This film is dedicated to friend and activist Chut Wutty, who was shot on 26th April at a military check point after refusing to hand over memory cards with evidence of illegal logging. Our thoughts go out to his wife and children. Wutty was a dedicated environmental activist, and director of the Natural Resources Protection Group. He had been working to stop deforestation in Cambodia since the 1990s. We hope that in the battle to save Prey Lang, Wutty’s life’s work will be honored. And we ask that all who hear of this cause to speak out against the terrorizing and intimidation of environmentalists in Cambodia.

Flying in especially for the event are Phillipine DJ sensations Red-I and Soulflower mixing up a clash of Hip Hop, Dubstep and Booty Bass mayhem to keep the floor heaving and other clubs grieving.

Watch out for a head screwing visual spectacular for this one off event as well as a Dance battle from Tiny Toones in celebration of the film Streetdance 2 3D opening that weekend. Also in the mix is Pou Khlaing doing a special live appearance. Add to that free giveaways of Ipods, T-shirts, CD’s and Goodie Bags and you are looking at one hell of a show!

With a policy of bringing the best of the worlds artists with the best homegrown talent. sabay music’s first signing is the biggest artist in the world today: ADELE, who sold 18 million albums in 2011 alone and won 6 Grammy’s in 2012.

Closely followed by the world’s favourite rapper PITBULL who has signed his forthcoming 2012 singles, as well as some of his favourite hits to sabay music. Local talent and leading POU KHLAING is the first Khmer artist on the same.

‘I think it’s great that Khmers get to see and share and experience different things through the internet nowadays,’ said multi talented rapper / singer / producer and Anachak Dara winner POU KHLAING from ‘we can see other artists, experience their acts and talent. And that a Cambodian music company can now sign Adele and Pitbull legally: it shows how far we have come as a nation, or at least as a music scene. For me it’s really exciting to be on the same label as them. Its really cool to be the first Khmer act on Sabay Music but I know they are looking for more so its a good place to be right now.’

Sabay Music launch party is at Pontoon nightclub April 7th. Tickets are 5$ (free before 11pm).

Join us at our1st HungryGoWhere.com event. Bring some friends!

When: April 5, 2012 – 19:00 until 22:00
Where: Rubies Wine Bar, Phnom Penh

Romeet Gallery will exhibit a selection his photography and his paintings in April. After the opening Seth will run a workshop for the students and artists from Phare Ponleu Selpak School in Battambang.

Julien Malland is a french street artist who signs his pieces under the name of « Seth ».

The artist specializes in painting characters.
‘Seth’ is also well known as the Television Director and onscreen Reporter of the documentary series ‘Globe Painter’’ produced by one of the main French TV channels, Canal plus. In these documentaries Seth meets with local artists in the spirit of artistic exchange, resulting in the creation of unique murals in the country he is visiting.

Contest Period:

Submission of entries will start from March 26 until April 15, 2012.

Who May Enter

The contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers residing in Cambodia. Organizers or any entity directly involved in the contest are not allowed to join.

How to Enter

1. Each contestant must register in the Our Wonderful World website: www.awonderfulworld.net and fill out the entry form with the required information including the name, address, telephone number and email address.

2. Contestant must submit at most two (2) entries with corresponding photo caption.

3. Images must be taken in Cambodia within two (2) years before the date of entry and have not previously won any photo contest.

4. Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. All digital files must be 5 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or JPG format and must be at least 1,600pixels wide (if horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image).

5. Do not include watermarks, signatures, frames or other markings such as date and/or time stamps on the photo.

6. Contestant must own the copyright to the entry.

Judging

The contest consists of two rounds of evaluation. In Round One, each judge will select top 10 entries from among all eligible entries on the following criteria:

1. Creativity – 30%

2. Theme Relevance – 30%

3. Photographic Quality – 40%

The entries selected in Round One will proceed to Round Two. In Round Two, the Judges will choose their top 3 winners – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The highest number of votes will be selected as the Grand Prize Winner. Two-runners up will also be selected. In case of a tie, the tied entries will be re-submitted to the judges for a re-judging between the tied entries alone. In the event that a tie remains after re-judging, the entry with the highest score in the creativity criteria will be declared the winner. Winners will be chosen on or around April 18, 2012 and notified by email. Decisions of the judges are final and binding.

Through sharing, we hope to promote ideas and create opportunities for scholarly thinking, personal achievement, and business success.

At this critical time in the history of our nation, the sharing of ideas, experiences, and working together collaboratively, is essential to bring out the best we have to offer for ourselves, our children, the world, and generations to come.

