'Hot Off The Press'

Keeping Up With the Jones

Arriving with his trademark 1979 Martin guitar and a hard-won reputation as a masterful performer, Paul Ubana Jones brings his trademark solo acoustic stylings to Cambodia for three shows.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1106/paul-ubana-jones.php

Surviving the Peace

Mines Advisory Group photographer Sean Sutton offers a remarkable body of photography exploring the challenges faced by people in post-conflict societies.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1106/sean-sutton.php

Angkor Photography Festival

Bringing together many of the region's biggest names in photography, the Angkor Photography Festival exhibits some of the best images in the world.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1106/angkor-photo-fest.php

Free-flow Sangria Sundays at Pacharan

The ultimate Sunday afternoon respite — Paella Sundays, an all-you-can-eat afternoon of authentic Spanish paella complemented with free-flow Sangria, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. for only $10.

Visaya Spa

Melt away with a special two-hour 'Ancient Angkor' massage and facial at Visaya Pool and Spa. Enjoy a deeply relaxing massage based on traditional Khmer techniques, a rejuvenating facial and a Pandan infusion, all in the blissful confines of Visaya Spa, Siem Reap's favorite urban retreat. For inquires call 063 760 814.

Headlines From the Phnom Penh Post

Bar Association presidency dispute resolved at last

The long internal dispute of the Cambodian Bar Association (CBA) has ended with Ky Tech, who refused to relinquish power in 2004, being elected president.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1106/ppp1.php

Talking about his generation

A well-spoken scholar of Khmer literature, Mak Sarath is hardly the picture of an angry young man. Nor is he a brash Young Turk anxious to rail against the status quo.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1106/ppp2.php

Germany's man in Phnom Penh

Germany's Ambassador to Cambodia, Pius Fischer, right, was born in Bavaria and studied mathematics at the Technical University of Munich. Despite an enduring affinity for the clarity of maths, Fischer realized at a young age that his interests were too wide-ranging for the specialization necessary for a successful career as a mathematician.

http://www.fcccambodia.com/newsletter/1106/ppp3.php

 

Calendar of Events

> FCC Phnom Penh

Paul Ubana Jones Sunday Nov 26 and Friday Dec 1, 8:00 p.m.

Surviving the Peace, photographs by Sean Sutton, through November, 2006. Opening reception with the photographer Nov 1, 6:30 p.m.

> FCC Angkor

Angkor Photography Festival At the FCC Nov 28 and various locations around Siem Reap, Nov 25 to Dec 1.

Artisans d'Angkor An ongoing exhibit of sculpture.

 

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