Posted in current events, dance, hip hop, intellectual property, more stuff, music, news, opera, Other Goodies, stuff, theatre on Jan 2nd, 2009
My, my.
"Cambodian monks force nation's first rock opera off air"
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMwPNgsuy3ka7Df2eJmDYEc9v3eg
There were no immediate plans to re-broadcast the show...
This should ensure bootleg copies of the naughty opera hit the stands within days.
Like the tempest in a teacup with Reahu, censorship just brings more attention.
Tags:opera,cambodia,khmer,TV,buddhismspan>
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Posted in current events, news on Jan 2nd, 2009
Apparently multiple home-made bombs were found on Russian boulevard and CMAC (Cambodian Mine Action Centre) was called in to detonate it safely. And that's about all I know at the moment. Full story to follow tomorrow AM, along with all the pundits weighing in.
Postscript: This just in. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/02/content_10591207.htm
Tags: cambodia,news,khmer
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Posted in current events, news, urbanization on Dec 31st, 2008
Above: families, friends, press waiting for the hearing to start. All pictures courtesy 'K'.
Thanks to efforts by families, community members, local and international activists/organizations, and regular press coverage, today's appeal hearing of Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun concluded with them being released (apparently on bail) as of late this ...
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Posted in current events, news, urbanization on Dec 29th, 2008
The 'Group 78' villagers right across from Dey Krahom (cheek to jowl with the site of the new Australian Embassy) have been told that if they don't get out by January 1st, they won't be given anything in compensation. They are on much shakier legal ground than their neighbors, having ...
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Posted in current events, news, stuff on Dec 27th, 2008
Dey Krahom is an urban village in the middle of a growing capital city. You can always find a smile there, if you care to look. The community resides in the shadow of one of Vann Molyvann's classic landmarks, 'The Grey Building', and has been the home to many in ...
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