And yet Kevin Sites of the Hot Zone is here and there, doing journalistic reporting on a number of aspects of Cambodian life–from the past to the recent development.
For Cambodia’s fishing families, living on the Mekong River may be rent free, but it still has its costs. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – When you live on a wooden sampan boat on the Mekong River, the daily hardships of life are sometimes emphasized in cruel and unforgiving ways. Meysma, 25 and a mother of four, was on her family’s boat boiling water to make rice when she turned away for just a moment.
While most Cambodian artists feel compelled by the market to reflect their culture in saleable ways, one is bucking the trend and being rewarded for it. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – To make a living as a fine artist in Cambodia the choices of subject matter are clear: the temples of Angkor Wat or Buddha. These are what artists must paint, draw or sculpt because that’s what people with disposable incomes, mainly tourists, will buy.
