Prum Manh: A rare Ayai gem
Prum Manh (Photo: Chan Lida, RFI)11 October 2010
By Chan Lida
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Ayai is a type of traditional singing duet which is registered as a Khmer heritage, however, even though Ayai is a valuable art, the number of Ayai singers is very small in Cambodia currently. Prum Manh is a well known artist with attractive voice and he is also a skilled comedian, both for his content and his acting. He is concerned about the future evolution of the Ayai art.
Thai PM to seek clarification from Cambodian PM on alleged Red Shirt arms training
BANGKOK, Oct 12 (MCOT online news) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will query his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on reports of arms training for hard-core anti-government Red Shirt activists on Cambodian soil when both leaders meet at a regional summit later this month, according to acting Thai government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn.
Speaking Tuesday, Dr Panitan commented shortly after Secretary-General Tawin Pleansri of Thailand's National Security Council (NSC) confirmed information from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) which said that 11 men arrested in a raid on a resort in the northern province of Chiang Mai and suspected of planning acts of terror claimed that they and 28 others underwent weapons training in Cambodia.
Mr Tawin confirmed that Thai security-related agencies are watching the Red Shirt movement for signs of further weapons training.
Speaking Tuesday, Dr Panitan commented shortly after Secretary-General Tawin Pleansri of Thailand's National Security Council (NSC) confirmed information from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) which said that 11 men arrested in a raid on a resort in the northern province of Chiang Mai and suspected of planning acts of terror claimed that they and 28 others underwent weapons training in Cambodia.
Mr Tawin confirmed that Thai security-related agencies are watching the Red Shirt movement for signs of further weapons training.
