Long Beach Library Makes Khmer Book Haul Mar 3, 2008 – The Mark Twain Library, in Long Beach, recently brought in more than 1,000 books from Cambodia and has been working feverishly to have them catalogued and ready to check out... Read the rest
Spotlight Art Festival to Run Through Friday Feb 27, 2008 – Spotlight, an Asian arts festival that includes performances from a wide array of artists, will wind up eight days of performances in Cambodia Friday, organizers said. The Spotlight festival includes... Read the rest
Singer: Cambodian Art Heritage Remains Strong Feb 20, 2008 – Cambodia's artists should remember the heritage of the country's past, in order to maintain self identity, culture and originality, a well-known singer said Monday. Singer Ieng Sithul "Some of them... Read the rest
Burma Serves as Backdrop for New 'Rambo' Movie Sequel Jan 25, 2008 – Movie fans in the United States are expected to flock to their neighborhood theaters Friday, to see the fourth installment of the Rambo series, which portrays Burmese government forces as... Read the rest
US, Britain, France Make Joint Appeal on Burma Jan 24, 2008 – Washington -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and foreign minister colleagues from France and Britain issued a statement Thursday urging global pressure on Burma's military government to end human rights... Read the rest
India, China Urged to Pressure Burma to Release Lawmakers Jan 17, 2008 – Geneva -- The Inter-Parliamentary Union is calling for India and China to apply pressure on the Burmese government to release 26 imprisoned parliamentarians. The Inter-Parliamentary Union says India and China... Read the rest
Media Rights Group Says Burma Censoring, Intimidating Journalists Dec 26, 2007 – An international media rights group says Burma's military government has been harassing journalists since anti-government demonstrations in September. Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday police continue to search for journalists... Read the rest
Record-Breaking Water Festival Underway Nov 23, 2007 – Cambodians inundated the capital this week to partake in the annual Water Festival, a celebration of a topographic occurrence that causes the Tonle Sap River to change its course. The... Read the rest
On Eve of Water Festival, Wishes for Prosperity Nov 22, 2007 – Ambok is a popular food for Cambodians, puffed rice that is sought after during Phnom Penh's annual Water Festival. Phnom Penh's annual Water Festival, which features boat-racing and other events,... Read the rest
Documentary Chronicles Role of Suvivor, Musician Nov 13, 2007 – Arn Chorn Pond survived a brutal child labor camp under the Khmer Rouge by retreating into music, playing when he could his flute, despite working from 5 am to midnight... Read the rest
VOA Khmer: King Calls for Preservation of Cultural Heritage Nov 2, 2007 – Phnom Penh -- King Norodom Sihamoni Friday called on Cambodians to retain the country's historical and cultural heritage, which he called essential to social and economic development. "Over the years,... Read the rest
Mozart's Magic Flute Set to Cambodian Tune Oct 31, 2007 – The Khmer Arts Ensemble visited the Clare Smith Performing Arts Center, in Maryland, in October to perform Sophiline Cheam Shapiro's "Pamina Devi: A Cambodian Magic Flute," an interpretation of Mozart's... Read the rest
Hoang Thuy Linh's Sex Tape Kills Her Acting Career Oct 30, 2007 – 19-year-old Hoang Thuy Linh, who stars in the Vietnamese television series Vanh Anh Diaries, is facing dire consequences due to a sex tape of her and her boyfriend that leaked... Read the rest
Ministry of Culture Mulls Copyright Protection Oct 24, 2007 – Phnom Penh -- Officials of the Ministry of Culture met with Cambodian artists and other at a workshop Wednesday to decide how better to promote copyright in a country rife... Read the rest
Cambodian Documentary Draws US Praise Oct 10, 2007 – "New Year Baby," a documentary by Cambodian-American Socheata Poeuv, was shown last Saturday at the 8th Annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. The film is a personal quest to... Read the rest
Cambodia Hip Hop Artist Tells Story through Rap Oct 8, 2007 – Washington -- Prach Ly came to the United States as a child with his family to escape Cambodia's killing fields. He grew up in Long Beach, California where he started... Read the rest
Thailand Produces World's Smallest Porn Star Oct 2, 2007 – She hails from Udon Thani in Thailand's Northeast, an area known as Isaan, but also known for its poverty, rice farming and beautful women that often constitute the majority of... Read the rest
Film Portrays Cambodian AIDS Orphans Sep 28, 2007 – An award-winning Cambodian-American TV producer is bringing the reality of AIDS to his fellow countrymen in the United States through a documentary film he made in Cambodia earlier this year.... Read the rest
New Hope: Singing Orphans on US Tour Sep 21, 2007 – A Cambodian orphan choir is wrapping up a tour of the US in which it played shows across the US to promote Cambodian culture and to raise awareness of their... Read the rest
Burmese Artist Shows Prison Era Creations in London Aug 29, 2007 – London -- The southeast Asian nation of Burma is famously secretive. A military government has run the country since the army put down anti-government riots in 1988. The opposition party... Read the rest
Temple Preservation Conference Begins in Siem Reap Jul 5, 2007 – Phnom Penh -- Government and tourism officials are meeting in Siem Reap to discuss the dangers posed to the Angkor temples by overcrowding. Tourism has become a pillar industry for... Read the rest
