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วันศุกร์ที่ 2 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553

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วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 1 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553

Let's do this! How to resolve a conflict

Comment: Conflict has been deeply embedded in every being. In your daily practice, how do you solve your conflict? - Extending from your personal practice and knowledge, the article below published in LIFT of Phnom Penh Post would shed light for you. Note that, LIFT is the essential magazine for Cambodian youths to bringing an advanced career, a living philosophy and positive personality to them.

Wednesday, 30 June 2010 15:00 Chan Pisey, Chea Chakrya & Long Vipich Bolreach
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Conflicts are going to happen. Different people want different things. But it doesn’t mean we can’t figure things out and work together. “Conflict is a natural disagreement between individuals or groups whose attitudes, beliefs, values, needs, personality, goals are different,” said Sum Sovannpanha, local committee president of AIESEC Phnom Penh. In sociology, conflict is defined as an antagonism and opposition between interests and principles among people. Common day-to-day disagreements, debates, and even wars and revolutions are all examples of conflict on different scales. It is impossible to live in this world without experiencing friction with other people in places such as school, work or even within your circle of friends. In fact, conflict is something that we invariably run into every single day. Instead of avoiding it, you might as well face it head on and look for effective ways to resolve it.

One of the first steps in resolving a conflict is finding the root cause of the problem. Conflicts can result from the differences in people’s personalities, underlying stress and tension that people already have, too much self-defensiveness or a breach of faith and trust between individuals. By understanding what is really causing a conflict, we can know how to react in a manner that helps to solve the conflict effectively or possibly to prevent it altogether.

Calls for Prey Lang preservation

Phourk Hong, a Kuoy ethnic minority representative from Preah Vihear province, called for the concessions to be “cancelled” and for private companies to be banned from operating in the forest.

“We want Prey Lang to be preserved for our younger generations, so our people can continue our traditional ways of life,” she said.

Thursday, 01 July 2010 15:01 May Titthara, The Phnom Penh Post
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Phourk Hong, a community representative from Preah Vihear province, attends a press conference concerning the fate of Prey Lang forest on Wednesday.

MORE than 100 villagers from four provinces gathered in Phnom Penh on Wednesday to draw attention to environmental degradation in Prey Lang forest, and to call for a halt to the granting of economic land concessions in the area.

Representatives of the group delivered petitions to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet and the Ministry of Agriculture requesting action to protect Prey Lang, which covers an area of about 5,250 square kilometres in Kratie, Stung Treng, Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces.

“Villagers in four provinces depend on Prey Lang and its biodiversity to support their livelihoods and provide income and food for their families,” Sem Sean, a village representative from Kampong Thom province, said at a press conference on Wednesday.

He said the forest was threatened by the increasing number of companies that had been granted mining and logging concessions there.

วันพุธที่ 30 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553

Wimbledon 2010: Roger Federer stunned by Tomas Berdych

Six-time champion Roger Federer saw his defence of the Wimbledon title come to a shock end as he was stunned in four sets by Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych.

The Swiss top seed was beaten 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 to give 24-year-old Berdych the biggest victory of his career.

Federer had not lost before the final at SW19 since 2002 and was bidding to win a record-equalling seventh title.

But Berdych gave a performance of the very highest order to set up a semi-final meeting with Novak Djokovic.

"It's really tough to explain how I'm feeling, it's unbelievable," Berdych told BBC Sport after leaving Centre Court to a standing ovation.

"To play on this stadium against a player as great as Roger and to be standing here as the winner is amazing. This was the toughest match of my career to close out, it's a big step forward and I'm so happy.

"Right now it's really tough to think about my next match - I just want a few minutes and hours to enjoy this. Then I have to get ready and prepare for my next opponent."

Berdych becomes the first Czech man to reach the last four of Wimbledon since Ivan Lendl in 1990 and he fully deserves to be there following this historic triumph.

Having beaten Andy Murray en route to his first Grand Slam semi-final at this year's French Open and now overcome arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, the 6ft 5ins right-hander is building quite some reputation.

The result will see Federer drop to number three in the world rankings for the first time since November 2003 and he must now regroup ahead of the US Open.

"I'm definitely struggling at the moment," said the 29-year-old current world number two, who also fell in the quarter-finals at the French Open. "I'm looking forward to a rest and then I'll attack again in North America.

