A Little Latin Spirit in Daunh Penh - The Latin Quarter
It is a striking sign of globalisation that an Englishman can eat South American cuisine in the heart of South East Asia. Yet here in Phnom Penh, you can dine out at The Latin Quarter on a mixture of dishes from all corners of Latin America, prepared by Khmer chefs (albeit under the watchful eye of the restaurant’s Uruguayan manager Diego). The colonial setting, and a heady pick’n’mix of Latin music styles streaming out of the PA system, transport you thousands of miles away, to the far barrios of Buenos Aires, Bogota, Montevideo and Havana.
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Comedy Club Asia Returns - January 16th, 2012
Following the success of the first Comedy Club Asia in Cambodia on Tuesday the 6th of December. The show, which is the brainchilds of multilingual Aussie comedian Jonathan Atherton will be returning to the kingdom of wonder on the of the 16th of January, with a new set of international stand ups to tickle our collective fancies.
So who do we have to look forward to?
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Reality Clashes with Illusion at Java Gallery
The two new exhibitions opening on the 10th of January at Java Café and Gallery both explore the contrast between the perceived or expected and darker, more uncertain, underlying realities.
For example, one of the paintings in Ben Thynal’s collection “My Selfish Family”, depicts a tightly wound group of people trapped in a circular formation—their smiling faces purposely misleading when paired with the title “Monster Family.”
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2011 - 2012 - Transiting – from the Past through the Present into the Future
The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) carries, with every e-mail sent, the following line:
“...a society cannot know itself if it does not have an accurate memory of its own history.”
Have a look – click! - at their resources: the Documentation Center of Cambodia, the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor, and the Sleuk Rith Institute – the latter is a Permanent Documentation Center of Cambodia, explaining that it refers to “Sleuk Rith, dried leaves that Cambodian religious leaders and scholars have used for centuries to write on them and to document history, disseminate knowledge, and preserve culture.”
There are many people who do not share this conviction. They say we just have to be positive, look into the future, forget the past, newer waste time looking back whatever it was, things will be all right if we just think of and trust in a better future.
I cannot share this disregard for the foundations on which we may build the future, our future.
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2011 - 2012 - Transiting – from the Past through the Present into the Future
The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) carries, with every e-mail sent, the following line:
“...a society cannot know itself if it does not have an accurate memory of its own history.”
Have a look – click! - at their resources: the Documentation Center of Cambodia, the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor, and the Sleuk Rith Institute – the latter is a Permanent Documentation Center of Cambodia, explaining that it refers to “Sleuk Rith, dried leaves that Cambodian religious leaders and scholars have used for centuries to write on them and to document history, disseminate knowledge, and preserve culture.”
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MOT and NOCC Counts Down into the New Year With SEA Festival
The Inaugural SEA Festival will be held this weekend at the Port City of Sihanoukville. The event which will include a display of Culture and Sports is jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia is organized in celebration of the beach resort’s recent induction into the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club..
Seven sporting competitions will be on display as part of the inaugural Sea Festival at Sihanoukville’s Occheateal Beach on New Year’s Eve.
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Former World Player of the Year, Canivaro to visit Cambodia January 8-10
FABIO CANNAVARO , Former Napoli, Parma, Inter Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid and ITALY Defender is set to visit CAMBODIA, Kingdom of Wonder on 8 & 9 JAN 2012.
According to reports gathered by Expat Advisory, The 2006 Footballer of the year is said to be coming to Cambodia under the special invitation of a Business Magnate who is ready to do almost anything to promote football in the Kingdom.
According to the source who claims anonymity, "Fabio will be having a press conference or two, teaching skills to kids or youths most likely at Olympic Stadium and will be having personal appearances with the tour sponsors and a gala dinner" the source Stated.
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Brasserie du Port – A rich, buttery taste of the South of France
Brasserie du Port – A rich, buttery taste of the South of France
For a long time, the area around the Night Market was like a frontier country for the average ex-pat, A border land beyond which lay uncharted territory and signs which read ‘Here Be Monsters…And No Nice Restaurants!’.
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Some clarifications – Christmas
Yesterday I was asked about why there is a Christmas holiday in “the West” which is now also taking on in Cambodia: to be nice to others by giving gifts, and also the business community is promoting this as a welcome opportunity to increase sales.
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Band Profile: Phnom Penh Hippie Orchestra
The Lowdown:
Phnom Penh Hippie Orchestra formed about a year and a half ago, coming into contact with each other by meeting at gigs, mutual acquaintance and word of mouth, they were drawn together by a shared love of world music. They make a compelling melange of folk musical styles from around the globe. They are a loose agglomeration of like minded musicians, coming and going, providing their own musical flavours to the mix.
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