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Famous English fiction author Amitav Ghosh has been chosen for Jnanpith grant, 2018. This has been reported by Jnanpith Selection Board on 14 Dec. About:-.

Speaking at the opening of the 7th Sea Festival in Koh Kong province on Thursday, Tourism Minister Thong Khon projected that coastal provinces will receive ...

Iflix together with Mizzima TV announced the upcoming live stream of Myanmar Music Wave 2018 - the biggest music festival to happen in Myanmar and ...

What a year 2018 has been for Pi Pay. More users, more merchants, more financial partners, and many more exciting ways that we are changing the cashless ...

All the #Cambodia #news you need to know for December 14, 2018. Cambodia English news, Cambodia business news, Cambodia news today, Cambodia ...

Sport will take centrestage at the 7th Sea Festival when it gets underway today.

The annual culture and arts festival for countries along the Lancang-Mekong River opened Wednesday in southwest Chinas Yunnan Province.

From novels to cookbooks, these travel page-turners are sure to please everyone on your list.

KUNMING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The annual culture and arts festival for countries along the Lancang-Mekong River opened Wednesday in southwest China's ...

Street art festival, Cambodia Urban Art, returns for its fourth edition this weekend, displaying street murals around Phnom Penh by talented young artists from ...

At 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday, voting to determine the shortlists for nine different Oscar categories — foreign language film, animated short, documentary feature, ...

Filipino feature 'The Perilous Odyssey to Mount Gulsuk,' will attend the TFI Network market at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, while Malaysian drama 'Siri' will ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Six Cambodian union leaders have each received suspended 2 1/2-year prison terms in connection with labour protests about five ...

Yeo Siew Hua's A Land Imagined was declared best film at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), a historic first win for a Singapore film since ...

The Philippines was the “country of focus” (CF) in this year's Singapore Media Festival (SMF), bringing global attention to one of the region's most dynamic film, ...

Dien Bien (VNA) – The Vietnam-Laos special friendship festival opened in Dien Bien Phu city in the northern border province of Dien Bien on December 8 to ...

Breaking down the highlights and big winners of the 2018 European Animation Awards.

Cambodian master director Rithy Panh's is not optimistic about the chances of his latest film “Graves Without A Name” doing well at the Oscars. It is Cambodia's ...

SINGAPORE - For the first time since the launch of the Silver Screen Awards in 1991, a Singapore film has won Best Film in the Asian Feature Film Competition.

NDO - Vietnam-Laos special friendship festival kicked off in Dien Bien Phu city, on December 8, as one of the activities to mark the 56th anniversary of ...

'Funan' director Denis Do discusses his animated pic, which won the Annecy International Animated Film Festival's prize for Best Feature.

Photos of refugees in Lowell by James Higgins and Joan Ross, like this one of Cambodian schoolchildren, are featured in the Southeast Asian Digital Archive.

Panh's latest directorial effort, Graves Without A Name, continues his exploration of the aftermath of the genocide, and is again, Cambodia's entry to the Oscars.

Phnom penh hosted Cambodia's first ocean themed film festival this week, with Siem Reap the next destination for the travelling film showcase. The 2018 Siem ...

On November 30, 2016, the kingdom celebrated Unesco's recognition of the Chapei Dang Veng as part of the country's intangible cultural heritage.

Siem Reap art lovers will find that all their Christmases have come at once in the next few days, thanks to cultural treats such as the Angkor Photo Festival, ...

'Tis the season to be jolly, indeed! Khmer Times' Anith Adilah Othman joins the Christmas Tree lighting of Phnom Penh's Raffles Hotel Le Royal, and finds out ...

CHENGDU, China, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 30, 2018, the Award Ceremony of 2018 International College Students' Culture & Arts Festival ...

National Geographic Traveller's 'Cool List' includes undiscovered lands, futuristic cities and two spots closer to home. Find out the best holiday destinations ...

National Geographic has voted West Yorkshire as one of its must-see destinations for 2019.

Singapore Film Commission (SFC) is planning to introduce a new grant for co-production within Southeast Asia, which will offer $183,000 (S$250,000) per film ...

The 14th annual Angkor Photo Festival, held in Siem Reap Cambodia, features the work of 100 artists from 40 countries – plus talks, portfolio reviews and ...

