Arts & Culture, Phnom Penh Post

A Siem Reap day tour that you can bank on

Publication date 25 May 2018 | 11:11 | ICT

For tourists in Siem Reap who seek out things to do after visiting Angkor Wat and the markets, and want a closer look at Cambodian society, tours of the countryside are not a bad idea.

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Fundraiser to help Cambodian Space Project singer Kak Channthy’s son

Publication date 23 March 2018 | 09:31 | ICT

A fundraising effort for the 13-year-old son of Cambodian singer Kak Channthy, who was killed this week in a tra
Singer Laura Mam wins culture award

Publication date 22 March 2018 | 07:37 | ICT

Cambodian-American singer and songwriter Laura Mam has been awarded this year’s Arts and Culture prize from the Women of the Future Awards South East Asia.
Cambodian Space Project singer Kak Channthy, the soaring voice of the Khmer rock revival, dies at 38

Publication date 21 March 2018 | 07:53 | ICT

Tributes poured in Tuesday for Cambodian Space Project lead singer Kak Channthy, with friends and fans bidding farewell to her vibrant spirit and unforgettable voice after the singer was killed in a traffic accident in the early hours of the morning.
Museum in Preah Vihear ready to open after 10 years preparing

Publication date 20 March 2018 | 07:12 | ICT

A new museum near Preah Vihear temple will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 10 years after the project began. The Samdech Techo Hun Sen Eco-Global Museum consists of 11 buildings on a 177-hectare plot of land in Choam Ksan district.
All the news that’s fit to protect

Publication date 16 March 2018 | 10:06 | ICT

In a hot, cramped room within the library at Phnom Penh’s Wat Ounalom, researchers Leng Kok An and Suon Kosal have just about finished packing a 2,500-kilogram delivery of newspapers into cardboard shipping boxes.
French cultural exchange kicks off on Saturday

Publication date 16 March 2018 | 10:42 | ICT

A 15-day celebration of French and Cambodian culture and exchange is set to kick off on Saturday with an open house and concert at the French Institute, which will be followed by a series of free and ticketed cultural, culinary and
'Stories that need to be told': Documenting Cambodians in Austria

Publication date 11 March 2018 | 11:01 | ICT

The First Generation – Memoirs of Cambodia by Kemara and Abraham Pol is an oral history project about five people now living in Austria who fled the Khmer Rouge regime.
'Surviving Bokator' tells an inspirational tale – but avoids a Hollywood happy ending

Publication date 09 March 2018 | 17:02 | ICT

This article contains spoilers for the documentary Surviving Bokator.
Classical opera comes to Cambodia for the first time as local and international cast take on Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’

Publication date 09 March 2018 | 10:45 | ICT

In an auditorium off Mao Tse Toung Boulevard, dozens have gathered from countries all over the region. Some have been working together for years, others for mere days.
Cambodian Textiles: How a filmmaker found inspiration in an unlikely fascination with fibres

Publication date 08 March 2018 | 10:06 | ICT

Tatsuhito Utagawa, a 27-year-old freelance filmmaker from Tokyo, had no inherent interest in Cambodian silk when he first visited the country in 2014.