A Khmer movie actress, Keo Pichpisey, used to reveal the public that she really borrowed $30,000 from bank after she got divorced with her Cambodian-Australian husband. But recently, it is reported that her house was withdrawn by bank, located in Chom Chao district at the west of Phnom Penh capital. But she rejected this rumor.
Keo Pichpisey told Angkor Thom Magazine by phone as saying that “this new is not true.” And she realized that she is not broke until she could not make money to pay bank.
She got married to a Cambodian-Australia man at the end of last year but her marriage ended after two months later because her husband has a wife and kids in Australia already.
Khmer actress, Keo Nisa, always has many scandals in her private life and then she was not seen performing in any movies so far. On August 01, 2010, she was spotted walking into café with a 40-year-man at around 2:30 pm in Phnom Penh. Relation between her and a man is closer.
While she was with a man, she got dressed in black T-shirt and a short skirt. For a man, he ages around 40 years, who drove Ranger Rover.
In the last time, some reporters are hard to contact with her to give an interview about her broken-scandals because she always tried to avoid reporters.
Last year, she got divorced with her husband. And later, it was reported that she had relationship with other rich-man. Even though, she did not reveal it to reporters.
Maybe it is not new style but it is looking so cute with red-glasses frame. Khmer singer, Yuk Thetratha now is recording songs for Bigman production since early this year. At the present, her album has been released on market after she was so quiet nearly two years. Now, she and her husband, Khum Phunadeth, are building reputation on the path of singing career.
Movie actress, Ly Marina, used to get married one time to TV’s Bayon program manager but her marriage ended only for more than one month. She has lived as widowed women a few years. Right now, she found new future lover who is living in United States of America.
On August 06, 2010, she got engaged to a 40-year- Cambodian-American man, Sat Chanthorn, by inviting many Khmer stars to join her engagement celebration. She met her future husband more than one year when she went to USA and performed over here. And then her relationship started. Her fiancé is working as staff of Casino in Los Angeles, USA.
You will see photos of her engagements that I took them Khmer star’s Thorn Leakhena’s Facebook.
Unlike before 1975 when there was only one Khmer TV station in Cambodia and working for a TV station as a host or producer was limited to only a few individuals, now there are many TV and radio stations - both private and government owned. This has created a whole new media industry for Cambodian people not only to find a job but also to build a career. Being a successful TV host or producer can be seen as a highly regarded professional in Khmer society similar to being a famous movie star or professional singer. While there are many TV hosts who are just hopping around from one station to another or from one job to another, Pho Sophanith is a truly professional TV host and producer who has been very well-known to be one of the greatest.
If you don’t know who Pho Sophanith is or who we are talking about, perhaps you have not heard of a sweet and handsome gentleman from Battambang province and please read on. People think he is sweet talking, but to me he is not just a regular sweet talking guy. He is handsome, polite, intelligent, well-educated, hard-working, articulating and yes he speaks sweetly. Pho Sophanith is one of a few news anchors and hosts who speak eloquently with the least grammatical errors in a live TV program. With more than 15 years of experience in the field, Pho Sophanith has earned great respects from his audience, co-workers, peers and Khmer communities throughout the world. He is truly an icon of what defines a great TV host. As such we decided to profile Pho Sophanith for Angkorthom.US. He is the third host added to Angkorthom.US together with Yok Chinda and Kieu Sansana.
Pho Sophanith was born in Battambang in 1977. His father’s is Mr. Pho Morn. He is a governmental official and his mother is a house wife. Pho Sophanith is the eldest child in the family. He has 2 sisters who are now married and live in USA and 2 other brothers. When he was young, he was educated in Battambang. He then moved to Phnom Penh to pursue his higher education. Because he had no relatives in Phnom Penh, he had to stay at a Wat (Buddhist temple) when he first came to the City. Because he needed money to fund his education and his living, he had to find work. It was a coincidence when TV3 was hiring. So he applied for a job with them.
Going through a tough competition with other candidates and screening, Pho Sophanith was hired as a TV host with TV3 in 1993. It was initially just a job for him to earn money to support his study but into the years he became more and more proficient and effective to a point he decided to stay with TV3 for 10 years! Working for TV3 gave him a whole new career arena. Though it was not what he first came to Phnom Penh for, it was a great success for him. He gained tremendous experience in hosting, producing, coordinating and managing a radio and TV program.
With great confidence and experience in media management, Pho Sophanith then created a media production house to coordinate and produce TV and radio programs, shows and concerts. He sometimes coordinated a TV program that was aired by 2 or 3 TV stations. It was also a great success. After working for TV3 for almost 10 years, he then worked for TV9 for a year as a host and producer. He then began working for CTN until today. Working for CTN marked another great milestone for his career endeavor. His popularity went up to the top because he is not only seen everyday by people in Cambodia but also people in USA and other counties where CTN is available. Each day he is invited to Khmer people’s house around the world for news and entertainment. For the last two years with CTN, Pho Sophanith has been trusted by CTN management and given the opportunities to host and manage important shows such as Ratrey Komsan, Super Boy and Girl, News, Wat Aram, etc.
