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Voissane M., Cambodia: "Cambodia is a poor country. This means that most houses, especially in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, have no toilets, so women and young girls have to relieve themselves roadside. Cambodians are very polite by nature. They always look the other way. But there are now more and more Western men walking around in the outer parts of Phnom Penh. And usually they wear sunglasses so nobody knows what they are looking at. There are now two urgent measures to be undertaken to stop this intrusion into the privacy of young girls (which actually is a form of rape). First, the sale of sunglasses to Western men must be prohibited (except if they have a medical prescription). Second, the international community urgently must provide funds so that secure toilets can be build for girls and young women throughout Cambodia."

Geography

Bridge in Battambang

Just like the Thais the Cambodians distinguish three major seasons: the cold season from November to January, the hot season from February until April or May, and the rainy season from May or June to October. During the rainy season about four fifth of the total annual precipitation pour down upon the country.

Additional, editorially modified, material from Wikipedia:

Climate chart for Phnom Penh
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source: BBC Weather
Imperial conversion


Cambodia's temperatures range from 10° to 38 °C (50° to 100 °F) and experiences tropical monsoons. Southwest monsoons blow inland bringing moisture-laden winds from the Gulf of Thailand and Indian Ocean from May to October. The northeast monsoon ushers in the dry season, which lasts from November to March. The country experiences the heaviest precipitation from September to October with the driest period occurring from January to February.

It has two distinct seasons. The rainy season, which runs from May to October, can see temperatures drop to 22 °C and is generally accompanied with high humidity. The dry season lasts from November to April when temperatures can raise up to 40 °C around April. The best months to visit Cambodia are November to January when temperatures and humidity are lower.


Even though Vietnam has implemented HIV/AIDS case reporting, the general lack of HIV testing thus far suggests that the actual number of PLWHA is much higher.

http://www.asiatour.com/cambodia/e-01land/ec-lan11.htm
Jan Garanoz
Juhu Tara Road, Juhu,
Mumbai - 400049 India
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Last updated: May 27, 2011