'Hot Off The Press'
Exposure Explosion: Angkor Photography Festival Focuses on Cambodia
From a permanent children's center to an array of outreach programs, the Angkor Photography Festival is dedicated to changing lives outside the lens.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0907/angkor-photo-fest.php
Poetry in Pictures
With "Regard(s)," traveler and photographer Marylise Vigneau pays homage to the world's mysterious elsewheres.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0907/marylise-vigneau.php
The Shifting Sands of Sihanoukville
For years an undistinguished beach town, redevelopment is slowly turning Sihanoukville into one of the region's most attractive seaside destinations.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0907/sihanoukville.php
Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post
Chinese school vibrant at age 120
In a secluded schoolyard tucked deep in a downtown neighborhood a group of children is vigorously chanting "ren zhi chu, xing ben shan" - a three-word rhyme written by Confucius. It's a charming, wise and well-known verse that translates into "All people are kind when they are born."
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0907/ppp1.php
Last act for Bassac Theater
The death knell has sounded for the crumbling Bassac Theater - an architectural gem of Cambodia's Golden Era of the '60s and the favorite creation of its revered architect, Vann Molyvann.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0907/ppp2.php
Public-Private Sector dialogue on track
Cambodia's forum for business and government dialogue received a glowing endorsement in an independent evaluation released last month.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0907/ppp3.php
Calendar of Events
FCC Phnom Penh
- Rugby World Cup -- all games
- Regard(s), black-and-white photography by Marylise Vigneau. Opens September 14, 2007, with a reception with the photographer from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Closes October 10, 2007.
FCC Angkor
- Rugby World Cup -- all games
- Saturday Premier league football
- Sunday night movies
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