At the time this article was being written, he is working on another important show to preserve Khmer traditional music heritage called Morodok Dounta. During the interview, he mentioned that it was also his plan to create another show for Khmer traditional music fans to request a song similar to the current Song Request program by Mr. Ith Sitha. Besides working for TV stations such as TV3, TV9 and CTN, Pho Sophanith also worked for music production companies such as Angkorwat, Rasmey Hang Meas and Reymeas. During Reymeas Production 100th DVD Celebration, Pho Sophanith was invited by Reymeas Production Manager to host the show. It was to everybody’s surprise, he managed to record two songs with Khiev Sansana.
Looking back, he told Angkorthom.US during his phone interview that he originally did not plan to have a career in the media industry as a TV host/producer like today. It was by accident because of his first job landed him on a job in the field, and it opened up and paved his way for a career. He mentioned that he wanted to be a lawyer as he liked to help people find justice. Since he is now too deep in field, he said his future goal now is to hold a management position for a TV Station such as CTN.
Undeniably, Pho Sophonith is one of the distinguished TV hosts/producers in Cambodia and overseas for Khmer society. Though he has not gone to visit counties like France, Australia or USA, people there know him very well and see him everyday via CTN. In addition to his formal education in school, he also has great general knowledge about the world and that is reflected in his choices of word each time he speaks. Pho Sophanith is a great role model who works hard and has earned his reputation and popularity. Among many, Pho Sophanith is one of a few best TV news announcers who can speak eloquently and he also soft spoken, giving him the title of Pithi Kor Somdey Pha-Em.
On a personal level, Pho Sophanith is humble, friendly, pleasant, entertaining and polite. He is well-liked by everybody who has a chance to meet him. He would make you feel comfortable the first time you talk to him and that is not to mention he can entertain too. When asked about his marriage and family, Pho Sophanith said he is now in the right age to get married. As soon as he can find a girl, he would get married. However right now, he said his heart is still available to any girl who can love and care of him and his family.
So now, you know who Pho Sophanith is and why he is such as a great Khmer role model and a TV host. Next time when you watch CTN, you’ll see what we meant. Personally, we are lucky to meet him by accident at CTN studio in 2008. That was a great opportunity to know more about him and became his friend. We hope to see him again in the future. On behalf of our members, Angkorthom.US would like to wish him the best luck for his career endeavor, future marriage and prosperity.
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Interview with Pho Sophanith Part I
Interview with Pho Sophanith Part II
Interview with Pho Sophanith Part III
Interview with Pho Sophanith Part IV
Morodok Doun Ta by Pho Sophanith and Pho Monipov
Smak Bong Tove Oun Srey by Khiev Sansana and Pho Sophanith
Khmemarak Sereymon is another great Khmer singer who has excelled in his career for the last several years in the Khmer entertainment world and has risen to the top among a few best Cambodian singers. Many people would agree his unique voice quality and style are the key factors of his success. Though he is better-known inside the country because he has been working for only local music production companies so far, his songs are also very popular among young and middle age fans overseas.
Khemararak Seyreymon is one of the great vocalists. He definitely can produce beautiful songs and great concerts to entertain his fans. Each song of his was very carefully created. His voice was very clear and precise. His well-known specialty is singing new songs or rewritten songs with high notes which some singers can’t do. Besides his voice, his style is also unique and interesting. The way he is dressed, his hairstyles and choreographies are better-liked and aimed for younger fans than older ones. Over all, Khemarak Sereymon is a great entertainer.
He first started his music career in 2004 with U2 Production as a song writer and progressively developed his skills in music and knowledge in singing until he received the top award from Nestle for one of the singing contests. He was then hired by U2 Production as a singer. His first hit song by which many people got to know him was On Toung Snei and Proum Tang Alai. While he began to add more and more songs to his portfolio, Khemarak Sereymon also did many TV concerts and appearances to promote himself. People began to recognize the quality of his voice and began to like his style.
In 2008, Khemarak Sereymon started working for Sunday (SD) Production. Unlike U2, Sunday Production produced a good number of alums which helped him boosting both his popularity and reputation. There were many songs recorded, but some of his hit songs made by Sunday Production are Chong Ban Propun Khmer, Bong Kos Houey, Kom Hos Krum Yang Khos Mok Pi Rub Khjom, Tov Don Dong Koun Ke, etc. (Please see videos below) People got to know him via CD, CVD and DVD albums sold both inside and outside of the country and many concerts throughout Cambodia. So far he has gone to Australia twice.
Khemarak Sereymon was born in Prey Chhor District, Kampong Cham in 1981. His father’s name is Pith Si Khon and his mother’s name is Chan Nary. Among his 6 siblings, one of his sisters – Khemarak Sreypov is also a singer for Sunday Production. After he finished High School, he came to Phnom Penh City to find work in early 2004. He worked as a security guard at first and then worked as a marketing staff member for a company until he could get a job as a song writer for U2 Production. At the time of the interview, he is still single. Khemarak Sereymon is a breadwinner for his family, and today his family is better off because of him.
