Cambodian Comics, the hip new thing Hey cool - 'Spike Magazine' talks about 'Wrath of the Phantom Army' and Cambodian Comics. (Khmer version just back from printers!) http://www.spikemagazine.com/splinters/2005/10/real-tomb-raider.php Meanwhile, Cambodian comics has propagated through the world from Spanish speaking blogs

 

Khmerang has started a 'Cambodia Rocks' page for Rock and Roll music made in Cambodia.

 

Why not? Beats Rugby.

 

Poems by EdithSodergran rendered from Swedish to Khmer.

 

Book launch party at le Cafe du Centre, French Cultural Centre, #118 Street 284. Friday 21 Oct.

6:30 pm.

Vegeteran buffet and punch.

From the Literature Association Cambodia-Sweden

World Comic Artist Conference Cartoonist Soeung Makara visited the World Comics Artist Conference in Bucheon, Korea. Click for trip report and more photos. http://jinja.apsara.org/federation/comics/wcc7/ Tags: Cambodia,comics

Popil PhotoGallery Opening Party Thursday 20th of October, 7 PM till late. House 126, street 19, near the National Museum. I'm expecting lots of foreigners dancing on tables. With pasta and fish. Tags: Cambodia

Cambodia's third weblogger meetup took place this Sunday October 16 at Chit Chat Bubble Tea cafe. Kampuchea Crossings was missing in action, The Phnom Penh has moved to Thailand, CamerasforCambodia is in Siem Reap, and BahasaKhmer was away for work. It was just Lux Mean, ThaRum and yours truly. It was good to catch up with both of them. Both have day jobs in information technology and had some interesting thoughts about the development of resources here. We all agree that somehow we have to get more Khmer Unicode programs and fonts out to the provinces. There was a lot of discussion about blogging as a form of media. Is it subject to the same constraints as newspapers and books? How will Cambodia's blog scene develop as compared to places like India, China or other Asian countries? Tharum and LM were also intrigued by the idea that Singapore had a blogger convention, and that we could do our own local awards. ("Best local writer", Best Foreign Writer", "Best Design", etc.) Most importantly though we all agreed we needed more people, and to announce our meetings in advance! So: Next meetup will be Sunday November 13th, 6 pm at Chit Chat. (Plenty of advance notice!) Come one, come all! We will discuss a possible 'portal site', t-shirts and other things. Tags: Cambodia

Blogger Meetup: This Sunday 6pm at Chit Chat cafe. Bubble tea and tech talk, who could say no? Spot the Jinja: I look like this.

 

?Phat Kosal (USC Law School), Kevin Osborne (U.C. Santa Clara Law School), Prof. Leakhena Nou (Sociology, CSU Long Beach), Phansy Peang (Long Beach Community)

7:00 pm  Saturday, October 22
University Theater (UT) at CSU Long Beach
(7th St. & University Dr. East)

Weblog Chit Chat Everyone is invited for an informal Weblog meeting Sunday October 16, 6:00 pm at 'Chit Chat' Bubble Tea on Sihanouk Boulevard. Close to intersection of Sihanouk and Street 63. Expressions of interest so far from Tharum, Lux Mean and yours truly. We've had fun at our previous meetings, please come by! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jinja_cambodia/sets/749797/ Tags: Cambodia

Real news: a new revised Cambodian dictionary! This is a landmark achievement. But what is the verdict of the scholars - is it good or does it need some more work? Courtesy Tharum.

Pop Culture and Camboland Right. This comic seems to have a Cambodia connection. (See text on cover.) Can someone in the States buy this comic? And tell me if it's any good? Cheers. I gather that this issue focuses on the obscure folk magic concept of using unborn foetuses as protective amulets. More at http://www.buzzscope.com/reviews.php?id=4972 Tags: Cambodia,comics

GunPlay Just another day in Phnom Penh. Hey, what's this? Are those real guns? They sure look real. Nope, just kids playing. I used to play with toy guns. It's a bit disturbing though when you can't tell them from the real thing. Whoops, jammed! OK, back in action. (Just don't wave that around near a real soldier or policeman!) Tags: Cambodia

I'd seen the ad in the tourist guide, but didn't quite believe it at first.

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