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Khmer saying: “The tongue is like a double-edged sword”
“The tongue is like a double-edged sword”, according to AI The Khmer saying "អណ្ដាតជាអាទិកន្លង ស្លាប់ផង រស់ផង ពីព្រោះអណ្ដាត" (The tongue leads—both...
Peacock Eel in Cambodia: Habitat, Importance, and Use
Native Name In Khmer, the peacock eel (Macrognathus siamensis) is commonly called ឆ្លូញ (Chhlonh). This name is recognized by fishers...
The Gravitas of Cambodia’s FUNK: National Unity in Revolution
Out of the Tropics, the Acronym: FUNK In the damp heat of Phnom Penh, in a nation pressed between empires...
An Introduction to the History of Cambodia
History in Cambodia is not simply a sequential record to be studied in dusty books; it is a palpable presence...
Picture of the day: White Elephant Pagoda in Battambang
The White Elephant Pagoda (Khmer: វត្តដំរីស, Wat Damrey Sor) is a landmark Buddhist temple in central Battambang, easily recognized by...
Charles Le Myre de Vilers and Indochina
Portrait of Charles-Marie Le Myre de Vilers (Mascré-Souville, Public domain) The Architect of a Tempered Domination Within the intricate mosaic...
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...
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