Saluton! Okay, what I want to know is who's teaching Esperanto in Phnom Penh? The School of Pedagogy advertises it. There used to be a sign on the airport road advertising lessons as well. And the picture below was from a Kindergarten. What wacky person thought this artificial language would be of use? In other news, recently went out to the new Wat that Lok Ta Preah Gosananada is building in Khien Svay. It's huge, well thought out, with lots of different Buddha statutes. It's recieved about $25 million in donations from overseas Cambodians, and is a great group effort from the Buddhist community. Should be quite the tourist attraction in a few years. For work, will be doing a bit of web-monkeying in the near future, which should be entertaining.

Rajana, Dengue Fever The Rajana Society at University of Washington is having logo design contest. http://www.rajana.org If you're artistically inclined, give it a try! Tour dates for Dengue Fever: Hello Everyone! Sorry this is going out a bit late but the guys are on the road...The album is now out! So go to your local retailer to find it or you can order it online from cdnow/amazon...Or you can pick it up at one of the upcoming shows. We are also starting to pick up in rotation at radio stations across the country and have been heard locally on KCRW the past few weeks... You can also check out our (almost finished/work in progress) website! www.denguefevermusic.com Keep checking back for updates-- A big thank you to Albert and Karie for all the help! We also have a handful of west coast dates to celebrate our album release--and a few of them are even free! Thanks again to everyone who has been supportive of us, we hope to see you out on the road this month! Dengue Fever --6.17-- San Francisco, CA Amoeba Music 1855 Haight St 415.831.1200 6 pm In-Store Performance Free --6.18-- Portland, OR Music Millennium Northwest Store 801 NW 23rd (at Johnson) 503.248.0163 6 pm In-Store Performance Free the Blackbird 3728 NE Sandy Blvd 503.282.9949 with The Forms and Anathallo $6 --6.19-- TBA --6.20-- Bellingham, WA 3 B Tavern 1226 N State St 360.734.1881 with Alamo Social Club --6.21-- Seattle, WA Comet Tavern and Beer Bar 922 E. Pike Street 206.323.9853 --6.22-- San Francisco, CA the Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St 415.647.2888 with Afrodesia 8:30 pm $tbd --6.28-- Los Angeles, CA Amoeba Music 6400 Sunset Blvd 323.245.6400 6 pm In-Store Performance Free --7.9-- Los Angeles, CA Tangiers Restaurant 2138 Hillhurst Ave 323.666.8666 with the Trachtenburg Family

Lisa Mandel (who participated in Lakhorn Kou a while back) will be teaching at Phare art school in Battambang in August. And here's a sign by Lucie Albon and Keu Tian of the same project, spotted on Route 6. 'For the smile of a Child' nonprofit.

"Promenade botanique d'Angkor au Tonle Sap" Le Centre culturel français de Siem Reap vous convie au vernissage de l'exposition "Promenade botanique d'Angkor au Tonle Sap" réalisée par Madame Andrée Aupin - Royère, (assistée par Mademoiselle Kheng Chamroeun, Messieurs Lionel Courty et Frédéric Violay). Le mardi 17 juin 2003, à 19H00. Cette exposition présente les principales espèces de la flore de la région à travers des panneaux (notice française et livret d'accompagnement en khmer) et des échantillons. Vous découvrirez aussi les principales utilisations des végétaux présentés en pharmacopée et artisanat (meubles…). Venez partager un agréable moment de découverte avec nous. Centre culturel français, annexe de Siem Reap 063 963 265

Waters of Angkor Mardi 10 juin / Tuesday 10th of June You are cordially invited to attend the following informal presentation: Waters of Angkor Modelling the Cultural Hydraulics and Natural Hydrology Matti Kummu M.Sc. of water resources, PhD. candidate, Helsinki University of Technology - MRCS/WUP-FIN Tonle Sap Modelling Project - Greater Angkor Project Recent research has uncovered from Angkor area an extensive hydrological network stretching across a thousand square kilometres. This study will try to understand better, how the water system was developed, how the system worked, and when and why it collapsed with the help of mathematical modelling. The hydrodynamic model combined to hydrological models, GIS database of the hydrological network, digital elevation model, comprehensive field work from ground and air, meteorological and hydrological data, and coring results creates an excellent tool for investigating the ancient water system in Angkor area. Sedimentation and erosion rates can be defined for the area using different historical scenarios for land use and climate, allowing archaeologists to test hypotheses about the decline of Angkor against rich and complex datasets. It also lends historical perspective to current systems of land-use and hydrology on the Angkor plain, and will allow decision-makers in modern communities there the opportunity to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. The study is a part of the Greater Angkor Project, a collaborative research program examining the ecology of Angkor’s decline (University of Sydney-APSARA-EFEO). The study will be conducted in cooperation with MRCS/WUP-FIN Tonle Sap Modelling Project and is part of the Global Changes and Water Resources Project in Helsinki University of Technology. Matti Kummu is a PhD student from Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Department of Water Resources. He is doing a PhD thesis about « Water and Unsustainable Development - Historical Analysis of the Water System in the Ancient City of Angkor ». The study is a part of Greater Angkor Project and will/has been conducted in cooperation with MRCS/WUP-FIN Tonle Sap Modelling Project. The presentation will take place June the 10th, at 6:30 pm in the EFEO library. Presentation will be in English In order to encourage scientific exchange, formally as well as informally, we are planning to follow up with other presentations by speakers working on subjects of interest to the Siem Reap scholarly community. You will be noticed by e-mail of these developments as they occur. Please do not hesitate to forward this invitation to whoever you feel would be interested. Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) Siem Reap Phum Beng Don Pa, Khum Slâ Kram Tel: (885) (16) 635 037 / (63) 964 630 Tel/Fax: (855) (63) 964 226 Email: efeo.angkor@camintel.com / efeo.rep.bib@camintel.com EFEO Web Site: www.efeo.fr

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