"Reaching the quarter-finals is a decent result. Obviously some people think it's shocking, but many players would die to play a Grand Slam quarter-final.

"I don't think I played poorly but he went after it. I was not able to defend well enough and he played well when he had to - it was brutal for me. Every time he had a chance, he took it."

Federer went on to reveal that he was suffering from back and thigh problems picked up while contesting the pre-Wimbledon grass-court event in Halle, Germany.


"I'm unhappy with the way I'm playing, I couldn't play the way I wanted to," added the Swiss, who needed five sets to overcome Alejandro Fall in the first round and four to oust Ilija Bozoljac in the second. "I'm struggling with a little bit of a back and a leg issue. They don't allow me to play the way I would like to.

"The leg issue came in the final of Halle and returned a little bit after my first-round match here. It went away again but just kept creeping back during the matches.

"For the last fix or six days the back has been really badly. It's normal that the back tends to get stiff in the grass-court season but it's just not nice when it doesn't go away and you can't play freely. That's what I was missing today."

Federer came into the match as the firm favourite but, from the moment he was taken to deuce in game one, it was clear the 16-time Grand Slam champion was not going to have everything his own way.

Berdych combined much-improved movement with jaw-dropping forehands and lightning-quick deliveries to wow the Centre Court, and broke in game seven before serving out the opening set.

There would, however, be an immediate shift in momentum as Berdych tensed up in game two of the second set and allowed Federer to break to 15 with a fine crosscourt forehand pass.

Despite squandering two more break points in games six and eight, the Basel-born right-hander levelled the match and at that point Federer would have been expected by many to run away with it.


But Berdych had other ideas, targeting Federer's unusually brittle second serve to break in games two before serving out the 27-minute third set.

Although Federer had won eight of his previous 10 meetings with Berdych, the Swiss was reduced to tears after losing their first encounter at the Athens Olympics and also succumbed in their most recent duel at April's Miami Masters.

So he knew all about the world number 13's threat, yet seemed powerless to contain it.

Federer looked set to make the first move in a pulsating fourth set but Berdych dug deep to escape from 0-40 in game six and then forced the decisive break when Federer volleyed wide in game seven.

Berdych was soon serving for the match and the pressure appeared to have got the better of him as Federer saved a match point and brought up a break-back point.

But the Czech held his nerve to unleash his 51st and final winner and confirm the biggest upset of the 2010 Championships.



Berdych's stunning drop shot against Federer

Aquino sworn in, vows to combat poverty

Benigno Aquino took over as president of the Philippines on Wednesday with a vow to lift his nation out of poverty and wipe out crippling corruption that he said thrived under his predecessor.

In his inauguration speech to a mass of supporters wearing his family's signature yellow, the 50-year-old bachelor promised to honour the trust of the millions of Filipinos who delivered him a landslide election victory.

"Today marks the end of a regime indifferent to the appeals of the people," Aquino said in one of many stinging criticisms of Gloria Arroyo, whose nearly 10 years in power were marred by allegations of vote rigging and massive graft.

"Through good governance in the coming years we will lessen our problems. The destiny of the Filipino will return to its rightful place and, as each year passes, the Filipino's problems will continue to lessen."

Aquino said ending poverty by eradicating corruption would serve as the foundation of his administration's six-year term.

"Our foremost duty is to lift the nation from poverty through honest and effective governance," said Aquino, an economics graduate who spent the past 12 years as a member of parliament.

Police estimated 500,000 people turned up at a seaside Manila park for Aquino's inauguration, and the event took on a festival-style atmosphere with a popular folk singer belting out songs of hope before the oath-taking.

The crowd roared and waved yellow flags as Aquino, wearing a traditional Filipino "barong" shirt, took his oath in front of a Supreme Court judge.

"I think he can reduce corruption and improve governance," high school teacher Terlito Malaya, 52, said as he waited for Aquino to be sworn in.

"Poverty is also a very big problem and needs a permanent solution... but no one should think right now that he will fail."

One crucial factor in Aquino's election victory on May 10 was his status as the son of democracy heroes Benigno and Corazon Aquino, who remain revered for their efforts to overthrow dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

His father and namesake was shot dead at Manila airport in 1983 as he returned from US exile to lead the democracy movement against Marcos.

