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Reality dawns as sun sets on Kazantip
Plans to bring the raucous 10-day rave Kazantip to Cambodian shores were in tatters Wednesday as hundreds of Russian revelers showed up at the bridge leading to Koh Puos island to find the way blocked by a 2-meter-high metal barricade. ...
George Wright and Hul Reaksmey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/reality-dawns-as-sun-sets-on-kazantip-78256/
Group behind banned festival tries soft touch
After music festival kaZantip was banned on Monday by Cambodian officials, organisers say they are mounting a campaign to change hearts and minds. Kharchenko said the festival team would be sending “presentations” to all interested Cambodian officials to demonstrate how “we really love Cambodia and ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/group-behind-banned-festival-tries-soft-touch
Gov’t says ‘nyet’ to fest
Still eager after recent events to shield Cambodian culture from indecency, government officials yesterday said they had become increasingly wary of the imminent kaZantip music festival in Sihanoukville, with high-ranking tourism officials reporting that the event had already been cancelled. KaZantip, which was scheduled to take ...
Chhay Channyda and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-says-nyet-fest
