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Doughnuts and Democrats

Posted in food, music, news, signs, stuff on Feb 9th, 2008

Let's see, is this the place? Yep. Doughnut shops are a niche market that Cambodians quickly took to upon arrival in the States. And one Khmer-American entrepeneur has brought it full circle, by establishing USA Donuts in Phnom Penh. Is this where you sign up? Can I get a ballot ...

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Cambodian Comics Online

Posted in comics, news, visual art on Feb 7th, 2008

"Take a touch of Bollywood, the inspirational lyrics of Sin Si Simut, and the classic themes of Khmer novels; mix according to taste, and you've got Cambodia's first English language graphic novel - Flower of Battambang. Drama, romance and adventure, Cambodian style! Join us this week for the premiere episode!" In ...

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Go & Read: Last Week’s News

Posted in khmer rouge, news, weblogs on Jan 31st, 2008

Everyone's a pundit, but 'Buddhist Adjunkt' sums it up better than most with an on-the-spot running commentary: "Cambodia As Pawn: The Dream for Darfur Ceremony". You may not agree with every opinion the writer has, but I'm impressed by the 'you are here' quality of the writing. Tags: cambodia,darfur

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Cambodia or SPAMbodia?

Posted in information technology, news, stuff on Jan 25th, 2008

For some reason, numerous businesses in Cambodia seem to think that it's OK to send out random emails to as wide a mailing list as possible. This is generically termed spam. I'm thinking of starting a list of spammers, for submission to local Chambers of Commerce. The only problem ...

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The Clean Team

Posted in environment, news on Jan 22nd, 2008

On The Waterfront: these white clad folks have been showing up and making Phnom Penh's top tourist zone spic and span in the evenings. No complaints about that! Hmm... what motivates them? Is it a religious cult? A political party? A community group? Actually, it's off-duty police. I wonder if ...

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