This inscription, found on a cremation place at a Buddhist temple, displays the four Khmer words: "កើត ចាស់ ឈឺ ស្លាប់"...

Lotus flower carvings are a signature feature of Banteay Srei temple. These intricate motifs appear throughout the temple in pink...

Phnom Penh’s markets pulse with an energy that echoes the soul of the Cambodian capital. Far beyond simple centers of...

Khmer architecture, with its profound sense of harmony, grandeur, and spirituality, stands as one of Southeast Asia’s most enduring cultural...

During Pchum Ben, Cambodia’s annual festival for honoring ancestors, food offerings are made to Buddhist monks in the hope of...

Among the many political forces that have shaped Cambodia’s modern history, none has been as enduring, dominant, and ambivalent as...

Pchum Ben (Khmer: ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ) is one of Cambodia’s most significant and deeply spiritual festivals, rooted in Buddhist belief and the...

Cantor's turtle ​(Khmer: សត្វកន្ធាយក្បាលកង្កែប kânteay kbal kâng-kaep), once thought extinct in Cambodia, survives in the Mekong River, where ongoing conservation...

Palm sugar, known in Khmer as "ស្ករត្នាត" (skâ tnaot), is among Cambodia’s most celebrated traditional products. Made from the sap...

The oxcart (Khmer: រទេះគោ ro-the kô) in Cambodia is a traditional wooden cart pulled by oxen, used for centuries by...