The last few weeks have been a busy time.
In addition to the first (of three) New Year celebrations, we saw gifted artist Svay Ken pass away.
Svay Ken was aware his days were short, and requested his family and friends come visit him. In local Buddhist thinking, passing away should ...
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Congrats!
Cambodia-based anonyblog 'Details Are Sketchy' has been nominated as 'Best Asian Blog' in 2008's Weblog Awards.
You're allowed to vote once in a 24 hour period, so - tell a friend! Let's see if Cambodia can take the top slot this year!
Tags: cambodia,news,blog
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Posted in current events, dance, hip hop, intellectual property, more stuff, music, news, opera, Other Goodies, stuff, theatre on Jan 2nd, 2009
My, my.
"Cambodian monks force nation's first rock opera off air"
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMwPNgsuy3ka7Df2eJmDYEc9v3eg
There were no immediate plans to re-broadcast the show...
This should ensure bootleg copies of the naughty opera hit the stands within days.
Like the tempest in a teacup with Reahu, censorship just brings more attention.
Tags:opera,cambodia,khmer,TV,buddhismspan>
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Posted in more stuff, Other Goodies on Dec 25th, 2008
Concept sketch Jinja, pencil and ink Vuth, coloring Channa. Originally for Our Books.
Tags: cambodia,holiday,khmer
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It is with sadness I bid farewell to Miika Mäkinen and Arijan Jansonius.
I first got in touch with Arijan about 8 years ago upon seeing his series of postcards, and was stunned by his detailed linework. I created a simple web page to spread the word, but his art spoke ...
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