Thailand last week gave South Koreans a chance to sample khao kluk kapi – rice with shrimp paste – at the Asean Culinary Festival, held in Seoul and hosted ...

Indonesia is featuring bubur ayam (chicken porridge) and kue lumpur (mud cake) at the ASEAN Culinary Festival at the COEX, Gangnam, South Korea, from ...

SINGAPORE: The Internet was abuzz when Miss Universe Singapore Zahra Khanum unveiled on Thursday (Nov 29) her national costume, which she said ...

The Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF) in Laos will host its third Talent Lab, led by Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), to give filmmakers in Southeast Asia training on ...

"Think of it as a postcolonial response that is very long overdue," says new director Jessica Lim, as south east Asia's longest-running international photography ...

While the photography festival season may be quietening down, there are still plenty of exciting events happening across the world this December, with Addis ...

The first Vietnam Brocade Festival opened in Gia Nghia town, in the Central Highlands of Dak Nong, from December 27-30.

Nearly all the accommodations available in Koh Kong province's Khemarak Phoumin town are fully booked as the coastal province prepares to hold the Sea ...

Mobile phone access across the country has brought young boys and girls closer to each other, and due to social pressures the underage dating quickly ...

UNSW Built Environment student Diana Espiritu will spend her summer working with an arts-based NGO in Cambodia, collaborating on a festival and expanding ...

SOME 4.5 million people attended the three-day water festival in Phnom Penh, of which around 12000 were foreigners, while some 925000 tourists travelled to ...

All the #Cambodia #news you need to know for November 27, 2018. Cambodia business news, Cambodia English news, Cambodia news today, Cambodia ...

Cambodian and Thai authorities will meet on Friday in order to form an agreement allowing citizens of both countries to cross the border without a passport ...

The 2018 Water Festival in Phnom Penh saw a 50 per cent increase in visitors compared to last year, while those who headed to the provinces during the ...

All the #Cambodia #news you need to know for November 26, 2018. Cambodia business news, Cambodia English news, Cambodia news today, Cambodia ...

One of Cambodia's biggest festivals, Bon Om Touk gathered about 4.5 million Khmers and foreigners in the capital for a three-day celebration.

Cambodia is ready to celebrate the three-day Sea Festival in Koh Kong province next month while Cambodian and Thai authorities will allow their people to use ...

Cambodian outbound tourism saw a 30 percent rise during this year's three-day Water Festival, while long haul destination tour packages to Europe, Australia, ...

The world's longest dragon boat, which was showcased during the Water Festival last week, will now be put on display outside the National Museum for all to ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia was able to celebrate three-day water festival thanks to prevailing peace.

The National Committee for Organising National and International Festivals reported that about 4.5 million people visited the Water Festival 2018 in Phnom ...

The second edition of the Tingin Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Film Festival doesn't just introduce Pinoy cineastes to the way their Southeast ...

The main attraction of the three-day annual water festival in Cambodia is traditional boat races along the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh. The festival marks the ...

The actress, 43, is a co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence In Conflict initiative, which hosted the event at the BFI on Friday evening.

King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen and senior officials attended the last day of the water festival (Nov.23) and the King presented awards to the ...

Santa Rosa commercial and residential general contractor Jim Murphy & Associates revamps its top leadership. Other North Bay professionals news from ...

Louvre Abu Dhabi will host a weeklong arts and cultural programme 'Rain of Light Festival' celebrating the museum's architecture from December 11 to 15.

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) – Cambodia began celebrating the three-day Water Festival yesterday with boat races attracting tens of thousands of spectators from ...

All the #Cambodia #news you need to know for November 22, 2018. Morning news from Cambodia. Cambodia business news.

Imphal, November 21 2018: The Manipur Sangai Festival 2018 kicked off this evening at BOAT, Palace Compound here with a colourful and mind-blowing ...

The Tonle Sap River and Mekong River are the backdrop for one of Southeast Asia's largest yearly celebrations – Cambodia's Water Festival.

Now 30-years-old, Justin Ong is on a cruise along the Mississippi river in New Orleans as he reminisces about what happened to the Singaporean Boat Racing ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen called on the authorities to beef up security to maintain public order during the Water Festival. Speaking in front of hundreds of children ...

Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng has restricted the travel of large vehicles and taxis operating on main roads during the upcoming Water Festival in a bid to ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts organised the 2nd Cambodia National Short Film Festival last week to inspire and encourage talented Cambodian youths ...

