Several weeks ago I was excited to hear this had arrived: Cambodia's most respected dictionary, as a searchable Khmer Unicode program. Produced by Open Institute and organized by the Buddhist Institute, this brings new readers to an old classic. I was pipped at the post (literally) by dead tree blog ...
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A lot of talk about print media lately. The Phnom Penh Post has gone daily. The Advisor is 'not dead, just resting', and The Mekong Times has come to a halt. Some of my friends were complaining about the lack of English language reading matter.
But hey, there are ...
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Comicist Chan Pisey is profiled by the Phnom Penh Post.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2008082021276/Post-Life/Comic-artist-Chan-Pisey-thinks-outside-the-box.html
You can see her art in the [Re]Generations Anthology,
and at the current 'Art of Survival' exhibition in Phnom Penh.
More courtesy Meta House and Andy Brouwer.
Tags: cambodia,comic,comics,khmer
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Why is Samphos so happy? The (Re)génération Exhibition is on!
For many, it's the first time they've seen the swank hardbound anthology, an effort of over 3 years for teacher, artist, comicist Séra, and his many students.
How do you get one of the books? (Sorry, it's not for sale.) [Re] GENERATIONS ...
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This evening at CCF:
Opening: Thursday, July 24, 6:30pm
Centre Culturel Français
Exhibition: Thursday, July 24 to August 17
This show will present the work of Cambodian comic artists brought together by Séra during three training courses between 2005 and 2007.
Painter and comic artist Séra, of Cambodian origin, has lived in France since 1975.
Since ...
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