To reserve your seat, please use this online form.

Dear Editors,

I read the letter from Bernard Krisher published on page nine of the March 24-25, 2012 edition of The Cambodia Daily, and I would like you to publish this response. Truth is in very short supply in Mr. Krisher’s missive and he appears to be guilty of the same thing he accuses The Phnom Penh Post of: failing to check the facts!

I categorically deny that I have invaded the privacy of my friend who is a patient at Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE (SHCH). Mr. Krisher’s accusation to the contrary is simply untrue. I have, on behalf of my friend and with my friend’s explicit permission, repeatedly attempted to obtain a copy of my friend’s medical records from SHCH because my friend wanted (and still wants) me to do this. In fact my friend gave the hospital a signed letter requesting copies of these records on July 27, 2010 (I have a copy of the signed request right here in front of me). Subsequently the hospital had my friend sign an official SHCH medical records release form in order to accomplish this seemingly trivial and routine task, yet my friend has not received the requested copies to date.

When Mr. Krisher states that “Mr. Goodman expected information that he was not entitled to…”, he is entirely wrong. In fact just this month I received several official SHCH Health Report Summary documents that SHCH sent to me detailing private medical information about my friend. The hospital sent these highly confidential reports directly to me specifically because my friend requested that they do so and because the hospital has a duty and obligation to honor my friend’s requests.

Actually, in point of fact, the hospital, where Mr. Krisher is Chairman of the Board, has flagrantly violated my friend’s medical privacy and confidentiality on several occasions and I have documents that indisputably prove this. SHCH deliberately e-mailed very private and confidential medical information about my friend to people who are not SHCH medical staff and who were not authorized by my friend to receive such private information. This is a true fact!

Furthermore, Mr. Krisher is also completely incorrect when he wrote that “The hospital had no obligation to provide such information…” to me. The fact is that very clear guidelines published by the Cambodian Ministry of Health state in plain unambiguous language that “Clients have the right to choose who, if any one should be informed on their behalf about their health condition.” So in fact the hospital has both a duty and an obligation to comply with my friend’s choice in this matter.Mr. Krisher is just plain wrong.

When Mr. Krisher wrote that my “accusation against the hospital… was improper”, he is absolutely incorrect and I think he and the hospital owe both my friend and I a public apology for his completely baseless public accusations against me.

Finally, Mr. Krisher is completely incorrect when he suggests that these issues have not been a matter of public discussion in the past. The fact is that these issues have been openly discussed on the Internet in several blogs and on Facebook, and they are entirely “fair game” for further public discourse. I believe that Mr. Krisher is well aware of these public discussions, yet he quite disingenuously seems to be in denial of them and his statements are woefully lacking in credibility.

In light of these facts I wonder why it is that The Cambodia Daily did not check to see if what Mr. Krisher claimed and accused was actually true. Is it because he is the Publisher and feels that he can write what he wants without regard to the facts? It appears that, in both his role as the Publisher of The Cambodia Daily and in his role as Chairman of the Board of Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE, Mr. Krisher has set a very poor and disreputable example for these organizations and in doing so in such an openly public manner he seems to have violated his fiduciary duty to the hospital, something that I find to be quite irresponsible, offensive, and shameful.

I absolutely stand by the accuracy of my letter that The Phnom Penh Post published last week and by the accuracy of this letter as well. What I said is true, what Mr. Krisher said is not. With all due respect, Mr. Krisher seems to be more than just a little bit out of touch with reality.

Sincerely,

Steve Goodman

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Nerd night happy hour includes
$1 Angkor draft, $4 sandwiches

Where:

Score Bar and Grill (click for map);
5 street 288, near Wat Langka

Who:

Phil Kelly, on Abs;

Iria Lopez, on Critical Design;

Irina Chakraborty, on the Soviet adventures of Winnie the Puh;

J.D. Money, on Reasons our species might not make it to the future;

Weh Yeoh, on Barefoot Running

and Vinodh Das, on Spreading your innovations

Why:
Because mankind’s ability to survive with ripped abs, proper running form, and critically designed innovations depends on your attendance.

What!?!
Inspired by the world renowned Pecha Kucha presentation format, Nerd Night is an exhibition of local talent and ideas. Each presentation is short and sweet: 20 slides, 20 seconds each slide. Topics are not themed. You might know some of the presenters, but chances are you have never seen this side of them before. Nerd Night is a chance for you to get a quick glimpse into the life, work and interests of the people in the Phnom Penh community. Rapid fire presentations, music, drinks and chats makeNerd Night a must!