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Bookworm: Travel Writing

Monday, 30 March 2009 16:13

In his first column for AsiaLIFE, William Bagley gives some tips for quality reading, whether or not you decide to go travelling this hot season. All books are available at Monument Books.

Phnom Penh doesn’t yet have a full-time dance school. But if you want to put on your red shoes and dance, there is a wealth of choice. From all kinds of western ballroom dance to contemporary dance and salsa, via street jazz and hip hop – take your pick. Words by Johan Smits.

Nip and Tuck

Thursday, 05 February 2009 23:48

With the emergence of an affluent Khmer middle class, more and more people are seeking a nose job or silicon implants. Dr Reid Sheftall, a plastic surgeon at the American Medical Center and Royal Rattanak Hospital sat down with AsiaLIFE to answer a few questions about the quest for perfection in the Kingdom and the pitfalls therein.

A Clean Bill of Health?

Saturday, 24 January 2009 23:35

Hospitals across the border in Ho Chi Minh City are filled with Khmers seeking international standards of healthcare. Many expats choose to fly to Thailand for relatively routine surgery. Does this accurately reflect the state of healthcare provision in Phnom Penh? What facilities and treatments to an international standard are available in the capital? Mark Jackson talks to four health professionals about the state of care in Cambodia.

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Pampered in Angkor

Saturday, 24 January 2009 20:22

Cambodia is evolving into a spa centre for Southeast Asia. In addition to the major hotels, most of which have their own spa facilities, there are now a number of high quality non-hotel spas in town. AsiaLIFE twisted our intrepid reporter’s arm and sent him out to a sampling of local spas to have his flesh kneaded.
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