Culture

Close-up of Pithecellobium dulce (âmpil tœk) flowers in Cambodia, capturing the delicate bloom of this beloved tree that flavors village...

Imperial Japanese control over Cambodia during World War II began as a quiet military presence beside Vichy France and ended...

Moody skies drift over lotus-covered Jayatataka Baray, the Angkor reservoir around Neak Poan, where sacred water, healing, and Khmer engineering...

A traditional Khmer proverb that captures a universal truth: wherever people live closely together, conflict is inevitable.

A traditional Khmer folktale about village and forest sparrows whose conflict and lack of cooperation lead to a tragic end....

Entrance to the CKS Library at Wat Bo in Siem Reap, where red columns, temple carvings, and gardens create a...

Long unavailable in print, Dr. Pauline Dy Phon’s legendary Dictionary of Plants Used in Cambodia has been carefully retyped and...

Close-up of dancing apsaras carved at Bayon temple in Angkor Thom, capturing the grace, sacred movement, and fine sandstone detail...

René Piot’s 1922 tempera and gold‑leaf “Danseuse cambodgienne” celebrates the grace of a Cambodian apsara dancer, glowing like a living...

“Farming with water, waging war with rice” is a classic Khmer proverb that connects rice cultivation with the realities of...