[Cambodian-]French artist fined for 'kissing' painting

Fri, 16 Nov 2007
DPA

Paris - A court in the southern French city of Avignon on Friday fined a 31-year-old French woman 1,500 euros (2,180 dollars) and sentenced her to 100 hours of public service work for having planted a kiss on a painting by the American artist Cy Twombly, French media reported. The Cambodian-born artist Rindy Sam kissed the painting in July while it was exhibited at a show in Avignon. The kiss left a distinct red mark on the predominantly white work.

In an interview published Friday in the daily Liberation, Rindy Sam said the kiss was "a gesture of spontaneous love. I didn't think about it at all."

At the time, Twombly said he was "horrified" by the act.

Police to fine overloaded vehicles

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

General Touch Naruth, the Phnom Penh city police chief, issued an order to traffic police who patrol along the many locations in the city streets to stop and issue a fine citation to commercial vehicles which are overloading its top. The overloading causes disorder and also creates traffic accident. Touch Naruth told the Kampuchea Thmei newspaper on Tuesday, that his police force has stopped cars transporting over its limit on a daily basis, and that each car was previously fined 20,000 riels (~$5) if the car owner does not respect the (traffic) directive. Touch Naruth said that commercial cars transporting numerous items on its roof will be stopped, and they will no longer be tolerated from now on. The Phnom Penh city police commissioner said that the first infraction will be fined 20,000 riels, and if the same car is stopped for a second time, the car and the owner will be taken to the police station where they will be more severely fined, and the car business license will be revoked for ever.