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'To them, East Germany was a paradise'
The Berlin Wall may have fallen 25 years ago, but nostalgia for East Germany lives on in the hearts of the thousands of Cambodians who took refuge in the communist state during the civil war of the 1980s.
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Phnom Penh picks: The capital’s best burgers, from stylish gourmet to quintuple whoppers
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00Are your tastebuds craving the ultimate American Dream? There are plenty of decent patties in the capital to whet your appetite. We found some of the best.
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Equality far off for Cambodia’s LGBT community forced to undergo ‘curing’
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00As the Kingdom celebrates Pride Week, many Cambodians still struggle to find acceptance from their families and in wider society. Will Jackson reports.
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‘There are not many who love Khmer novels’: In the Kingdom, opportunities for aspiring authors to publish are few and far between
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00Online publishing offers an alternative to ink and print but Cambodia’s novelists are struggling to make a living from their work. Poppy McPherson reports.
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A breath of life for Molyvann building
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00Most of Phnom Penh’s arts scene is concentrated in a handful of central galleries, but if you poke around on the outskirts you might just stumble on one of the capital’s most unusual and overtly political works.
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‘I’m quite afraid to fail’: Phnom Penh artist to take a bite out of the Big Apple
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00Phnom Penh “happy painter” Stéphane Delaprée makes his US debut this weekend at a commercial gallery in New York.
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7 Questions with Seng Ty
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00Seng Ty was adopted from a Thai refugee camp by a US family in 1981 after they read his story in a Time magazine article.
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The art of food
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00This week, the fifth annual International Festival of Culinary Photography, which premiered in Paris, comes to Phnom Penh’s Institut Francais.
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After revamp, restaurant is no lame Duck
Fri, 16 May 2014 | 12:00A word of advice to anyone visiting the newly relaunched Duck on Sothearos Boulevard: order a second round of the complimentary potato soup appetiser, if you get it.
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Phnom Penh picks: As the rains begin, save yourself a soaking and get kitted out
Fri, 9 May 2014 | 12:00The skies have opened. It’ll only get worse, so prepare yourself for mad dashes in the street and wet moto rides with some of the best rainwear the city has to offer – from quirky umbrellas to sensible and lightweight jackets.
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In search of better borbor, an eatery gives stylish twist to the humble snack
Fri, 9 May 2014 | 12:00Under the Khmer Rouge, most Cambodians subsisted almost entirely on a diet of borbor. Day after day, the regime’s communal kitchens would serve up a thin, watery version of the rice porridge.