20 years old

Main cause of Death now is Coronary Heart Disease 43

]]> 2017-09-27 14:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191685241 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191687413 Aspara is a dance where Cambodian woman move slowly in fancy skirts and headdresses, they move their fingers in weird yet cool ways where they curve them upwards and move their arms around slowly.]]> 2017-09-27 14:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191687413 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191688127 Prahok is a crushed salted and fermented fish paste used in Cambodian cuisine. Usually made from mudfish. Usually used as a seasoning or condiment. Very salty.]]> 2017-09-27 14:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191688127 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191688871 Mekong River, Cambodia is one of the Mekong Countries, along with Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. Mekong river flows through Cambodia along with, Cambodia is on the Gulf of Thailand.]]> 2017-09-27 14:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191688871 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191690834 Cambodia has rich natural resources. High levels of Biodiversity, used to have Tigers.Large tropical forests high rate of Deforestation

212 Recorded Mammal Species

536 Birds Species

176 Reptile Species

850 Freshwater fish Species

435 Marine fish.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191690834 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191896637 Cambodia is a country on the Gulf of Thailand, on the mainland of Southeast Asia. Cambodia is bordered by Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Main Geographical features are the low lying Central Plain which includes the Tonle Sap Basin, a giant lake.]]> 2017-09-27 23:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/191896637 williamholtz2023 https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/192066983 Cambodia's variety of terrestrial and freshwater habitats are home to many threatened wildlife species. Among mammals, wild cattle and deer species as well as predators like leopard still roam the remote forests of the Eastern Plains Landscape.  Tigers, once plentiful in Cambodia are now extinct in the the wild there. Bird species are also varied, rare, and threatened with extinction - especially Cambodia's populations of large waterbirds. The Mekong River is home to several endangered fish and reptile species, and critically endangered Siamese the crocodile have been observed in the Eastern Plains' Srepok River.]]> 2017-09-28 13:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/williamholtz2023/m0ff172goicy/wish/192066983