Culture

This relief from the 10th century depicts the Hindu deity Shiva performing the cosmic dance of creation and destruction, known...

Pen Ran, or Pen Ron (Khmer: ប៉ែន រ៉ន), born around 1944 in Battambang Province, Cambodia, stands as a legendary figure...

The map below illustrates the major political entities in Southeast Asia around 900 CE, including the Khmer Empire (red), Champa...

In the heart of ancient Cambodia, when the lands of Angkor pulsed with kings and legend, a story took root—the...

The spread of Hinduism from its heartland in the Indian subcontinent to other parts of Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, began...

To relax a bit, here is a vivid Khmer proverb: កុំយកស្ករទៅផ្ញើរនឹងស្រមោច។ Vocabulary:ស្ករ: sugarផ្ញើ: to entrust someone with the care of...

A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.’s 1864 map of the India, Tibet, China and Southeast Asia, including Burma,...

François Bizot’s memoir, "The Gate," stands apart as a penetrating and deeply personal account of Cambodia’s darkest years during the...

Tith Veasna is a prominent Cambodian textile artist, curator, and educator whose vibrant work exemplifies resilience, memory, and cultural renewal...

Cambodia’s story is written in the paddy fields. For over a thousand years, rice has not only shaped the land...