The author of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China was at the opening night of Kampot Writers’ & Readers’ Festival 2017. And, I am a huge fan of her book which inspired me as much as the First They Killed My Father author (Loung Ung) did. This month, I had the honor to meet them […]
Jung Chang in Phnom Penh Read More »
It is pretty emotional coming back home. Yes, coming home after two years of being away and completely neglecting this blog. However, I am still going to live my nomadic life, travelling here and there non-stop when opportunity arises. 😉 And, today happened to be a day full of fun because of a chance to
Coming back to the Kingdom when U.S. Embassy Facebook Page has 1 million fans strong Read More »
The article in the link below highlights the efforts of my Khmer team and I in writing more Wikipedia articles about prominent women and celebrating the achievements of Khmer women and women everywhere! Read the article in PDF The Phnom Penh Post featured the effort of a group of Khmer Wikipedian editors including yours truly
Wiki activists help to write Cambodian women’s history, Phnom Penh Post Read More »
(Opinions expressed here are my own and don’t reflect those of whom I work for or get involved with.) If you look at impacts of smartphones on Cambodian society, undeniably they have become tools close to the heart of those users. They can access important information or news on social media or the Internet (that
Find Mobile Apps in Cambodia Read More »
Hey fans and friends, If you are available this weekend from Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2014 , do come to #FossAsia 2014 to come join more than 100 workshops/speeches from more than 60 international speakers from 21 countries at NORTON UNIVERSITY, Phnom Penh/Cambodia. My friends, Mario Behling, Hong Phuc, Kalyan Sann, Touch Sopor, Hor Sophanna (and
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I have been pretty caught up with work at a company and some volunteer work on the weekends. But, that won’t stop me from blogging good stuff. Woohoo! Below is a picture I took yesterday on my way home from office. I feel that it represents Phnom Penh today. There have been a lot of
What's up in Phnom Penh? Read More »
Until now you might have seen so much text but rarely any picture of events in Phnom Penh in this blog. I’m quite free from some work today, so I am thinking of posting pictures of a nice event that I went to. In October 2013, I was invited by the Indian Embassy to attend
Beautiful Snapshots of Diwali Celebration in Phnom Penh Read More »
As promised, I tried keeping tweeting with this hashtag #electionskh with my Cambodian friends. The foreign correspondent and press also used #electionskh within today. It was an interesting day indeed, because there was so much shared from one person to another. As of the late evening of July 28th, it was 68 seats for CPP
Cambodia's Provisional National Elections Results Read More »
Clockwise: (1) my name tag on the panel desk, (2) audiences including Cambodia’s minister of information, (3) Phnom Penh Post’s editor in chief Kay Kimsong, (4) my notes made from my notebook paper, (5) other panelists including Pen Samithy, Pen Bonar and Kevin Doyle and (6) finally my picture printed and displayed at Himawari Hotel
Invitation to Speak at UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day 2013 Read More »
[mappress mapid=”1″]My friends I met in 2009 and I are putting together another film-related event this March 23rd, Saturday at Pannasanstra University. Important notice: free of charge, fun, experience-enriching, all about networking with the right people in the film industry Facebook Page of FilmCampKH: www.facebook.com/filmcampkh Website: www.filmcampkh.org Schedule of speakers and the entire event on
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