Posted in history, khmer rouge, news, photography on Mar 31st, 2008
has filed his last photograph. I was privileged to see him speak once, in the 1980s.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/30/america/Obit-Dith-Pran.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31dith.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dith_Pran
It's customary to have a moment of silence, but this outspoken survivor was anything but. His efforts live on at www.dithpran.org.
Tags: cambodia,khmer
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Posted in music, news on Mar 24th, 2008
Monday, March 24
SQWOUDJI. (with former Betty Ford and GT Falcons members)
Zeppelin Cafe St. 51, starting 8pm.
[Postscript March 25: Zeppelin has moved from near the lake, just in case the above was not clear! Here's a picture of the band.]
Wednesday, March 26
Thom Thom
DVD launch
"In November 2006 Cambodia’s only indie rock ...
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Posted in environment, news, visual art on Mar 21st, 2008
Tomorrow is the official launch of the rattan and plastic Naga created to raise awareness about environmental issues for World Water Day. We've had a zillion plastic bags sloshing down that river, it's about time some were put to use!
From the invite:
Your Excellencies and friends,
It is with pleasure that we ...
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I think E.C. Segar would have been amused. (And asked for free delivery, if he lived in Cambodia.)
Tags: cambodia,commerce,intellectual property
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If you've read
http://www.andybrouwer.co.uk/blog/2008/03/warning-my-blog-was-stolen.html
It's time to change your links to
http://www.andybrouwer.co.uk/blog/
(And if you haven't read this site before? You're in for a treat.)
Andy, I think there's a bidding war in the making for a docudrama on the last three weeks.
Tags: cambodia,weblog
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