He is one of the great singers who had built up his perfections by working hard, practicing and applying his own techniques with little formal training or coaching from others. Today, he is one of the well-known stars and many people outside of the country wish to see him. Angkorthom.US wishes him the best of luck for his future.
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Krom Hos Krub Yan Mok PI Rob khjom by Khemarak Sereymon
When Tep Rindaro was a child he used to sneak into the cinema with his elderly next-door-neighbor. He never paid; he just slunk in with his hand in his neighbor’s fooling the attendants into thinking the pair were father and son.
Tep, 43, is now considered one of Cambodia’s most formidable actors and ironically, if his own father had survived the genocidal regime of the 1970s, Tep says he wouldn’t be where he is today.
"Ever since I was a child I loved the movies, but my father didn’t approve of me pursuing a career in the film industry. Secretly, I’d made up my mind; I ajust had to bide my time. My father wanted me to study medicine, and because good children must obey their parents, I decided to at least study something practical. In 1981 I actually got a scholarship to study in Russia as an airplane mechanic, but I continued to dream of stardom," Tep says.
"I worked as a mechanic purely for the benefit of my parents," he says.
Roaring with laughter Tep explains the "sneaky" tactics he employed to pursue that dream. "At night I watched movies, which my father was often angry about. You see, if I watched movies all the time I forgot about my school work, and by midday, I was always very sleepy and couldn’t study. Once, my father gave me a stern warning to stop watching movies—he was very strict—
he said if he ever caught me watching movies again, I would be punished."
"I obeyed my parents to a certain extent ... but I did tell some lies, often going to watch movies at night without tell[ing] them."
And while he was admonished, Tep says he remains grateful for most of the advice his parents gave him.
In 1984, he returned from Russia with qualifications, but with no employment opportunities available in Phnom Penh, Tep once again left Cambodia.
"I couldn’t find work at Phnom Penh’s Pochentong airport because back then the runways were too short for large aircraft to land, so I left for Vietnam where I worked at Ho Chi Minh’s airport for three years before finally securing a job back in Phnom Penh."
But finally, at the age of 24, Tep’s dream of stardom came true, when he secured a part in Tuk Pneak Sroh Nov Pel Reatrey (A Quiet Tear at Night). With no formal acting training, he says his ability merely came from "watching a lot of television—without telling my parents" and from the depths of his own "imagination".
When he talks about this first role, Tep again bursts out laughing and says, "I don’t really want to talk about my beginnings." But he does.
"In that first movie, I didn’t even get paid. The film’s producer told me he’d pay me later, but I still haven’t been given any money! Anyway, that wasn’t a popular film, because the story didn’t interest the audiences."
Even his own mother wasn’t enamored with his beginnings, or the movie, for that matter. "My father had recently died, and my mother knew nothing about my new career. I could tell she was surprised to see my face on the screen at the theater, but she said nothing."
Things improved for Tep in 1990 when he made his second appearance in the film Ark Kambang Kech Sanyar (The Secret Promise), produced by Ses Vong Setha and co-starring actress Apor Tevy. A romantic drama, Tep played the role of a Cambodian doctor, who returns to his homeland after living abroad to search for the family he lost during the Pol Pot regime, meanwhile falling in love with a young woman (Apor).
Tep jokes that his fame was actually all down to a good hairdresser: "I became a famous film star at that time because of my hair. All the film stars of those days had long hair, but mine was cut short."
However, there is much more to Tep’s talents than his hair. In 2005, Princess Norodom Buppha Devi awarded him a certificate on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts for his work in the film industry. That same year, King Norodom Sihamoni made Tep a Royal Officer (a Thnak Sina) of the Kingdom and the following year, a further honor was bestowed upon Tep by the King when he became ranked higher still as a Mony Sophon Thnak Sina.
For an airplane mechanic from modest beginnings in Battambang, this is some career leap. Still single, Tep says he doesn’t worry about marriage.
"I only care about my job ... and earn[ing] the money to maintain my standard of living. I don’t ever think about stopping my acting career, and I only will when my health prevents me. I love this part of my life."
A Khmer movie actress, Keo Pichpisey, used to reveal the public that she really borrowed $30,000 from bank after she got divorced with her Cambodian-Australian husband. But recently, it is reported that her house was withdrawn by bank, located in Chom Chao district at the west of Phnom Penh capital. But she rejected this rumor.
Khmer actress, Keo Nisa, always has many scandals in her private life and then she was not seen performing in any movies so far. On August 01, 2010, she was spotted walking into café with a 40-year-man at around 2:30 pm in Phnom Penh. Relation between her and a man is closer.
Movie actress, Ly Marina, used to get married one time to TV’s Bayon program manager but her 
