With all the Internet problems I had last week, the weekly wrap of news from Cambodia didn't happen, so this week there's some catching up to do ...

Starting with a smile, the Operation Smile Medical Mission team is in PP right now and training Cambodian volunteers in biomed, teaching "techniques in setting up, testing and maintaining the state-of-the-art medical equipment that Operation Smile is supplying each of its partner countries. This is a major step toward reaching Operation Smile’s goal of having one person trained in biomedical technology in each of its partner countries."

Since its founding, Operation Smile has treated more than 100,000 children with facial deformities and provided education and training to physicians and other healthcare professionals around the world. In addition to contributing free medical treatment for children born with facial deformities, Operation Smile trains local medical professionals in its 25 partner countries and leaves behind crucial equipment to lay the groundwork for long-term self-sufficiency.

Now, a tribute ...

Nobel Peace Prize three-time nominee and winner of the Niwano Peace Foundation award, Maha Ghosananda, often called the 'Gandhi of Cambodia' died in Massachusetts on Monday.

Ghosananda was one of the first monks to return to Cambodia after the KR years and is credited with rebuilding Buddhism in the country.

And the topic of the KR, the trials ... or not ... continue to be in the news.

The Foreign Minister isn't worried about delays. The international justices won't rule out a walkout by all 14 of them ... same old, same old.

Of course, Cambodia's history is much, much more than the Khmer Rouge, and International Women's Day had people remembering better times and good people.

"The celebration is the efforts to commemorate the lives, the achievements and the contributions to the society and the history of various Cambodian heroines," said a press release issued by the Committee to Promote Women in Politics (CPWP), major sponsor the activity.

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