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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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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: 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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Taking a gastronomical tour of the Kingdom without leaving the Penh
Fri, 9 May 2014 | 12:00Fish fillet sizzled on the stove at Malis restaurant as chef Luu Meng fiddled with his newest creation.
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Elvis of the Kingdom gets new star role
Fri, 9 May 2014 | 12:00A documentary about the life of 1960s Cambodian singer Sinn Sisamouth will explore his global legacy. Will Jackson reports.
