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Khmer dance is best known for its glittering headdresses, slow, graceful movements, and expressive hand gestures. The hand shapes, along with movements of the feet and arms, help convey the story of the largely silent dances. This is a form of artistic sign language. These hand movements come from Indian “mudras,” which are like hand…
Written by H.E Samheng Boros It is becoming more common to hear about gender-based violence. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a problem that keeps happening and affects many people throughout their lives. Gender-based violence is not just country-specific; it is an evil spread across the world. Violence against women and children is never acceptable, but studies…
Launch of #TalkWithBoros Podcast Season 1 and YouTube Premiere of the first episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-TvlLszAQ This YouTube Premiere will play the first episode in the season 1 of #TalkWithBoros, 33 minutes, featuring Sam Rocker https://web.facebook.com/samrockercambodia , Cambodian singer & songwriter since 2012 entitled “Journey to Find Oneself”. Join the party online with friends and family on…
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together with Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has recently released a video message featuring Daniel Craig, the world-renowned British actor and a United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, commemorating the 30th anniversary of demining activities in Cambodia. “Since Mines Action began…
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, November 25, marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual global campaign that continues until December 10, Human Rights Day. During the 16 Days of Activism, people from all over the world join together to confront discrimination, raise awareness…
The 19th ASEAN-India Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations was held this morning at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel in Cambodia, presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Chair of ASEAN 2022, and Indian Vice President H.E. Jagdeep Dhankhar. Video: FB page of Samdech Hun Sen, Cambodian Prime Minister
Vann Da’s 2021 smash hit “Time To Rise,” which features Master Kong Nay, has been viewed 100 million times on YouTube—an extraordinary feat not only for the Cambodian artist, but also for Asian hip hop. From the first notes of Master Kong Nay’s powerful wail to the hauntingly funky plucking of his traditional chapei, it…
On September 3rd, The Federal Republic of Nigeria hosted a high-level side event co-organised with the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) at the 77th UN General Assembly. The event brought together 21 heads of state and government and senior representatives of international organizations to discuss their commitments to using Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) as policy…
Vuthea and RuthKo, two Cambodian artists, are scheduled to perform in Paris next month to represent Cambodian Hip-Hop and present to the world the rise and artistic renewal of Cambodian youth through the musical scene. According to event Co-organiser Hélène MALTERRE, Vuthea and RuthKo, the two prominent Cambodian artists, and Sok Visal, the founder of…
Dr. CHHIM Sotheara, a Cambodian psychiatrist who treats Khmer Rouge victims, was named as one of the four recipients of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award, also known as Asia’s Nobel Prize. The annual award, which was first given out in 1957 and is named for the president of the Philippines who died in an airplane…
According to Statista’s research hub, 74 percent of Cambodians are active social media users in 2022, a considerable increase from 2016, when only 27 percent of the population was on social media. There were 22.06 million cellular mobile connections in Cambodia at the beginning of 2022, as per data from GSMA Intelligence. In January 2022,…
Music is everywhere in Cambodia, with karaoke bars appearing to be on every street corner, loud melodies filling the air, and speakers blasting songs from every direction. No matter where one is—on a bus, in the street, or having lunch—hear the sound of Cambodian music, with love and modern pop songs being the favorite genre.…
The entrepreneurial spirit of the Khmer people is best exemplified by a boy from Banteay Meanchey who represents the country’s vibrant youthful culture of creativity and entrepreneurship. Lim Vannarith, a 14-year-old kid from Prey Russey village in Sangkat Preah Ponlea, Serey Sophorn City, has created completely functional remote-control vehicles out of discarded scrap materials. He…
