Recently, Phare Ponleu Selpak, the Battambang-based non-profit organisation which was founded in 1994, recently conducted a workshop on “Art Integration into Preschool Education Programmes” to share best practices of its early childhood arts-based education programme. The workshop was attended by the Education Officers of the Battambang Provincial Administration, Officials from the Department of Education, Youth and Sports and teachers from several public schools. Each year, the Phare kindergarten accepts 170 students aged between 3 and 5 years old from the surrounding community. The program has been recognised by local government and is well known in the community for its safe…
Author: Raksmey Hong
TikTok, a popular short-form video social media platform, published its April-June Community Guidelines Enforcement report, which aims to show the improvements it has made in countering misinformation spread by its users. The company’s “harmful misinformation” policies prohibit content that could mislead the community about civic processes, public health or safety. For instance, TikTok does not allow medical misinformation about vaccines or Covid-19. To promote election integrity, TikTok created an Elections Center to provide access to authoritative information about voting in elections in the US from organisations like the National Association of Secretaries of State and Ballotpedia, though it has yet…
Chaterine Yap visited Cambodia as a tourist in July and as a chocolate lover she said she enjoyed the chocolate of local chocolaterie Wat Chocolate, which processes and makes the chocolate starting from the beans all the way to the bars. “The French owner of Wat Chocolate creates a range of chocolates with unique flavours using the cocoa beans from Mondulkiri. I’d love to visit their chocolate factory and outlet in Siem Reap,” Yap wrote on her Facebook page, adding that “my favourite is the power-packed Chocolate brownie that melts in your mouth at every bite.” Wat Chocolate Phnom Penh…
Although Chhat Sokhoeurb drifted into becoming a weaver and vendor of banana pseudostem products through her younger brother, it is a career of social interest that she has found a passion for. Handbags, shopping baskets and coffee cup holders from Khmer Banana Tree Anusa Weaving are Sokhoeurb’s key products, and she has worked very hard to make sure they are the best on the market. With prices ranging from $10 to more than $20 for baskets and handbags, many people interested in local handicrafts have complained about the high prices, as the raw materials are easy to find and cheap.…
A young Cambodian playwright is working with a South African director to produce his first play. The play, titled 12-8, will be performed at Java Creative Cafe in Tuol Tompoung in the capital’s Chamkarmon district. The script is an original piece, written by Khmer playwright Sok Samithi, who will co-direct it with Marika Els. It is produced in association with the Phnom Penh Players, a non-profit theatre group founded over 25 years ago by a group of international expatriates, but now composed of a mix of foreigners and Khmer artists and actors. “12-8 tells the story of two young Khmer…
Similar to the fairy tale of A Khvak A Khven (A Blind Man and a Cripple) – in which the crippled man had to sit on the shoulders of the blind man to travel in hope of a new life – two elderly disabled brothers wander through the villages of their province making a living by climbing coconut trees to harvest the fruit for income. Pheng Chan, 57 years old, is led by his 67-year-old brother as they walk along the road to pick coconuts in Svay Tamnak village, Chumnoek commune, Kroch Chhmar district, Tbong Khmum province. Chan, shirtless, with…
SABAY – a live concert in Paris – is back for 2022, after having to postpone last year’s show due to Covid-19 restrictions. Cambodian hip hop artists Vuthea and Ruthko will perform, alongside many French-Asian artists, including singers and DJs. Held for the second time in partnership with the Samaki Kohn Khmer Association, the show will introduce modern Cambodian music live to a new audience and, through these talented young emerging artists, will build strong links between France and Cambodia, according to a Sabay Events’ press release. Both artists are signed to KlapYaHandz Records, the Kingdom’s premier hip hop record…
Every day, Ngorn Makara collects the large blue buckets that the sugarcane juice vendors use to dispose of bagasse – the dry pulpy fibrous material that remains once the juice is extracted – and delivers the containers to the factory he works at. He hopes to make his fortune through up cycling the bagasse into useful products. The bagasse is dried in the sun before being ground up by a large machine. Makara then boils the small pieces of bagasse and uses them to produce paper plates. Makara, 31, told The Post, “The bagasse passes through many stages before it…
A new app that can be downloaded as a plug-in for TikTok or as a stand-alone experience, TikTok Now is the newest way to be entertained and connect with others on TikTok – a daily photo and video experience to share your most authentic moments with the people who matter the most. “TikTok Now brings the authenticity of TikTok to a whole new creative experience that connects you with those closest to you,” according to TikTok. The source said that to generate new connections and entertainment in a fun format, TikTok Now invites users and their friends to capture what…
Located to the east of Tuol Tompoung Market, a location popular with foreigners, Nutty Bakery serves western-style sandwiches with a variety of in-house baked bread, including cricket bread. The sandwiches are topped with a variety of gourmet meats, vegetables and dressings, and do not seethe with the legs of insects, but the imaginative baker employs a unique flour which offers more protein than regular products. Chea Ny, known as Sokny, 27, has many years of experience, having been chef at many well known restaurants in the Kingdom – most recently Kinin. “I sell a wide variety of sandwiches, using bread…