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The world’s eyes are focused on Preah Vihear. It has a long history. One that mirrors the history of Cambodia itself.
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Sitting on a chair, tremblingly, the heroic artist bends low to write. It is the final challenge of a brave and enchanting quest.
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The rhythmic beat of the drums brings fire to the hearts of the men and emboldens them for the battle ahead. Dressed in resplendent uniforms, accompanied by cavalry and elephants, the musicians pound the instruments. The sound is immense and fear is struck into the hearts of the enemy.
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Friendly heartthrob Tep Rindaro has led a colourful life. The 44-year-old has overcome family expectations and economic hardships to become one of the Kingdom’s most famous film stars.
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In a tranquil room with many film posters like Ohn Ey Srey Ohn, Neang Kang Rey there is
a medium build, white, bald man who is about 60 year-old is sitting in front of a computer concentrating on a picture to think way to design a picture fit with film scenario and that is the popular Khmer film producer, Mr. Ly Bunyim, in 60th century.
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“I want to curse the fate” are the words of a very sweet song from the 1940’s composer, Nor Rithya which describes the very strict Cambodian tradition for children when choosing their partners to be a spouse.
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A very beautiful dragon covered with garbage over its 200 metre-long body, 1.30 metres high, flies from the waters of the Siem Reap River in Siem Reap Province. This charming dragon which is about Rubbish Art, is a new theme of the Cambodian artist, Mr. Leang Sikorn.
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Designed as a communication tool, sim cards are familiar to all mobile phones users. A Cambodian inventor, Tim Vutha, 31, has recently turned this simple technology into a cheap and effective car security system.
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A big man with a big presence, legendary performer Billy Haynes is the new attraction at Cambodiana’s Qba.
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Until recently, civil strife and war had left Cambodia a destitute nation swarming with orphans, cripples and beggars. Thum Saren, an orphan of the conflicts, once collected rubbish to survive although he now puts this refuse to a more creative use.
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As new modern technologies revo-lutionise the first world, developing nations like Cambodia try to take advantage of the new developments. The Kingdom has been aggressively expanding internet access for the last decade, a policy just beginning to bear fruit.
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Mad-max jungle engineer for a one-legged general and high school maths and physics teacher: the perfect inventor’s CV? Forty-five-year-old Kong Tharith, inventor and manufacturer of Cambodia’s only solar powered bicycle, likes to think so.
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Sitting cross-legged, Neth Pe wails with crackling voice, hands flashing over his long-necked guitar. His sweet yet melancholy lament tells of far-away temples and long-lost loves.
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Glittering in the dim light, it is clear the blade is not a fake. The stony-faced holder, an unremarkable middle-aged man, draws the knife across a beautiful young girl’s neck, releasing a gushing river of scarlet.
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"My life is like Neang Badacha [a famous Khmer tragedy]," claimed H.E Okhna Lim Chhiv Ho, a statement seemingly belied by the opulence of her surroundings. “I have had many problems in my life; I lost one of my children and my husband was imprisoned by Thai soldiers. How can a woman survive under these pressures?†she asked.
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Cambodia is a nation in transition. The Kingdom’s political and economic institutions, once strictly state controlled, are now part of the free market. The revolution began in 1993 with the foundation of today’s democracy; an UNTAC funded general election which gave the freedom of speech needed for the formation of a free market economy backed by the public sector.
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Artist Van Nath is famous for his disturbing depictions of tortures at the dreaded Toul Sleng (S21) detention centre. His tragic story is a snapshot of the madness that gripped Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979).
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It is a well-known story: A rural girl leaves for a job in a factory to support her family. Lonely and confused, she yearns for the simple life of the village in her small room.
As well as being the plot of famous songs such as Makrong Nek Srok, (‘Employed in the City but Miss My Homeland’) Nek Mei Nek Pouk Kmean Pleach, (‘I Miss My Parents’) Ral Pel Kroy Bay Thgay Lich, (‘Every Time After Dinner’) and Ob Bang Vich Touk Souk Chab Bran...
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