The new president's mother took over from her martyred husband and led the "people power" revolution that overthrew Marcos in 1986, then earned a reputation as an incorruptible leader during six years as president.

"My parents sought for nothing less, died for nothing less, than democracy and peace," Aquino said.

"I am blessed by this legacy. I will carry the torch forward."

Aquino repeated his warning to Arroyo and her allies that he would investigate them for their alleged crimes while she was in office.

"To those who are talking about reconciliation... we have this to say: 'There can be no reconciliation without justice'," he said.

Aquino then referred to a Truth Commission that he announced on Tuesday would be set up to investigate and potentially prosecute Arroyo for alleged corruption, vote rigging and human rights abuses.

"Those who are guilty should face justice. We cannot continue with this practice where no one is made to account and they will continue to abuse," Aquino said.

Part of Wednesday's events saw Aquino escort Arroyo in a limousine from the presidential palace to the Rizal Park venue for the oath-taking ceremony and transfer of power.

They shook hands and smiled for the press at the presidential palace, but Aquino avoided making eye contact in their awkward encounter.

At Rizal Park, the crowd voiced ironic cheers as Arroyo departed before Aquino was sworn in.

Although she was an unpopular leader, Arroyo, 63, won a seat in the elections to represent her home town in the national parliament.

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk were among the foreign dignitaries to attend the ceremony.

KBank ups GDP forecast to 6%

The research house previously forecast gross domestic product would grow by 2.6% to 4.5% this year.

The new, more optimistic outlook is supported by the continuing economic recovery in the first quarter which recorded 12% year-on-year growth.

The Thai Khem Kaeng stimulus programme and a localised impact from political instability were other positive factors that supported growth.

As of June 18, the government had disbursed about 170.98 billion baht from the Thai Khem Kaeng project's target of 278 billion for the year.

Recent political turmoil dragged on the economy with an estimated reduction in GDP of between 1.4% and 2.8%, smaller than the previous estimate of 1.4% to 3.7%.

Exports, however, will help drive growth after posting better-than-expected performance in the first quarter. KResearch adjusted its forecast for export growth to 22% to 27%, up from 17% to 24% earlier, Dr Charl said.

But the economic recovery would also increase inflationary pressure. The prices of commodities have continued to increase, especially for key products such as fuel and steel.

The research house previously forecast gross domestic product would grow by 2.6% to 4.5% this year.

The new, more optimistic outlook is supported by the continuing economic recovery in the first quarter which recorded 12% year-on-year growth.

The Thai Khem Kaeng stimulus programme and a localised impact from political instability were other positive factors that supported growth.

As of June 18, the government had disbursed about 170.98 billion baht from the Thai Khem Kaeng project's target of 278 billion for the year.

Recent political turmoil dragged on the economy with an estimated reduction in GDP of between 1.4% and 2.8%, smaller than the previous estimate of 1.4% to 3.7%.

Exports, however, will help drive growth after posting better-than-expected performance in the first quarter. KResearch adjusted its forecast for export growth to 22% to 27%, up from 17% to 24% earlier, Dr Charl said.

But the economic recovery would also increase inflationary pressure. The prices of commodities have continued to increase, especially for key products such as fuel and steel.

The firm predicts core inflation would rise to more than 3% in the second quarter next year. The price of Brent crude is forecast at $79.80 a barrel this year, increasing to $90 next year.

KBank's head of capital markets, Thiti Tantikulanan, said the Bank of Thailand would start to raise its one-day repurchase rate from next month.

The country's policy rate is expected to rise by 50 to 75 basis points by the year-end from 1.25% now. In addition, a negative real interest rate would lead to imbalances in the country's economy.

"Based on such reasons, the country's monetary policy would be back to normal in line with the country's economic environment and our policy rate would increase to 2% by the end of the year," he said.

The firm predicts core inflation would rise to more than 3% in the second quarter next year. The price of Brent crude is forecast at $79.80 a barrel this year, increasing to $90 next year.

KBank's head of capital markets, Thiti Tantikulanan, said the Bank of Thailand would start to raise its one-day repurchase rate from next month.

The country's policy rate is expected to rise by 50 to 75 basis points by the year-end from 1.25% now. In addition, a negative real interest rate would lead to imbalances in the country's economy.

"Based on such reasons, the country's monetary policy would be back to normal in line with the country's economic environment and our policy rate would increase to 2% by the end of the year," he said.