Gifted artist Svay Ken passed away today at the age of the age of 76.
[Above: self-portrait from The Advisor #4]
His most recent exhibition - 'Sharing Knowledge' - was at Bophana Centre in October.
A avid attendee of visual art showings, he refused to let his failing health keep him from coming, ...
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"It's kinda like Lakahon Bassac," I tried to explain as we took our seats, "it's a story told by singing." And heavy on the drama. With us were Sing Yang Pirom, Em Satya, Nhek Sophaleap and a host of other cartoonists for the 'Artist Evening' performance of opera 'Where Elephants ...
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Catching a ride with a moto-taxi today (motodop) I found myself subjected to a few questions. Usually it's "How old are you", "What do you do", "Do you want a Cambodian wife", "How much money do you make", "What country are you from".
After establishing I was from the USA, he ...
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Posted in current events, literature, news on Oct 30th, 2008
Published by SIPAR editions, this is their second classic European children's prose book after The Little Prince.
The book's launch will be accompanied by a seminar on children's literature at the Buddhist Institute:
TO CREATE A READING SOCIETY
A seminar on childrens literature, arranged by the International
Library, Sweden, and the Federation for Development ...
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OK, so not everyone can vote in the USA Presidential election.
But you CAN vote for Prey Lang and Phymean Noun.
There's a filmmaking contest on by the World Bank. And wouldn't it be great to see more of their money go towards making socially relevant films than the usual silly development ...
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