The third installment of the wildly successful Transformers film franchise is set To shoot in Cambodia next month, Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith announced yesterday in a Facebook posting.

Khieu Kanharith said he had given the “green light” for filming To begin here in the second week of February. He declined via email To answer follow-up questions, referring a reporter To forthcoming report by the government’s Agence Kampuchea Presse news agency that ha ... Read More

By Deborah Jowitt Tuesday, Jul 6 2010

For centuries, Cambodian court dancers by the hundreds lived as the king's private all-female dance troupe—the little, pretty ones playing the women, the taller, stronger- ... Read More

MARIAM ARTHUR wrote an informative letter To the editor of Phnom Penh Post on the issues of Khmer film making industry. I have always been impressed by many working actors in Hollywood, especially with their ability To completely immerse themselves in the characters they portray without allowing a trace of themselves To emerge onto the screen. I know Khmer actors are honing their craft and one day their craft will put them on par with the acting abilities of living legends working in Hollywoo ... Read More

My thought: I had my fair share of tarantulas during the so-called Year Zero when food was scarce; Khmers were dying in large number due To malnutrition, disease and execution. I can recall certain aspects of what occurred during those years. One of them was munching on crunchy, deep-fried tarantulas. They may not be a desirable edible on a lunch menu but they sure kept plenty of Khmers alive, yours truly included. Now, it has become a part of our culture and I won't be the first To igno ... Read More