Culture

Introduction In the intricate tapestry of Khmer culture, few gestures carry as much significance and subtlety as the sampeah (សំពះ)....

The Khmer people (ជនជាតិខ្មែរ), forming the vast ethnic majority in Cambodia (more than 90%), are central to the story of...

Long ago, in ancient times, there was a big greedy dhole. When the dry season arrived, it wandered in search...

If you walked in the forests of Cambodia a century ago, the soundscape would have been much different. Tigers left...

The Tonle Sap River, known in Khmer as ទន្លេសាប (Tonlé Sap), stands as one of Southeast Asia’s most remarkable natural...

Ros Serey Sothea, known in her homeland as រស់ សេរីសុទ្ធា, is a name that remains etched in the hearts of...

Cambodia is often celebrated for its world-famous Angkor temples and rich history, but beneath the familiar surface lies a subtle...

Greater adjutants (Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0) The greater adjutant (Khmer: ត្រដក់ធំ trâ-dâk thum, Leptoptilos dubius) is one of...

A beautiful Khmer widow portrayed by AI (©Pascal Médeville) The Khmer saying កក​ក៏​បាយ មេម៉ាយ​ក៏​ស្រី កន្ទុយបារី​ក៏​ថ្នាំ, meaning literally “Cold Rice is...

At the beginning of the 13th century, the Chinese traveler Zhou Daguan described Phimeanakas (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភិមាអាកាស) as the "Golden Tower,"...