Culture

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...

Long before the silence of Angkor’s jungle temples was broken by tourists’ footsteps, the mighty Garuda (Khmer: គ្រុឌ krud) stood...

The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 23 March 1907 stands as a defining episode in Southeast Asian history, reshaping borders, colonial power,...

Ponthiamas, also known as Banteay Meas (បន្ទាសមាស) in Khmer, was an important historical principality and trading port located in present-day...

Cat’s whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus, Khmer: ពុកមាត់ឆ្មា puk moat chhma), also called Java tea, enjoyed considerable popularity in Cambodia a few...

French colonial administration in Cambodia fundamentally reshaped the country’s political structure, society, and its relationship with the wider world. This...