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Siem Reap’s ‘East Bank’ evolution
Business owners and residents of Siem Reap’s rapidly evolving ‘East Bank’ are calling for better urban planning amid anxiety about the future of their beloved, laidback, leafy neighbourhood
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Going big for Khmer New Year party in Siem Reap
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 | 12:00Celebrations are set to feature traditional games and dancing along with a giant rice cake, Khmer hat, palm pipe and chess game
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Stones in silver score Piseth jewellery award
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 | 12:00Siem Reap bespoke jeweller Ly Pisieth has been recognised for his series of designs that evoke the vast carvings of the Angkorian temples
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Record-breaking aerial laser survey to reveal Kingdom's historical secrets
Sat, 4 Apr 2015 | 12:00Following the incredible discoveries of the first ‘lidar’ project around Angkor Wat, archaeologists have big hopes for a second, much-larger survey
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New hotel takes guests on a historical journey
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 | 12:00A decade of global travel, a passion for boutique hotels, and a desire to show guests that there is more to Cambodian history than the Angkor era and Khmer Rouge period inspired Cambodian businesswoman Mane Key to open the new Mane
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The sweet secret of Temple Town
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 | 12:00At Ecole du Bayon, young women are taught the fine points of baking pastries fit for the Kingdom’s best hotels
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Getting the red carpet ready
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 | 12:00Follow @phnompenhpost on Twitter as we livetweet US first lady Michelle Obama's visit to Siem Reap
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Guest chefs to provide a taste of top Thai food
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 | 12:00Siem Reap is set to get a taste of – and lesson in – first rate Thai food when Bangkok chefs Duangporn “Bo” Songvisava and Dylan Jones host a series of “pop-up dinners” and a cooking class this week.
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Chef Rivière’s restaurant named best in Cambodia
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 | 12:00Cuisine Wat Damnak in Siem Reap was this week named Best Restaurant in Cambodia when it entered the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list at number 50, the first time a Cambodian restaurant has been included on the list.
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Kandal Village and the birth of cool
Sat, 7 Mar 2015 | 11:11Not much to look at, yet home to some of Siem Reap’s most fashionable spots, a gritty backstreet has emerged as one of Temple Town’s most stylish destinations
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One hit wonder: the duck soup diner
Sat, 7 Feb 2015 | 12:00It’s not often you come across a successful chef who cooks just one dish, but Sela Cham – a Siem Reap native and entrepreneur – has had a busy restaurant every night for the past three years.