Culture

The Khmer Rouge was a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, attempting to remake the country...

Cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis, រាំងភ្នំ réang phnom) offers cannonball-like fruits, but also magnificent flowers. This picture was taken in Sofitel...

Looking for the roots of the current Thai-Cambodian conflict only in 19th-20th century border drawing is to ignore centuries of...

Bomb craters in rice fields of Kandal province, reminders of the secret U.S. bombing campaign ordered by President Nixon during...

Origins and Rise in the Kingdom Lon Nol (លន់ នល់) was born in Prey Veng province in November 1913 into a...

French explorer Henri Mouhot, often hailed as the “discoverer of Angkor,” brought the ancient temples to global attention through his...

Elizabeth Becker is a key figure for anyone trying to understand the Khmer Rouge and the international blindness that surrounded...

Austronesia is the broad geographic and cultural area where Austronesian languages are spoken, stretching from Madagascar across Island Southeast Asia...

The Dangrek genocide, often referred to as the Preah Vihear pushback or the Dangrek massacre, was a brutal forced return...

Sun-drying reduces the moisture content of paddy so it can be safely stored or sold without molding, often done immediately...