Art and skateboarding at Mirage
It isn’t every day that an art gallery hosts a skateboarding event, but then again, Siem Reap’s Mirage Contemporary Art Space isn’t your everyday art gallery.
Category: Good Times2
Savann Thav: An Exhibit at Sofitel
As champagne and hors d’ouvre were being served, I stared at Savann Thav’s painting, ‘Flower Power Dyptique’, an acrylic on canvas, beautifully displayed at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra.
All about the pancreas
Suffice to say that if your pancreas starts to fail, you will probably not be able to enjoy your favorite meal the same way again.
Reviving a forgotten martial art
One year ago, a group of expats, also martial art enthusiasts, formed a group to practice Sambo, a martial art and combat sport from the former Soviet Union under the instruction of a Russian master.
Copy & Paste TV: a cacklin’ fun
If you enjoy a good laugh, Phnom Penh is the place to be. The comedy scene in the Kingdom is rife with talented troupes putting on shows almost every other night, in exchange for a few dollars which eventually will be donated to charity groups.
Art School + Bar
Mark Jefferson Huang (aka Jeff) believes that being an artist is not limited to those born with special aptitude or having spent years in art school.
One Lab, One Legend, Home to Many
One of those less well-known works is the original Pasteur Institute situated in a low-lying plain of Chroy Chongva peninsula.
EXPLORING JAVA’S CRADLE OF CIVILISATION
“Beyond exploration, travelling enhances our understanding of the world, other cultures and ways of life, and helps us become better global citizens,” says American travel editor Veronica Stoddart.
Cannes: 10 things to know about the world’s most important film festival
The 72nd Cannes Film Festival boasts big-name directors from Quentin Tarantino to Pedro Almodovar – plus plenty of fresh faces. Running May 14-25.
THIS WEEK IN PHNOM PENH
On Friday night for acoustics you have Ernie Buck at Botanico and Rob Narciso at LF Garden, Pavel Ramirez performs zargzloopz at Farm to Table, for a more jazz feel there’s Cecile Dahome Quartet at Alchemy.
International man of guitar
Pavel Ramirez, one of the hardest working musicians in town, has one of the more strange journeys that brought him to Phnom Penh in the present day.
Siem Reap is making waves
After almost 18 months, after 280 truckloads of nice white sand, and after the making of a swimming pool full of saltwater, Cambo Beach Club – “The Only Beach in Siem Reap” – finally opened.
For the love of noodles
People do not only go to Phnom Penh’s Orussey Market to buy housewares or clothing, but also to treat themselves to a variety of indoor and street food.
Puppeteers behind the shadow
Sbek Thom and Sbek Toch are the two main genres of the Khmer Shadow Theatre. The former is even featured on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009.
ABC Lions of Fashion supports aspiring fashion designers, models
Attended by prominent fashion designers, models and beauty queens, the launching of ABC Lions of Fashion last week featured the Kingdom’s most successful and creative names in the fashion industry.
LOVE YOUR LIVER
Did you know that the liver is said to have approximately 500 vital functions? As the biggest internal organ in human anatomy, the liver is one of the ‘captains’ that ensure your overall bodily functions are smooth-sailing.
BALANCE, STEER, PUSH
Many parents see skateboarding as a dangerous sport, given the involvement of riding and performing tricks with a wooden board on four small wheels, not to mention the bad traffic and the high number of accidents in the country.
Now Serving: BEST MALAYSIAN CUISINE
Home to a multi-cultural society, Malaysia offers a variety of gastronomical delights that are sure to tickle your tastebuds. From sweet to savoury cuisine, this Southeast Asia country has it all.
THIS WEEK IN PHNOM PENH
On Friday the Metta Legita Project sees the bewitching Metta teaming up with Andrey Meshcheryakov at Farm to Table, Hills&Bells at Botanico, Jared Bibler at LF Garden, a pop alternative night at Hard Rock Café.
Just another introduction
It was about how social media, Facebook and Twitter specifically, change how we view relationships and friendships both online and offline. It was about censorship, networking, cutting people in our online world and choosing to speak for yourself not minding how the rest will react to it.
Samsung cards go on sale
Are you desperate for more storage on your smartphone but can’t afford to shell out on a shiny new handset? Samsung has you covered with its Samsung Evo Select 512GB microSD card.
Eyes still open
Across the road from the south wall of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh is an alley known as Street 240½, where late last year a section of blank wall was transformed into a huge portrait of legendary Cambodian singer Kak Channthy.
Master & Dynamic introduces ANC premium headphones
Master & Dynamic has introduced its first Active Noise-Cancelling (ANC) premium sound headphones: the MW65 Active Noise-Cancelling Wireless Over-Ear headphone.
Google releases budget Pixels
Google just surprised us all with a May release of its Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL cellphones at I/O 2019 – its annual deve-lopers’ conference.
BoJack Horseman: The Cartoon Series That’s Way Too Real
BoJack Horseman is a show that uses watercolour animation and cast of anthropomorphic animals and humans to create a surreal alternative universe that merges bleakness and joy.
KIDNEY DISEASE KILLS MANY
Our kidneys may be small, but they perform many vital functions that help maintain our overall health, including balancing our body fluid, salts and minerals while discarding the wastes from our blood.
The strange journey of Strangefruit
When in Siem Reap, Strangefruit can often be found sitting outside his co-owned funky Village Café, watching the passing parade and thinking about his many business, music and art ventures.
Learning from THE GREAT ARCHITECT
The Vann Molyvann Project is offering everyone – architects and architecture students especially – the chance to see the emblems of Vann Molyvann’s greatness. Dubbed ‘Learning From The Past’, the three-month exhibit is open at Treeline Gallery in Siem Reap.
Avengers: Endgame – a conclusion we all deserve
But the 22nd movie of the franchise, Avengers: Endgame, is what it is. It marks the end of the MCU’s Infinity saga, which also marks the end for the veteran actors of the MCU’s Avengers.
Huawei’s Giant Moon concert rocks Koh Pich
It was on April 26 when Huawei rolled out their fourth leg of P30 Series debut with a live concert, broadcasting it live on Raksmey Hang Meas HDTV. The concert, hosted by Chan Keo Nimol, Chea Vibol and Thorn Leakana, gathered more than 9,000 people at Koh Pich.
