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  • Oregon Coast Winery Owner Makes a Difference in Cambodia

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    27 Jan 2012 | 8:17 pm
    Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, ...

  • I’m 35 Now

    KhmerBird
    Santel Phin
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Today it’s my birthday. 35 years of living on this earth, brings me a lot of joys. I have posted already about my plan for 2012. I have met some new people while I watched Contraband. I am happy when I hear people say “I read KhmerBird”. What I regret for the year 2011, is the leaking time of writing. I know I lost a lot of fans. This blog used to be not only the most famous blog from Cambodia but also a place where people can discuss anything. When you have kid, you will know that they will take all your time. I should have an office for blogging. But for now I can have only a…

  • Elephant Tortured by Communists?

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    Jinja
    12 Jan 2012 | 10:50 pm
      It’s often a challenge for me to parse UK newspapers, unlike USA media many don’t maintain even a pretense of objectivity. Reading the first sentence of this article by The Mirror it would sound dire. “Poor Sombo has been forced to pound the pavements for 30 years after being captured and tortured by communist rebels.” http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/editors-picks/2012/01/12/campaign-to-save-sombo-the-elephant-from-her-agony-115875-23695049/ A few days ago there was a more nuanced article by The Phnom Penh Post, followed by a TravelFish summary.

  • Cambodia: Photos of Urban Poor Village Demolition

    Global Voices » Cambodia
    Mong Palatino
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:11 am
    Faine Opines uploads photos of the forced eviction of residents and the demolition of their homes in Borei Keila in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Oysters

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    robert
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:32 pm
    There appears to be a burgeoning class of oyster consumer in Phnom Penh. Lina has the dish. You’ll forgive me for not immediately realising that Phnom Penh is an oyster town. It’s not next to the sea and there doesn’t seem to be a word in the Khmer language for oyster. And yet there’s an oyster culture in Phnom Penh, with locals and expats alike enjoying oysters on the half shell all over town Lina’s gives a quick rundown of the Phnom Penh oyster scene, including one streetside stall where oysters sell for a mere 1,400 riels each. And, as an aside, according to…
 
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  • I’m 35 Now

    Santel Phin
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Today it’s my birthday. 35 years of living on this earth, brings me a lot of joys. I have posted already about my plan for 2012. I have met some new people while I watched Contraband. I am happy when I hear people say “I read KhmerBird”. What I regret for the year 2011, is the leaking time of writing. I know I lost a lot of fans. This blog used to be not only the most famous blog from Cambodia but also a place where people can discuss anything. When you have kid, you will know that they will take all your time. I should have an office for blogging. But for now I can have only a…

  • Contraband – Movie Review

    Santel Phin
    19 Jan 2012 | 4:24 am
    What can you expect from Contraband? Big action? No, there’s some actions but do not expect as much as “Shooter”. Thriller? No, … yes maybe a little bit but there are many parts predicable in the film. There’s no big secret to discover or shocked event. Enjoyable? Yes, the film was enjoyable. It’s enjoyable because of the director has made a good balance of everything. He is cable to tell a simple story in a smart way. This is something that we could be proud of the film. And Mark Wahlberg controls everything in his hands. Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) was born in a smuggle…

  • Let’s RAP Cambodia!

    Santel Phin
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:06 pm
    Thank to this nice RAP song, we all love Cambodia, let’s RAP together! Like it and share it! I will look for more! Credit of the song: Peanut for the beat, Chris Kelly for the video, George jefferies and Nick Axelrod for footage! Check out Facebook page of Gobshite MGC This is a post by Santel Phin from KhmerBird

  • Cambodia in slow emotion [Video]

    Santel Phin
    17 Jan 2012 | 9:58 pm
    Love this short film with slow emotion of Cambodian temples, landscapes and people. Cambodia from Elena Filimonova on Vimeo. This is a post by Santel Phin from KhmerBird

  • DC-Cam wanted on stand

    Santel Phin
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:57 pm
    New update on Khmer Rouge Tribunal:   Defence teams at the Khmer Rouge tribunal requested yesterday that the director of the Documentation Centre of Cambodia appear in court to testify about documents obtained through the organisation that were put before the Trial Chamber in the court’s second case.Via www.phnompenhpost.com This is a post by Santel Phin from KhmerBird
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  • Elephant Tortured by Communists?

    Jinja
    12 Jan 2012 | 10:50 pm
      It’s often a challenge for me to parse UK newspapers, unlike USA media many don’t maintain even a pretense of objectivity. Reading the first sentence of this article by The Mirror it would sound dire. “Poor Sombo has been forced to pound the pavements for 30 years after being captured and tortured by communist rebels.” http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/editors-picks/2012/01/12/campaign-to-save-sombo-the-elephant-from-her-agony-115875-23695049/ A few days ago there was a more nuanced article by The Phnom Penh Post, followed by a TravelFish summary.

  • New Years’ Resolutions

    Jinja
    7 Jan 2012 | 11:09 pm
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  • Khmer Language Lesson

    Jinja
    22 Dec 2011 | 7:11 am
    Tuk-Tuk ride: on the seat we found our driver’s language book, with this little gem. [Click for larger version.]   The voice of experience? (Ouch!)

