PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodian monks have persuaded authorities to ban the country’s first rock opera, which features actors dressed as clergy who break into song and dance, saying it insults Buddhism.
In a letter sent to the ministry of cults and religion, as well as to the media, the Supreme Sangha Council of Buddhist Monks [...]
Cambodian monks force nation’s first rock opera off air
Cambodia, UNESCO post sign of world heritage at Angkor Wat temple
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — Cambodia and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) on Monday unveiled the sign of World heritage at the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, which was listed as a World Heritage in 1992.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Marcio Barbosa, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, were presided [...]
Vietnamese culture festival kicks off in Cambodia
VietNamNet Bridge – A performance by artists from the Vietnam Music, Dance and Song Theatre and the Vietnam Circus Federation on November 28 commenced a week-long festival on Vietnamese culture in Phnom Penh.
The opening ceremony of the Vietnamese Culture Festival 2008 was attended by Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Chien Thang, Cambodian [...]
Lost in Time – Prepare to be fascinated by Angkor, Cambodia’s mysterious temple complex
For something so ancient, the rock face looked as content as a man who’s just eaten a big slice of peach pie.”Who made you?” I whispered. “Were you lonely when nobody came to visit for 400 years?”
No answer. Just a smile.
That is the fascination of Angkor, the mysterious temple complex of Cambodia. As at the [...]
Cambodia not to boycott ASEAN Summit in Thailand
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — The bilateral armed clash at the border area in October will not stop Cambodia from attending the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Thailand, Chinese-language newspaper the Jian Hua Daily on Wednesday quoted an official as saying.
“We will not boycott the summit in December, even as we have border dispute,” Phay [...]
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 [...]
Cambodia, Thailand to meet for new border talks
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodia and Thailand geared up Sunday for renewed border settlement talks after both sides ended a monthlong armed confrontation by withdrawing most of their troops from disputed territory around an ancient temple.
Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin on Monday in a bid [...]
Cambodia: Thai PM plans to visit Preah Vihear area
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) – Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is scheduled to visit the area near the Preah Vihear Temple in the eponymous Cambodian province, English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily Friday quoted official as saying.
“He has a plan to visit the Preah Vihear area, not the Preah Vihear Temple,” said Cambodian Information [...]
Cambodia’s Forgotten Temples Fall Prey to Looters
The three freshly dug holes under the two arching palm trees measured a metre by about half a meter, and about half a meter deep. A few fragments of what appeared to be centuries-old clay pots were scattered around the excavation site, seemingly discarded as worthless in the hunt for more valuable treasure.
“We find new [...]
Cambodian, Thai troops pull back from 2nd temple
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Tension at a second border temple that is claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia has eased after troops from the two countries pulled back from the site, Cambodian officials said Wednesday.
Agreement for a troop withdrawal from the grounds of the 13th century Ta Moan Thom temple was reached during a [...]