Mini-Marts I Know and Love – Camko City
Cambodia is changing. On the way out are the wretched, the desperate, the runaways, alkies and deathpats. They don’t suit
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Phnom Penh
Is Eric David Erdmann a falsely accused victim of mistaken identity, or a lying fugitive child sex offender?
In late March, a new Khmer440 poster with the username “sniper_m4” started a topic in our discussion forums about “Being Followed.” Sniper_m4 expressed concern that a tuk tuk driver recently told his wife that he was being followed by Actions pour les Enfants (“APLE”), a well known pedophile-hunting, child protection NGO.
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Restaurant review – Topaz
It was with slight trepidation that I went to Topaz a couple of weeks ago. On one hand it is
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Where are they now? Psychologist Dr Ken ‘Carrington’ Wilcox
Longtime readers of Khmer440 will surely remember the name Kenneth Drew Wilcox. Wilcox is a psychologist who had a
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Restaurant review – Il Forno
It’s disappointing when you go into a restaurant expecting to love it, and come away underwhelmed. That’s exactly what happened
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Charlie Chaplin’s Cambodia
Charlie and Paulette were big news, the reporters descended, and Charlie entertained them “with much courtesy and charm” in the hotel bar (presumably the Elephant Bar). Phnom Penh, he said, was charming, the palaces and pagodas delightful, the Cambodian houses picturesque. He felt he had to question whether French Colonial villas (the ones the Europeans lived in) were perhaps a little suburban and uncomfortable, but the wide boulevards, built over newly-reclaimed canals, were the equal of those in Paris. Asked if he might consider making a movie in Cambodia, he didn’t rule it out, but also didn’t see it happening in the immediate future. He would, however, undertake to publicise Indochina as a tourist destination on his return home.
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King Norodom’s Head – a book review
I want to make one thing perfectly clear: under no circumstances will I mention Cholon Duck. Never. I know why
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Phnom Penh’s urban artistic renaissance
Phnom Penh is enjoying an urban artistic renaissance, a revitalisation of Khmer contemporary music and art culture which is as fast and exciting as the development of the capital itself. The reasons for this revival are numerous and complicated, but it includes the influence of the increasing presence of international artists, a vibrant local art and music scene and numerous organisations who aim to encourage and rejuvenate Khmer artistic expression.
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The hidden gems of Toul Sleng
Between the main expat hubs of BKK1 and Russian Market there is the Toul Sleng area – a neighbourhood with a diverse mix of Khmer, Vietnamese and barang inhabitants. There, you’ll find a handful of underrated and unknown restaurants and cafes. Mostly, they are family-run establishments serving homemade fare to ardent regulars.
Read moreRestaurant review: Armand’s revisited
In a city where food options abound and where restaurants and cafes open and close almost daily, it takes something special to keep doing the same thing year after year and remain successful. Focusing on developing a good formula that people like, and being renowned for consistent quality is a recipe for success. It’s something Phnom Penh institution Armand’s has been doing for years. And long may it continue.
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