Culture
Picture of the day: Crown Flower in the Shadows of Empire
Passing through the sunburnt lanes of old Cambodia, the crown flower (Calotropis gigantea, Khmer: ផ្ការាក់ phka réak) emerges at ruined...
Harihara: The God of Confluence in Cambodia
Beginnings: A Deity of Union In the shadowed sanctuaries of pre-Angkorian Cambodia, the figure of Harihara (Khmer: ព្រះហរិហរៈ) materializes as...
The Silk Roads and the Drowned Kingdoms: A History of the Cham People
Cham dvarapalas in the Museum of Cham Sculpture in Danang, Vietnam (©Pascal Médeville) In the Wake of Empires In the...
Mount Sumeru: The Axis of Worlds
In the architecture of the cosmos, Mount Sumeru (Khmer: សុមេរុ), or Mount Meru, does not stand as a mountain among...
The Kuy People of Cambodia: Guardians of Heritage, Forest, and Elephant Lore
Across the undulating green plateaus of northern Cambodia, where trees stretch high above the forest canopy and mist shrouds ancient...
The Franco–Siamese Treaty of 1904: Drawing Borders, Shaping Destinies
Signed in February 1904 between France and Siam (now Thailand), the Franco–Siamese Treaty of 1904 marked a pivotal moment in...
Sisowath Kossamak: The Queen Mother Who Preserved Cambodia’s Soul
When people speak of Cambodian history in the twentieth century, their words often circle around one man: Norodom Sihanouk. He...
The Jataka Stories in Cambodian Tradition
The Jataka tales (Khmer: ជាតក)—a monumental collection of 547 stories—chronicle the Buddha’s path to enlightenment across countless lifetimes. In these...
Picture of the day: Garuda’s claws
In Cambodia, lotus petals are often folded in the Garuda’s claws style, where each petal is neatly tucked and pointed...
Picture of the day: Durian statue in Kampot
The durian statue in Kampot sits at the city’s central roundabout and celebrates Kampot’s legacy as a major producer of...
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