This week’s highlights trace a many‑layered tapestry of Cambodian heritage, moving from looted Angkorian statues and colonial‑era museums to living proverbs, language, and trickster tales that still shape Khmer imagination today. Across papaya blossoms, morning glory salad, and homestyle soups, everyday meals become a window into family life, regional flavors, and the quiet beauty of Cambodian kitchens and markets. Contemporary encounters – from artisanal gelato in Siem Reap to boutique stays in Kep and a historic 1980 interview with Norodom Sihanouk – add fresh perspectives on how Cambodia’s past and present continue to speak to one another.
We invite you to explore these carefully curated highlights and experience Cambodia through intertwined perspectives of art, memory, language, food, and travel.
– Picture of the day: Crispy Morning Glory Salad with Grilled Beef in Phnom Penh
– Khmer proverb: When the Cat Is Away, the Mice Take the Throne
– Reference: Stolen Gods of Angkor – Cambodia’s Lost Statues
– Picture of the day: Papaya Female Bloom Setting Fruit
– Vidéo : En 1980, Norodom Sihanouk face à Denise Bombardier
– Picture of the day: Cambodian Ivy Gourd Leaf Soup at Home
– Tourism: Gelato Lab Siem Reap – Artisanal Italian Gelato in the Heart of Temple Town
– Tourism/History: The Creation of the National Museum of Cambodia, A Colonial Vision Turned Cultural Treasure
– Picture of the day: Neak Poan’s Entwined Serpents – A Quiet Sanctuary in Angkor
– 旅游：柬埔寨对华免签新政落地，简化通关促旅游，目标吸引60万中国游客
– Picture of the day: Nom Banhchok Kampot, A Refreshing Cambodian Noodle Classic
– Khmer stories: Tales of the hare, part 3 – The Hare and the Crocodile, A Khmer Trickster Tale
– ស្បៃក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា៖ ភាពទន់ភ្លន់នៃវប្បធម៌ខ្មែរ
– Picture of the day: The Dreamers by Chov Theanly in Phnom Penh
– Tourism: Sanssouci Kep, A Peaceful Boutique Stay by the Sea
– Picture of the day: Nom Sleuk Chak, Kampot’s Sticky Rice Sesame Delight
– Characters of the Reamker: Sugrib, The Monkey King of the Reamker
– Language: Loanwords in Khmer, or How Foreign Words Found a Home in Cambodia’s Language
