Picture of the day: Vietnamese Expansion Map
Discover a map of Vietnamese expansion over Champa and Kampuchea Krom, revealing how centuries of southward movement reshaped the borders...
Khmer Surin Population: How Many Khmers Live in Northeast Thailand Today?
How many Khmer Surin (Northern Khmer) live in Thailand today? Explore population estimates, maps and history behind this major Khmer...
Kong Hean, the Accidental Hero: A Cambodian Folktale of Fear, Luck and Legend
A witty retelling of the Khmer folktale of Kong Hean, the coward mistaken for a hero after “defeating” a tiger,...
Picture of the day: Hanuman Hiding Rama in His Mouth
In the Cambodian Reamker, Hanuman enlarges himself to hide Rama inside his mouth, shielding him from Mahiravana and revealing the...
Wonders of Cambodia – Pictures of the Week: Craft, Color and Legacy
Explore Wonders of Cambodia’s weekly photo highlights — craft, color, and legacy across Phnom Penh’s streets, Takeo’s feasts, and Angkor’s...
Who’s Who: Ben Kiernan, The Historian Who Faced Down Pol Pot’s Ghosts
Discover who Ben Kiernan is, how he documented the Cambodian genocide, and why his work on Cambodia and global genocide...
Picture of the day: Screw Press of King Ang Duong, 1853
Beneath the Phnom Penh sun, this iron screw-press now stands in Sosoro Museum’s courtyard, still echoing King Ang Duong’s 1853...
Khmer Proverb: Don’t Plant Rice on the Elephants’ Path
Discover the meaning of the Khmer proverb “កុំដាំស្រូវនៅផ្លូវដំរី” (“Don’t plant rice on the elephants’ path”) and how it guides wise,...
Picture of the day: Khmer Warrior vs Demon at Banteay Chhmar
Khmer warrior fighting a demon at Banteay Chhmar Temple, a dramatic Angkor-era bas-relief revealing Jayavarman VII’s turbulent battles and sacred...
Son Ngoc Thanh: The Reluctant Radical of Cambodian Politics
Who was Son Ngoc Thanh? Explore the life of Cambodia’s elusive nationalist: editor, guerrilla leader and twice prime minister in...
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