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In Cambodia, a rock ‘n roll revival
PHNOM PENH - Grainy black and white newsreel footage of B-52 bombing raids and fierce fighting are the images most frequently associated with Cambodia in the 1960 and early 1970s - not rock and roll, hot pants and wild dancing.
But when the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975, emptying the cities and [...]
CULTURE-CAMBODIA: Pre-War Khmer Music Making a Comback
PHNOM PENH, Aug 17 (IPS) - Grainy black and white newsreel footage of B-52 bombing raids and fierce fighting are the images most frequently associated with Cambodia in the sixties and early seventies — not rock and roll, hot pants and wild dancing.
But when the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975, emptying the cities and [...]
Cambodian artist brings works to RI
One of Cambodia’s few well-known artists, Chhim Sothy, will showcase his work in Yogyakarta for a month.
Sothy, whose works have been collected by several embassies and ministries in Cambodia and selected to be shown in the Beijing Biennale 2008 in China, will display his work at the Tembi House of Culture in Yogyakarta.
Cambodia, compared to [...]
Workers Moving From Factories to Nightclubs
On a crowded night inside a hotel and nightclub in Phnom Penh, young women in traditional Cambodian costumes sit under shimmering lights at the entrance of a hundred karaoke rooms, waiting for visitors.
Among these expectant young women, some are former garment workers, forced from Cambodia’s factories by an increasing cost of living and stagnant wages.
Twenty-three-year-old [...]
Dengue Fever Puts A Refreshing New Spin On The Music Of Cambodia
The strange and colorful Cambodian pop music of the 1960s was born of and killed by military conflict.
Its haunting mix of American surf, garage, and psychedelic rock, as well as traditional Khmer lyrics and vocals, was the result of Cambodian musicians listening to U.S. Armed Forces Radio broadcasts from neighboring Vietnam.
The sound thrived until 1975, [...]
120,000 tons of rice to be exported to Guinea
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said at the inauguration of a bridge in Kampong Speu province on Wednesday, June 18 that Guinean Prime Minister Ahmed Tidane Sourae has requested to buy 120,000 tons of rice from Cambodia, media reported.
Speaking at the ceremony, the premier said that Cambodia will send agricultural expert to Guinea to assist [...]
Gov’t banned ads of sexy photo on publications
Phnom Penh: Ministry of Information sent letter dated May 16 to all numerous local magazines and tourist guidebook to put a halt to advertisement that show the men and women wearing the skimp attire.
The letter said that “the Ministry of information has notice that magazines and tourist guidebooks have printed out the advertisement of bars [...]
