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Natural Salt of Cambodia : |
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Salt workers
are accustomed to braving the burning
rays of the sun. While it is their job
that makes them slaves to the heat,
it is the job's locale that offers relief.
Toasty toes may be dipped in the salt
fields' cool water....
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Khmer Flute : |
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Music warms
the heart and lifts the spirit. In the
Cambodian countryside, the strains of
Khmer melodies can be heard as people
hum, whistle and sing while working
in the rice paddies. More |
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Krark - Khmer Sausage : |
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Hungry travelers
rambling down National Road Number 3
will be happy to see rows of beef sausage
hanging in storefront windows like wet
clothes out to dry. About 20 km outside
of Phnom Penh, on a road winding towards
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| Khmer
Script Evolved : |
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Only the
people who live to tell it can report
the true story of a country's past.
But with the passage of time, oral histories
fade into legend, leaving behind more
questions than written accounts. More |
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| Limbs
For Life : |
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Land mine
victims around the world globe are applauding
the work of Soroptimist International,
an assistance program working to support
the development of less fortunate people
across the globe. A fund raising campaign
for one of its endeavors,. More |
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| Cultural
Day Celebrated : |
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Members of
the Ministry of Culture gathered at
the Chaktomuk Conference Hall last month
to celebrate the country's Fifth National
Cultural Day. Noting that culture and
development are not mutually exclusive,
event organizers..... More |
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| Koh
Takiev & Koh Russei : |
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The pulse
of life has two beats. One is work.
The other is play. A slave to either
the former or the latter is a stranger
to the state of balance. A friend to
both beats walks to the rhythm of a
life aligned. More |
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| Khmer
Delicacies : |
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A typical
Cambodian meal normally consists of
soup, salad, a main fish dish, vegetables
and rice. Cambodian dessert, normally
made of fresh fruit and sticky rice,
complements the main courses. Num Chak
is one Khmer dessert made from sticky
rice .... More |
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| What's
Up : |
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Celebrations of the Khmer
New Year emptied Phnom Penh's streets
as families traveled to the provinces
to commemorate the holiday in their
homelands. But students in the capital
city worked hard to paint the town for
the celebration with an eclectic array
of artwork........
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| Japan
Lends A Hand : |
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During the rainy season,
Phnom Penh might be mistaken for the
lost city of Atlantis - Wet. Struck
by heavy showers, improvements made
to Cambodia's capital city during the
dry season are often washed away.
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| What
The Doctor Says : |
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It is not guns and bombs
that are worrying people from Asia to
Canada. It is the unseen severe acute
respiratory syndrome that has killed
more than 200 people and continues to
infect thousands of others.
The pneumonia-like disease, for which
no cure has been found, originated in
China and......, More |
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Words
of the Wise
"The Necessary Angel" (By
Wallace Stevens)
The acute intelligence of the imagination,
the illimitable resources of its memory,
its power to possess the moment it perceives
- if we were speaking of light itself,
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