Phnom Penh Post - Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon

Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon

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Alessandro began working at the Phnom Penh Post in 2015 as a national reporter through the Princeton in Asia fellowship program. Currently he writes for both the national and lifestyle sections. He's variously covered the environment/climate change, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, narcotics, public health as well as arts and culture. He can be followed on Twitter and Instagram @alemzs

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A large plume of smoke rises from the Dangkao landfill in Phnom Penh in March. On Friday the Ministry of Environment said the city’s air pollution situation is ‘not serious’.

Blind masseuse Nika begins the process of having a plaster cast made on Sunday. The mould will eventualy be made into a mask on display at Meta House on Friday.

Finished peace masks as part of the Peace Masks project.

A Daun Penh district security guard seizes umbrella stands left behind by vendors at Wat Botum Park on Tuesday.

The Daun Penh district deputy chief of administration Chim Vuthy, addresses a crowd of vendors who pleaded with authorities to reconsider clearing the street of their businesses on Tuesday.

The cocktail bar Hub is one of a row of bars and eateries which may be forced out of their location on the edge of Wat Botum Park.

Fish farmer Pheam Yousef, 38, explains how half his approximately 4,000 fish died, allegedly from wastewater polluting the Bassac River.

A large plume of smoke rises from the Dangkor Landfill in Phnom Penh on Friday.

A large plume of smoke rises from the Dangkao landfill in Phnom Penh's Dangkao district on Friday.

Leng Kok An and Suon Kosal inspect newspapers to be delivered before leaving for France on Monday.

A large metal sculpture of a bull by Ou Vanndy.

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An aerial photo shows burned areas around the Tonle Sap lake in Siem Reap province in 2016.

Rathna, a piece from Mexican artist Fernando Aceves Humana’s new exhibition Travel Diary, opening tonight at Meta House.

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Family members, neighbours and colleagues attend the funeral yesterday of Wildlife Conservation Society staffer Thol Khna, who was killed while on a patrol in Mondulkiri.

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Artist Tith Kanitha next to one of her untitled sculptures for her new exhibition Instinct.

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Family members, neighbours and colleagues attend the funeral yesterday of Wildlife Conservation Society staffer Thol Khna, who was killed while on a patrol in Mondulkiri.

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2017-03-28 00:00 Boiler operator found to hold expired licence

2017-03-27 00:00 Permit for boiler that exploded at Levi’s supplier, killing one, ‘had expired’

2017-03-24 00:00 The global fight for control of Phnom Penh’s Cao Dai temple

2017-03-24 00:00 One arrested for ‘negligence’ after blast at Levi’s supplier

2017-03-23 00:00 Blast at Levi's supplier kills one, injures seven

2017-03-17 00:00 Waffle wizardry in Tuol Tompoung

2017-03-17 00:00 Probe finds high-ranking officials involved in smuggling timber to Vietnam

2017-03-10 00:00 The Monkey God’s last dance: Bidding a Lakhon Khol master farewell

2017-03-04 12:16 Q&A: Rithy Panh on Exile and dignity

2017-03-01 00:00 WWII-era shipwreck found off Koh Rong

2017-03-01 00:00 Q&A: Rithy Panh on Exile and dignity

2017-02-24 17:34 Cambodia's last tile masters: Why a local craft is under threat

2017-02-24 17:25 Cambodia's last tile masters: Why a local craft is under threat

2017-02-24 00:00 How Cambodian tile makers have put a local touch on a colonial craft

2017-02-24 00:00 Siem Reap hotel is aiming for solar sustainability

2017-02-23 14:00 Interview: Loung Ung, author of First They Killed My Father

2017-02-20 00:00 Jolie unveils new film First They Killed My Father in Siem Reap

2017-02-19 14:47 At Jolie film premiere, survivors and royalty re-witness Khmer Rouge horrors

2017-02-17 00:00 The new normal: Cambodia faces climate change

2017-02-17 00:00 Q&A: Behind the camera of First They Killed My Father

2017-02-13 00:00 An elevated evening of dance

2017-02-10 00:00 Challenging notions of the ‘proper’ Khmer woman

2017-02-10 00:00 Taste of home: A mini dim sum empire dishes dumplings with a provincial flair

2017-02-03 00:00 Num Ansorm: The salacious street snack

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