'Hot Off The Press'
A Palace of Potential
After years of interest, the FCC recently made a deal on the old mansion across from the National Museum and plans to return the rococo palace to its roaring 1920s glory.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1007/museum-view.php
Doris Boettcher: One Step Beyond
Carrying her trusty Rolleiflex around like it was a child, Doris Boettcher explores life on the ups and downs.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1007/doris-boettcher.php
Imaging the Unfamiliar
Michael Lindemann's affinity for the unfamiliar provides the artistic thread that weaves together his eclectic works of photography.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1007/michael-lindemann.php
Make It a Double!
Café Fresco will open a new location on Street 51 in Boeung Keng Kong in October. Family friendly, the new place includes a playground for kids.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1007/fresco.php
Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post
KR N0 2 Nuon Chea behind bars
As Nuon Chea, the secretive Khmer Rouge Brother No. 2, spent his second day in prison undergoing a medical checkup, Killing Fields analysts from around the globe called the arrest a major step forward in the efforts to bring aging KR leaders to trial.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1007/ppp1.php
Resettlement: the hidden cost of development
The quiet fishing community of Spean Ches located on an idyllic beach front eight kilometers from the center of Sihanoukville until recently was home to more than 100 families.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1007/ppp2.php
Bulls and bears on 'CamEx'
As plans for a Cambodia Stock Exchange begin to unfold, big name companies are divided over the prospect of tapping the new capital market themselves, or waiting, watching and letting others dip in first.
http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1007/ppp3.php
Calendar of Events
FCC Phnom Penh
- Rugby World Cup -- all games
- Stairs and Surrounding everywhere in Cambodia, black-and-white photography by Doris Boettcher. Opens October 11, 2007. Opening reception October 17, 6 to 9 p.m. Exhibit closes November 8, 2007.
FCC Angkor
- Rugby World Cup -- all games
- Cambodia: Facets of Today's Life photography by Michael Lindemann, through October.
- Saturday Premier league football
- Sunday night movies
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