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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."

Kambodscha ist ein armes Land. Dies bedeutet, dass die meisten Häuser, vor allem in der Umgebung von Phnom Penh, haben keine Toiletten, so dass Frauen und junge Mädchen haben sich am Straßenrand zu entlasten. Kambodschaner sind sehr höflich von der Natur. Sie suchen immer die andere Richtung. Aber es gibt jetzt mehr und mehr westliche Männer herumlaufen in den äußeren Teilen von Phnom Penh. Und in der Regel tragen sie Sonnenbrillen, damit niemand weiß, was sie suchen auf. Es gibt nun zwei dringende Maßnahmen ergriffen werden, um diesen Eingriff in die Privatsphäre der jungen Mädchen zu stoppen (was ist eigentlich eine Form von Vergewaltigung). Erstens, den Verkauf von Sonnenbrillen bis hin zu westlichen Menschen muss verboten werden (außer, wenn sie eine ärztliche Verschreibung). Zweitens hat die internationale Gemeinschaft dringend mehr Mittel zur Verfügung, so dass sichere Toiletten für Mädchen und junge Frauen in Kambodscha werden zu bauen.

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Climate

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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.

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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.