Culture

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...

Wonders of Cambodia has just been featured in an in‑depth interview on Cambodianess, where editor‑in‑chief Pascal Médeville explains the philosophy...

Airavana, or Airavata, also known in Khmer as damrei sam poan ដំរីសាមព័ន្ធ, is the mount of the Hindu god Indra....

Endless flooded fields shimmer under the dry-season sky, echoing the ancient waterways of Water Chenla (水真臘). On the road from...

Khmer belongs to the Austroasiatic phylum, one of the major language families of mainland Southeast Asia.​This linguistic map of the...

Chifumi Krohom is a French street artist who has become an influential figure in Cambodia’s contemporary art scene, especially known...