  • From Afghanistan to Cambodia: Welcome to Khyberspace

    Jinja
    18 Dec 2011 | 3:38 am
    Ever since our first ‘Clogger Summit‘ in 2007, Cambodia’s blogging community has been fortunate to receive both enthusiasm and visits from overseas bloggers. Today at the Digital Media Collective’s ‘Freedom of Expression Forum’ we were joined by what may be our first (indigenous) guest blogger from Afghanistan, Hameed Tasal. From his hometown of Jalalabad he contributes to the blog ‘JalalaGood‘, in quite fluent English. (There are two other co-authors.) He has been blogging for about one year, and ‘has a lot of stories to share’.

  • Half The Sky; On The Ground

    Jinja
    17 Dec 2011 | 3:24 am
      If you’ve got a heart, you’ll find the facts about trafficking and child sexual abuse horrifying and compelling. If you have an ounce of common sense, you’ll want to lend a hand in the fight to protect women and children. There are many ways to do it, and many ways to approach it. I am pleased that Nick Kristof has got thousands of people off their tailbones to engage in activism – via his many articles and book ‘Half The Sky‘. And if you care about an issue, it behooves you to investigate it in detail, and continually refine/question your strategy. With me so…
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  • Cambodia: Photos of Urban Poor Village Demolition

    Mong Palatino
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:11 am
    Faine Opines uploads photos of the forced eviction of residents and the demolition of their homes in Borei Keila in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Cambodia: Video of Military Assault Against Land Protesters

    Mong Palatino
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:34 am
    Licadho, a Cambodian human rights organization, uploads a video of an alleged military assault against rural villagers who were being evicted from their land in Kratie's Snuol district. Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Film Camp Cambodia

    Mong Palatino
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:29 pm
    Cambodia's first Film Camp will take place on March this year. Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Southeast Asia: The Great Floods of 2011

    Mong Palatino
    4 Jan 2012 | 7:16 pm
    Storms battered the Southeast Asian region in 2011, which caused heavy flooding in many countries, displaced thousands of residents and workers, destroyed millions worth of agricultural crops, and killed more than 2,000 people. Global Voices was able to report the impact of some of these flood disasters in the past year. Thailand Heavy rains inundated many provinces of Thailand for several months. The flooding was the worst to hit the country in the past 50 years. Dams overflowed, industrial estates were flooded, and thousands of residents were trapped in their homes. Many towns, including…

  • Southeast Asia in 2011: A Year of Protest

    Mong Palatino
    3 Jan 2012 | 9:28 am
    The Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street are localized protests that still made a tremendous impact in the world in 2011. They were organized in response to place-specific issues, but their appeal and influence were immediately global. In Southeast Asia, Global Voices was able to feature several protest movements in 2011 that echoed the radical politics of Arab Spring and Occupy. Malaysia’s Bersih (Clean) was the most outstanding protest event of 2011 in the region. The event, which was initially organized to ask for very sensible and doable electoral reforms (e.g. cleaning up of the…
 
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  • Oysters

    robert
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:32 pm
    There appears to be a burgeoning class of oyster consumer in Phnom Penh. Lina has the dish. You’ll forgive me for not immediately realising that Phnom Penh is an oyster town. It’s not next to the sea and there doesn’t seem to be a word in the Khmer language for oyster. And yet there’s an oyster culture in Phnom Penh, with locals and expats alike enjoying oysters on the half shell all over town Lina’s gives a quick rundown of the Phnom Penh oyster scene, including one streetside stall where oysters sell for a mere 1,400 riels each. And, as an aside, according to…

  • El Dealbreakers, Saturday Night

    robert
    13 Jan 2012 | 12:57 am
    When was the last time your heard live accordion? Well … that’s too long. El Dealbrakers. Saturday night. No cover.

  • Banteay Chhmar

    robert
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:59 pm
    AP visits the remote jungle temple of Banteay Chhmar. Called the “second Angkor Wat,” Banteay Chhmar approaches it in size, is more frozen in time than the manicured and made-over superstar, and has so far been spared the blights of mass tourism of recent years at Angkor. In 2011, an average of 7,000 tourists a day visited Angkor, one of Asia’s top tourist draws located near the booming northwestern city of Siem Reap. Banteay Chhmar saw an average of two a day, with no tour buses and bullhorn-wielding guides to disturb the temple’s total tranquility or traditional life…

  • El Dealbreakers: Rhythm & Greens

    robert
    4 Jan 2012 | 8:07 pm
    If Edward Lear had penned music instead of poems, El Dealbreakers is exactly what it would sound like. This squeaking, honking, tub-thumping cacophony is as close to musical nonsense as you can get — and it’s indisputably brilliant. They call it rhythm and greens. “It’s kind of polka-billy or something,” says 51-year-old accordionist Frank Ruffolo, whose dulcet Californian drawl suggests the folk icons of the La Canyons more than the ’70s punk rockers who influenced him most. “We lay it down, make up the parts and then take other people’s songs…

  • Happy New Year

    robert
    4 Jan 2012 | 7:33 pm
    Welcome to 2012. We’re taking a week off from our regular weekend events here at The FCC Phnom Penh. Everyone really needs a bit of a break after a busy end of the year rush. Next up is the absolutely fabulous El Dealbreaks, who play the FCC rooftop Sat Jan 14. If Edward Lear had penned music instead of poems, El Dealbreakers is exactly what it would sound like. This squeaking, honking, tub-thumping cacophony is as close to musical nonsense as you can get — and it’s indisputably brilliant. They call it rhythm and greens. Check out the El Dealbreakers web site for downloads…
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