Cambodia, the country that got tourism ‘all wrong’
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- Published: 03 May 2013
- Written by Claire Knox
Elizabeth Becker first saw the formidable, lotus spires of Angkor Wat in 1974
Novel idea: books about Cambodia
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- Published: 03 May 2013
- Written by Rosa Ellen
Before I came to Cambodia, I decided to do the bookish thing and ease myself into the country with a teething diet of English-language novels set in Cambodia.
Dharma bum: a year in a pagoda
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- Published: 03 May 2013
- Written by Nathan A Thompson
When I was asked to give a gift to the head of the Buddhist temple where I would spend the next year, I expected to hand over symbolic lotus flowers or pricey Western goods.
Love letters, love lost: time to learn
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- Published: 03 May 2013
- Written by Jackson Lord Seaton
I just found out my boyfriend of four years has been cheating on me via email with his good family friend.
Duck in? Or better Duck out?
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- Published: 03 May 2013
- Written by Poppy McPherson
Whatever you say about posh new bistro Duck, its proprietor, experienced Chinese-New Zealander restaurateur Dah Lee, is a brave man.
Hot dog god: Dr Burger delivers the good oil
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- Published: 03 May 2013
- Written by Phnom Penh Post
Im Chheang, 44, is a man who knows his junk food. Since 2003, the Battambang native’s family has provided the Street 51 pub crawlers with greasy hot dogs, burgers, chicken wings and kebabs.
From Boston to Burma: the human stories
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- Published: 26 April 2013
- Written by Poppy mcpherson
This week, a video emerged online showing a monk beating a man to death
7 Questions with Mr. Thomas Pierre
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- Published: 26 April 2013
- Written by Bennett Murray
Born in Versailles to a family of painters, Thomas Pierre likes to combine figurative art with abstraction.
Face masks: uncovered
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- Published: 26 April 2013
- Written by Ruth Keber
It’s peak hour. The heat of motorbike and car engines grows unbearable as you wait for the lights to change.
‘I got another chance’
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- Published: 26 April 2013
- Written by Bennett Murray
Koy Saath counts himself twice a survivor. “I think I had yet another chance. I survived in Cambodia, and I survived in Boston.”
Father François beyond Year Zero
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- Published: 26 April 2013
- Written by Phnom Penh Post
Catholic priest François Ponchaud first arrived in the Kingdom in 1965 and recently testified at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)