Posted in cambodge, cambodia, current events on Apr 24th, 2012
When TEDxPhnom Penh initially launched in Cambodia, I assisted with the organizing committee, and encouraged friends with prior TED experience to participate.
Over a period of several months I came to realize that TED is quite a popular name and event.
TED talks are volunteer-run events, and as such can ...
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Posted in academia, cambodge, cambodia, cambodia blog, current events, more stuff, music, puppetry, theatre, visual art, weblogs on Feb 19th, 2012
A brief response to the frequent assertion that there isn’t much choice in places to go, things to do or people to meet in Phnom Penh.
I began blogging about things Cambodian in 2002, initially from Siem Reap.
I wrote about nearly everything that took my interest because if I didn’t ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, cinema on Feb 16th, 2012
Spotted at Lux Cinema. This is why I carry a camera phone.
(Num Pow is a cooked bun with meat inside, also seeming to be the name of the monster.)
Very rough translation:
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Sentiment, Love, Funny – Fright, Horrific, Gooseflesh
Devil worm is killed by bad smell in NUM POW
Funny – NUM POW ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, current events, news on Feb 14th, 2012
'We just want to prevent anarchy' say the police. What could incite such excitement?
Just like there is a 'War Against Christmas', Cambodia has geared up to win the battle for your heart - on Valentine's Day.
Every year the streets are filled with amateur and pro efforts to cash in ...
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It's often a challenge for me to parse UK newspapers, unlike USA media many don't maintain even a pretense of objectivity. Reading the first sentence of this article by The Mirror it would sound dire.
"Poor Sombo has been forced to pound the pavements for 30 years after being captured and ...
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