Together
We can help Vann Nath the famous Cambodian painter
Solidarity night & exhibition
Bophana Center
Friday, May 07 at 6 pm
Limited printings series of Vann Nath’s painting will be available to purchase.
All proceeds from the sale will go to Vann Nath’s family to alleviate his medical expenses.
Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center
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Last evening: The newly rebranded Overseas Press Club of Cambodia had their first do at the Himawari hotel, presenting four journalists who'd worked in Phnom Penh up until the 1975 revolution.
A huge crowd turned up demonstrating great interest in the 'old hacks' as they'd dubbed themselves. In addition to the ...
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Wishing you and yours a happy (Khmer) New Year. Three for three!
The rainy season is starting and it's nice to beat the heat.
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Posted in buddhism, cambodge, cambodia on Nov 11th, 2007
Phnom Penh: I'm having an early afternoon bowl of noodle soup when a monk walks into the restaurant, plops this plastic 'amulet' on my table and tries to sign me up on his donations list. Apparently for the building of a temple. He doesn't respond to any Khmer language inquiries.
Naturally ...
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Posted in cambodge, cambodia, more stuff on Apr 29th, 2007
Rat in Me Kitchen
Perusing one of the larger supermarkets in Phnom Penh I found a new variation on a classic product. I was first introduced to this by fellow expat Karen in the year 2000, who practially dragged me to the aisle to show me.
She pointed out a metal tin ...
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