You've heard my opinions about the book/ film, now Phnom Penh residents have the chance to see for themselves on the big screen:
SAT, 21/03, 6.30 PM FREEDOM WRITERS
With approximately 50,000 Cambodians, Long Beach is home to the second largest
population of Cambodian immigrants outside Southeast Asia. Hilary Swank stars in
this gripping ...
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Traffic in Cambodia can be pretty complicated. The new traffic lights have a great 'hurry up' feature that speeds up the little green man to a run before it turns red. Slowly but surely, people are starting to watch the lights, even when the cops aren't around.
But I wasn't driving ...
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If you’re in Phnom Penh, come by Lire en fête 2008 starting today - and say hello to the Our Books crew while you're at it!
Thursday 23 through Saturday 25.
Lire en fête
23/10/2008 - 25/10/2008 Centre Culturel Français
Cambodia’s biggest and best book fest! English, French, Khmer, come one, come all!
http://www.ccf-cambodge.org/index.php?q=fr/node/215
Programme (PDF)
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Lire-en-fete-2008/29864053615
Chaque ...
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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 host of happenings in Phnom Penh for Environment Week! (And hey, nice web site!)
http://www.environment-week.org
Participants are a veritable who's who, from nonprofits to businesses and student groups.
WWF
AFD and Melon Rouge
East West Management Institute
Fauna and Flora International
Indigenous Cambodian Support Organisation (ICSO)
Children at the Wat Phnom
Environment Film Festival (CCF)
Australian embassy
Bophana Center
WWF ...
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