'Hot Off The Press'
Bending Space
Celebrated space bender, photographer and artist Georges Rousse will make the mansion at 32 Sotheros his next canvass.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0908/rousse.php
Splashing Out at Sovanna: Cambodia's Mall Culture Comes of Age
With four floors, three atria, and two glass elevators, the new Sovanna Shopping Center shows Phnom Penh what a real shopping mall is all about.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0908/sovanna.php
Cambodian Talisman Art
Colorful and intricate protection spells adorn nearly every home and place of business in order to garner good luck, prosperity, protection and love.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0908/yon.php
Happy Hour at The Quay
Happy Hour at The Quay from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Enjoy half-priced juices and cocktails and $1 Tiger Draft beer. Rooftop open to the public.
Visaya Spa September Special
The Romance: A refreshing body scrub to remove dead skin cells leaving your skin soft. A traditional body treatment follows to revive and nourish your skin. Then a full body oil massage with a combination of aromatherapy and swedish techniques, work into the muscles of your body to relax tense muscles, with your choice of calming essential oils. Call 063 760 814
Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post
Lake residents want justice
A lawyer representing Boeung Kak villagers will challenge the filling of the lake by private developers and demand fair compensation for the displaced.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0908/ppp1.php
Opening up to gay tourists
Bars and boutique hotels are tapping into a growing, multimillion-dollar niche market by putting out the welcome mat for gay and lesbian travellers
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0908/ppp2.php
Temple Watch: Not as good as the movie
Huge numbers of visitors, major restoration work and new wooden walkways have taken away some atmosphere from Ta Prohm temple, made famous by the Angelina Jolie movie Tomb Raider.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/0908/ppp3.php
Calendar of Events
FCC Phnom Penh
- "Bending Space," an exhibit by George Rousse, Sep 20 - Oct 24, 2008.
Chow
- Summer Sessions, chill house beats from DJ Illest, 9 - 11 p.m. Thursday September 11.
FCC Angkor
- Fridays, acoustic guitar with Peter Walter, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
- Saturdays & Sundays Premiere League football
- "FCC Permanent Collection," four decades of Cambodian history in photographs. Ongoing.
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