'Hot Off The Press'

Cambodia's Forgotten Face

Led by visionary architect Vann Molyvann and under the close patronage of retired King Norodom Sihanouk, "New Khmer Architecture" flourished in the 50s and 60s. Now its legacy is threatened by rampant, cookie-cutter construction.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0108/building-cambodia.php

Phnom Penh's Secret Sanctuary

The wonderfully syncretic religion of Cao Dai is as interesting as it is amusing. With a cosmology that includes Joan of Arc and Shakespeare, Buddha and Jesus, Cao Dai is at once New Age and ancient. It's also one of Phnom Penh's most remarkable sights to see.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0108/cao-dai.php

Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post

City wants residents to split cost of road repair

City hall is working to get all the roads in Phnom Penh paved by the end of 2008. The plan will split costs with residents and begin with the central districts.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0108/ppp1.php

2007 year in quotes

A recap of the year's most colorful quotes.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0108/ppp2.php

Acleda to start up in Laos

Acleda Bank delivered a New Year's surprise Thursday, announcing it obtained permission from the government of Laos to open a commercial bank there in 2008.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0108/ppp3.php

Calendar of Events

FCC Phnom Penh

• FCC Permanent Collection, four decades of Cambodia in photograph. Ongoing.

FCC Angkor

• Life in Orange, photographs of daily life of monks in Laos and Cambodia by Emmy Schoorl. Opens January 3, 2008; closes Feb 2.
• Saturday Premier league football
• Sunday night movies

 

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