Archive for October, 2011
31
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, Indochina - Indochine, Inside Cambodia - Kambodscha Intim, Phnom Penh: Capital - Hauptstadt, South East Asia - SEA. Tagged: Cambodia, King Norodom Sihanouk, norodom sihamoni, Norodom Sihanouk, water festival. Leave a Comment
In the Kingdom of Wonder, at the end of the rainy season, the season of fireworks begins. The first firework was designed in honor of the Coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni, Saturday 29, 2011. The second firework, Sunday 30, 2011, honored the former King Norodom Sihanouk‘s return from his chinese exile after the Treaty of [...]
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31
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, Indochina - Indochine, South East Asia - SEA. Tagged: 7 billion babies, birth control, Cambodia, Population, United Nations, World population. 1 Comment
There might well be that today in some of the huts in one of the Cambodian provinces, the 7-billionth earthling sees the light of day. Cambodian baby the 7-billionth human beeing on earth? In an attempt to take note of a historic milestone over which it has about as much control as world peace, the [...]
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30
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, China, Indochina - Indochine, Inside Cambodia - Kambodscha Intim, Leben in Phnom Penh, Neighbour Countries - Nachbarländer, Phnom Penh: Capital - Hauptstadt, South East Asia - SEA. Tagged: 20th Anniversary of Ex-King's Return, Cambodia, norodom sihamoni, Norodom Sihanouk, Phnom Penh. Leave a Comment
Cambodia on Sunday celebrated the 20th anniversary of ailing former retired King Norodom Sihanouk’s return from exile and his 89-year-old birthday turning to 90 on Oct. 31. The auspicious ceremony was held in front of the Royal Palace with the high presence from King Norodom Sihamoni, Sihanouk’s son, Senate acting-President Prince Sisowath Chivan Monirak, President [...]
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30
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, China, Indochina - Indochine, Inside Cambodia - Kambodscha Intim, Neighbour Countries - Nachbarländer, South East Asia - SEA. Tagged: ADB, ASEAN, Asian Development Bank, Cambodia, China, China-ASEAN, European Union, Reuters, SEAN Bank, Southeast Asia, United States. 2 Comments
China wants to strengthen its influence on the economy in the ASEAN countries through creation of a ASEAN (Development) Bank. It will be a commercial bank and at the same time a policy bank. It could became a mini Asian Development Bank (ADB). According to an exclusive report from Reuters, China is considering a proposal [...]
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30
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, Indochina - Indochine, Inside Cambodia - Kambodscha Intim, Leben in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh. Tagged: Asia, Cambodia, cambodia fashion council, cambodian fashion week 2011, cfc, CFW 2011, Fashion week, Phnom Penh, www.cambodiafashionweek.com. 1 Comment
Cambodia launches its first-ever fashion week: Cambodia Fashion Week 2011 (CFW). CFW 2011 runs from October 27 until November 5, 2011, to showcase homegrown creativity in a country more used to mass producing clothes than designing them. It’s hosted by the Cambodia Fashion Council (CFC). CFW 2011 highlights global fashion trends, is featuring international and national [...]
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29
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, Indochina - Indochine, Inside Cambodia - Kambodscha Intim, South East Asia - SEA. Tagged: Asia, Cambodia, Cambodian music 1960/1970, cambodian music before Khmer Rouge, Phnom Penh, Ros Serey Sothear, Ros Sereysothea. 2 Comments
Currently the cultural scene in Cambodia is experiencing a comeback of music before the time of the Khmer Rouge. Ros Sereysothea (Khmer: រស់ សេរីសុទ្ធា) (1948[1] – 1977 [2]) was a famous Cambodian singer during the nation’s thriving cultural renaissance, end of the sixties and early seventies. She sang from a variety of genres but romantic [...]
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29
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, Indochina - Indochine, Inside Cambodia - Kambodscha Intim, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh: Capital - Hauptstadt, South East Asia - SEA, Towns & Provinces. Tagged: Cambodia, cambodian coronation day, cambodian public holiday, Hun Sen, King Norodom Sihamoni, King Norodom Sihanouk, Norodom Ranariddh, norodom sihamoni, Norodom Sihanouk. Leave a Comment
October 29 in the Kingdom of Cambodia is Coronation Day. King Norodom Sihamoni was inaugurated and formally anointed as King on Friday, 29 of October 2004. On 14 of October 2004, he was selected by a special nine-member council, part of a selection process. This procedure was put in place after the surprise abdication of [...]
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28
Oct
Posted by nomade51 in Cambodia, Essen, Trinken & Ausgehen - Dine, Drink & Afterdark, Indochina - Indochine, Inside Cambodia - Kambodscha Intim, Leben in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh: Capital - Hauptstadt. Tagged: Cambodia, Halloween, Halloween in Cambodia, Halloween Kambodscha, Halloween Party Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh. Leave a Comment
Heavy is the head that wears the crown or Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual.
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