What: Mekong Information Communication Technology Camp
When: 6-10 May, 2013
Where: Thailand, Sirindhorn Environmental Park, Thailand
60 slots are allotted to applicants from Mekong region countries.
For more information, go to MekongICT.org
http://mekongict.org/apply/
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This last weekend I presented on E-Books in a 'lightning session' at BarCamp Angkor.
I would enjoy talking more about e-book publishing, especially since it's a new sector sorting itself out.
I've been developing Khmer language e-books with Our Books Cambodia, and taken an initial foray into e-publishing with a collection of ...
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Posted in cambodia, current events, news on Feb 14th, 2013
Cambodia has slowed down a bit since last year.
http://jinja.apsara.org/2012/02/cambodia-wins-the-battle-for-valentines-day/
This year has been less over-the-top, due to directives from the top and police patrols.
Valentine's Day will never be banned, just turned into another opportunity to collect bribes/overtime by officials.
“At least one commune officer will come to stand in my guesthouse and ...
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Foreigners are generally NOT keen on Cambodian pop.
Maybe they should pay more attention, as this savvy article spells out.
http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/song-and-dance-hun-sens-other-power-play/
This music forms a constant background soundtrack to life in Cambodia, where the majority party oversees the vast majority of the media as well.
Of course, community advocates engaging with the powers that ...
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Posted in cambodia, more stuff on Jan 9th, 2013
A dear friend who I met in my very first Khmer class has had a sudden loss.
His 'Khmer Mom' was diagnosed with incurable cancer. She chose to forgo chemotherapy and pass away peaceably.
And a barang (foreign) child protection expert has suddenly found he's the legal, local guardian of a 5 ...
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