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The man behind the mask: saving an ancient tradition
GET ready to see an epic battle as Preah Ream and his monkey army wage war on demon king Krong Reap in order to win back the beautiful Neang Seda. OK, maybe the battle’s a myth, but the tradition of ceremonial Khmer mask-making fuels the mind’s eye; one can imagine the spectacular vision of colourfully... »
Tragic fashions to be remedied
SIEM Reap’s trendy clothes designer Elizabeth Kiester rolls her eyes in mock horror as she enunciates, “Those dresses are a time warp.” She’s referring to the strange candy-coloured confections that perhaps could loosely be described in a Western context as ball gowns, the dresses that bedeck the gals who gather misty-eyed at weddings, or appear... »
The seductive style of Sapor
Owner of Cambodia’s first modelling agency and training school, 37-year-old Sapor Yon Rendall is one of Cambodia’s best-known women. However, her story is hardly the stuff fairy tales are made of. When Sapor was 10, her father died and she was adopted by her rich, business-savvy Sino-Cambodian neighbours. She voyaged to Australia with her new foster... »
Classic Khmer food served in an intimate bistro setting
When foreign friends of Toan Sophie would ask her where to find good Khmer food in Phnom Penh, she was always hesitant to make a recommendation. Which place would be comfortable, clean, reasonably priced and representative of classic Khmer dishes? It was her lack of an answer to this question that eventually led her... »
Dim sum, in a variety of styles, tempt the palate
To some, the words dim sum conjure images of a veritable feast of exotic Asian delicacies. To others, the term invokes a pleasant weekend brunch with family and good friends. And still yet to others, dim sum brings to mind the perfect antidote to an excessive night out on the town. Whatever image comes to... »
Beauty Talk: False eyelashes
NEWCOMERS to Phnom Penh often marvel in disbelief at the widespread use of false eyelashes in the capital, but really, our Cambodian sisters have for some time been well ahead in their fashion sense in this department. Word has it false lashes are currently all the rage from London to New York, to the extent... »