In Cambodia, where holidays and festivals abound, the three-day Bon Om Touk or the Water Festival that begins next week easily takes the spotlight.

The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival has just concluded – but the films screened on the week-long event continue to get rave reviews. Cambodia's very ...

All the #Cambodia #news you need to know for November 15, 2018. Morning news from Cambodia. Cambodia business news.

Kampong Chhnang (VNA) – An inter-sector delegation from Vietnam have held a working session with authorities of Kampong Chhnang province of Cambodia ...

The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist offers his latest read of the Oscar race, now including the cinematography and original song categories.

Singaporean-owned YouAdMe that was launched in Cambodia has made it to the top 10 Asean SME finalists out of 514 submissions from 40 over countries for ...

Cambodia's jewel designers are absent from the 15th Wuzhou Jewel Festival.

Also known as Bon Om Touk, the annual event draws more than a million Cambodians from the provinces to the capital for three days of boat racing and other ...

Richmond Folk Festival, Cambodian Food Festival, Magnificent Midlothian Food Festival, fall festival and pumpkin festivals this weekend.

Richmond will get to experience a new festival this Saturday: the first Cambodian Food Festival.

It's not a secret that Cambodia has been hit by the “Halyu” – the Korean Wave – in the past years. We are all fans of Korean fashion, K-pop groups and ...

Cambodians began their traditional 15-day Pchum Ben festival to pay respects to deceased relatives.

According to recent reports, on Tuesday, the Cambodians threw rice on top of the the ground in marking what is referred to as the 'Festival of the Dead' in ...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodians threw rice on the ground on Tuesday to mark the 'Festival of the Dead' or Pchum Ben and feed the spirits of the dead.

She has a strong connection to Cambodia with her son being born there. And Angelina Jolie showed support by visiting the Cambodia Town Film Festival in ...

Over the past six years, the Cambodia Town Film Festival has established itself as a celebration of Khmer culture by sharing a wide scope of films either…

The Cambodia Town Festival exists as a response to norms in Hollywood, which for decades has failed to include Asians on the big screen.

The Committee for Organising National and International Festivals (CRNIF) said the Kingdom will mark this year's Water Festival on November 21-23. CRNIF ...

Following its successful launch in Siem Reap last year, the Khmer Literature Festival is set to kick off in Cambodia's northern cultural capital of Battambang next ...

In Cambodia, the 2018 Kampot Readers & Writers Festival (KRWF) has been cancelled, but festival organisers say it will return in 2019 as a biennial event.

Inside the big hall of Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Centre, hundreds of students assembled – all celebrating the Tanabata Festival 2018.

Cambodia and Japan maintained close ties for 65 years – bridging differences in languages, traditions, religions and beliefs.

After attracting an estimated 30000 visitors last year, the Bonn Phum festival is back for its fifth annual Khmer New Year celebration of traditional arts and ...

The Sun rises in the horizon as Sopheap busies herself preparing the products she will have for display during the River Festival, which starts today in Kandal ...

In sheer size, variety and star power, little in the Kingdom compares to the Cambodia International Film Festival, now in its eighth year. Beginning on Tuesday ...

One of the biggest cultural events in the Kingdom kicks off on Tuesday, March 6, with a huge variety of films from around the world screening for free across the ...

The Japanese Embassy in collaboration with the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Centre and Japan Foundation Asia held the 7th Japan-Cambodia Kizuna ...

The Cambodia International Film Festival returns in early March for its eighth edition, with more than 130 films scheduled over six days and the expected ...

Cambodia likely became the country with the largest number of public holidays in the world on Tuesday, raising questions about the ability of Cambodia to stay ...

For the first time in four years the annual Mekong River Festival and multi-sport gala, a celebratory event to pay tribute to Asia's seventh longest river, is to be ...

by Nguon Sovan, Mao Pengfei. PHNOM PENH, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The majority of the Cambodians celebrate Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, since many ...

Atmospheric Kampot is hosting the likes of Jung Chang and Madeleine Thien as it seeks to rebuild Cambodia's literary scene and defend its freedom of speech.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Bon Om Touk is an annual water festival in Cambodia, marking the end of the rainy season and the reversal of flow of the Tonle Sap ...