Posted in cambodia, current events, music, news on Jun 13th, 2012
The Cambodian Space Project is doing a fundraiser for BuckHunger soup kitchen!
Sounds like a fun event all around.
Buck Hunger is going like gangbusters to provide free food on a very simple model.
One recommendation that would make the whole operation more palatable: if the organization targets children, I'd be a lot ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, current events, news on Jun 10th, 2012
I spent most of my time at #SketchSaturday yesterday, while most of the focus seemed to be on TEDxPhnomPenh. The event had been heavily promoted by the US Embassy, the Phnom Penh Post, and business/NGO partners.
I did keep an eye on the Twitter chatter emerging that day, and was looking ...
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or: "We Lost The Lake, But Can We Free The Fifteen?"
In 2007 numerous advocates were concerned about Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak lake. It was being filled in with sand, yet actual information about the company doing it was very hard to find. Unlike some communities facing eviction, this was a ...
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Posted in cambodia, news on May 18th, 2012
There's been a lot of talk in the last 48 hours about 'anarchy' and 'secession'.
These terms been used to justify an armed raid upon a village in Kratie province's district of Banteay Domrei.
(The village name can be transliterated as Broma / Prama or Proma, depending on how you prefer to ...
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Posted in cambodia, urbanization on May 4th, 2012
Clearly marked directions to a restroom at a Cambodian market? (Orange sign, up top)
(@Psar Kandal)
The times, they are a -changin'. And I'm not complaining.
[If you are confused by this post's title, kindly seek out an Australian. :D ]
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