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Invitation to Speak at UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day 2013

Kounila Keo — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:43:38 PDT

Clockwise: (1) my name tag on the panel desk, (2) audiences including Cambodia’s minister of information, (3) Phnom Penh Post’s editor in chief Kay Kimsong, (4) my notes made from my notebook paper, (5) other panelists including Pen Samithy, Pen Bonar and Kevin Doyle and (6) finally my picture printed and displayed at...

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Hosted in Binh Thuan province

Kounila Keo — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:05:57 PDT

Vietnam is addictive to travel to, and there is so much to write home about. Shockingly, $50 was all I had left after Dalat trip. I had really longed to go to Mui Ne, a coastal resort town, in order to see Doi Cat, a vast area of sand dunes in Vietnam, and wanted to swim [...] Related posts: One Day in Prey Veng and Kampong Cham...

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Celebrating Khmer New Year in Dalat

Kounila Keo — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:38:28 PDT

Khmer New Year falls between 13th-17th April every year. It is not just new year for Cambodia but also for several countries such as Thailand (Songkran), Laos (Songkran), Myanmar (Thingyan), Sri Lanka (Sinhalese New Year), and some parts of India such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu…ect. Because it was strangely boiling hot (40...

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Lovely Peeps @Malaysia Social Media Week

Kounila Keo — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:02:17 PDT

(Note: this is a delayed post from early March. I just found the time to rewrite and post it here.) Yay! I was invited to Malaysia Social Media Week 2013 (26 Feb – 3 March). A good friend, Blogie, introduced me to the organizers. Blogie attended the event as a speaker in 2012, and found [...] Related posts: Big shots &...

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Go to FilmCampKH 2013

Kounila Keo — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:44:04 PDT

My friends I met in 2009 and I are putting together another film-related event this March 23rd, Saturday at Pannasanstra University. Important notice: free of charge, fun, experience-enriching, all about networking with the right people in the film industry Facebook Page of FilmCampKH: www.facebook.com/filmcampkh Website:...

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My Column for International Women’s Day

Kounila Keo — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:20:03 PST

Like many women, I grew up thinking I would never be a perfect Cambodian woman. I laughed too loudly and walked too fast. Even in university, I was occasionally taunted by classmates, who told me to walk slowly and laugh quietly. It seems that wherever one is, there are still expectations placed on women. Look [...] Related...

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