'Hot Off The Press'
Vann Molyvann: An Architect for All Seasons
Vann Molyvann is not just Cambodia's most revered architect, he is a national icon. His work includes Independence Monument, the Olympic Stadium, Chaktomuk Theater and many, if not most, of Phnom Penh's landmarks.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/vann-molyvann.php
The Quintessential Cambodia
British photographer Sean Morony captures the defining shots of Cambodia to deliver a compeling narrative on the content and character of the country.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/sean-morony.php
Zoom Zoom: The Growing Resurgence of Vespa Vogue
Long dismissed as old beater bikes by the trendy Phnom Penh set, the Italian-made motor-scooters are quietly making inroads among the capital's uber-hip.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/phnom-penh-vespa.php
The Great Pacharan Lunch Special
FCC Members get 25% off lunch everyday at Pacharan. For everyone else, Pacharan offers your choice of two tapas from our selected menu + bread and alioli + a glass of sangria* for just US$7.00 inclusive.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/lunch_special.php
Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post
Our man from Havana: legacy of boxing coaches
Jorge Luis Valdez Rodriguez is a boxing coach straight from the movies: he's a tough-looking straight-talker who's built like a powder keg.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/ppp1.php
Welcome to the home mortgage
Cambodia's nascent financial services industry will take a step forward in August with the launch of home loan mortgages from ANZ Royal Bank.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/ppp2.php
Thai investors flock to riot-free Cambodia
The number of new Thai investors coming to do business in Cambodia has increased in 2006 compared with previous years, according to an official at the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/ppp3.php
Corruption and poverty get school dropout blame
At 11am on a recent weekday, Daun Penh district in Phnom Penh is filled with the excited chatter of children as they spill out of a school playground in a messy, giggling wave.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0806/ppp4.php
Calendar of Events
> FCC Phnom Penh
"Cambodia Revisited" Photographs by British photographer Sean Morony, on display through August 11.
> FCC Angkor
"FCC Permanent Collection" Four decades of Cambodian history in photographs.
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