People start to gather in front of the Royal Palace on the eve of the last ceremonies (see here) for the Late King Norodom Sihanouk. An iBook for the iPad with this story will be published in the coming weeks. Stay tuned… Yes: taken with the Sony RX1…
The guns for late King Norodom Sihanouk’s procession (see here) are ready. Pointed towards the Mekong in front of the Royal Palace, they went through a mute rehearsal. Yes… Taken with the Sony RX1 An iBook for the iPad will be available on the iBookstore some time later… Stay tuned….
Tomorrow Cambodia enters a new period of mourning for the late King Norodom Sihanouk and demonstrations will be perceived very badly. But there is still today. And as the French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault will be attending the ceremonies, the 11 communities under threat of an eviction staged a demonstration in front of the French […]
In the endless saga of the Boeung Kak Lake (see here, here and here): the Ministry of Interior has sent a 3rd injunction to the Municipality to finally settle things for the Boeung Kak Lake community regarding the 12,44 ha for the on-site development but mainly for the families not included in the plan. So […]
Well… almost… Next W.E should be interesting and productive… Final days of the King Norodom Sihanouk funeral (see here)… Camera: check (Sony RX1) Press pass: check Black trousers: check Black shoes: check Black tie: check White shirt (long sleeves): check Black armband: to do Black piece of cloth: check
I nearly forgot about the full moon last night. The last one before the cremation of King Norodom Sihanouk (see here). That means there was a big gathering of monks in front of the Royal Palace. Not so obvious to think about if you don’t live with the moon cycles. You get to know these […]
One week before the actual procession which will carry the remains of late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here) to the funeral pyre in front of the National Museum, a second rehearsal was staged on Sisowath Quay. 1.2 million people are expected to attend the 4-day-long ceremony.
Before you leave for your well deserved week-end, how about participating in the funding of the documentary movie ‘The Cause of Progress’? There are only 4 crowdfunding days left (see here) so it is kind of NOW if you don’t want to miss the opportunity of getting that film by Chris Kelly about land issues […]