'Hot Off The Press'
Punk Publishing
Author Anne Elizabeth Moore, co-publisher of Punk Planet magazine, spent December and January teaching the power of self-publishing to the future women leaders of Cambodia.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0208/punk-publishing.php
'Sense of Myanmar'
Myanmarese photographer Nyan Win explores life in rural Myanmar, the little-known yet fantastically beautiful country.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0208/sense-of-myanmar.php
What's Happening: February 2008
Speed Dating on Valentine's tops the list, but Chinese New Year, performances at Angkor Wat, an arts festival in Phnom Penh, and other notable performances make February an eventful month.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0208/february-events.php
Visaya: Valentine's Day Special
Designed specially for couples, the Valentine's Day package starts with a revitalizing Visaya body scrub followed by a one-hour Spiritual Body Massage. Cap the experience with a luxurious, private aromatic bath for two. $150 per couple. For complete details or reservations call 063 760 814.
Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post
Chea Vichea murder case remains a bitter pill
Four years after union leader Chea Vichea's assassination, a ceremony drew more than 100 people to the spot where he died near Wat Lanka, and seven international rights groups demanded the two men convicted in the killing be exonerated and released.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0208/ppp1.php
A Dream For Darfur: Stop the slaughter
American actress Mia Farrow, known predominantly for her film career involving over 50 films such as Rosemary's Baby and a handful of Woody Allen classics, was in town last week on a campaign to raise awareness about the atrocities that have been on-going in the Darfur region of Sudan in Africa. Her Dream for Darfur campaign has been stopping in places where mass murder has taken place to honor victims and survivors. She spoke to Post publisher & editor-in-chief Michael Hayes about why she was in Cambodia.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0208/ppp2.php
Skyscraper to change city skyline
Another South Korean company announced plans to build a city skyscraper, this one to begin construction next week at the heavily trafficked corner of Sihanouk and Monivong Blvds.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0208/ppp3.php
Street 136 keeps cleaner with the simplest of methods
Cleaner than most, the first block from the river on Street 136 has a secret weapon to combat the accumulation of solid waste along the gutters: Yin Borum. The 25-year-old spends his days trudging up and down the 50-meter stretch, pulling a small green dustbin as part of a private initiative-believed to be the first of its kind in Phnom Penh-to keep the street spotless.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0208/ppp4.php
Calendar of Events
FCC Phnom Penh
- Speed Dating February 14. Pre-registration opens at 6:30 p.m. After-party with DJ Nivet open to all, 9:30 p.m.
- FCC Permanent Collection, four decades of Cambodia in photographs. Ongoing.
FCC Angkor
- Sense of Myanmar, black-and-white photography from photographer Nyan Win. Opens February 3, 2008; closes, March 2, 2008.
- Chinese New Year Special Menu, served from the 4th until the 10th.
- Valentine's Day Special Menu
- Saturday Premier league football
- Sunday night movies
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