I was tired. I was hungry. I had lots of other things to do.
But wild horses couldn’t have kept me away from this year’s FilmCamp.
Like the label says: it’s a meeting of film enthusiasts. In Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
I’d first encountered the organizers ‘Kon Khmer Koun Khmer’ at their amazing ‘Golden ...
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It's a very small world. It seems that where ever I go, Marin seems to turn up sooner or later.
I first met him during a brief stint grant-writing at United Cambodian Community in Long Beach. Years later, after I moved to Cambodia, we both ended up working in Siem Reap. ...
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This last weekend I presented on E-Books in a 'lightning session' at BarCamp Angkor.
Publish your E-Book In Ten Steps (BarCampAngkor 2013) from John Weeks
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 ...
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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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