'Hot Off The Press'
Designer Comfort Meets Social Responsibility at The Quay Hotel
The Quay Hotel in Phnom Penh intends to join the elite ranks of the world's few carbon-neutral hotels when it opens later this year.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0807/the-quay.php
The Unstill Life of Stephen Eastaugh
Australian artist Stephen Eastaugh returns to the FCC for a third show, bringing with him a collection of paintings inspired by an unstill life.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0807/stephen-eastaugh.php
Circus Portraits
Renowned Argentinean photographer Carolina Furque takes a magical, mysterious tour of the circus, juxtaposing scenes from the big-top in France with its more humble cousin back home.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0807/carolina-furque.php
Visaya: Soul-to-Soul
Revitalize your soul with this special 120-minute massage package: a foot massage and full-body oil massage followed by an anti-stress facial and a face massage. All for just $75. Only at Visaya Spa. For details or reservations call 063 760 814.
Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post
Who's watching the forests?
With the fallout from an excoriating Global Witness report on forest crime still reverberating through the Kingdom and across the world, the issue of how Cambodia's beleaguered forests are to be managed and monitored remains an ominous and unanswered question.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0807/ppp1.php
Cell phones and Celicas: calling on a magic monk
Magic monk Bin Sovann is having a typically busy day. It's before lunch at Wat Komsan some 5 km outside Phnom Penh and Sovann has already cured the sick, blessed a family's bed sheets and anointed a 1993 Toyota Celica with sacred water sprinkled from a silver bowl.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0807/ppp2.php
Human Rights Party eyes 2008 votes
More than 10,000 Human Rights Party (HRP) supporters gathered July 22 at Olympic Stadium as the fledgling party held its inaugural congress and declared that it intends to bring power to the people and ultimately overcome the ruling CPP.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0807/ppp3.php
Calendar of Events
FCC Phnom Penh
- Moisture, paintings by Australian artist Stephen Eastaugh. Opens August 5, 6 p.m. Closes September 8, 2007.
- A Tribute to Elvis, remembering the King on the 30 anniversary of his death.
FCC Angkor
- Circus Portraits, black-and-white photography by renowned Argentinean artist Carolina Furque. Opens August 9, 6 p.m. Closes September 8, 2007.
- Saturday Premier league football
- Sunday night movies
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