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This inscription, found on a cremation place at a Buddhist temple, displays the four Khmer words: "កើត ចាស់ ឈឺ ស្លាប់"...

Lotus flower carvings are a signature feature of Banteay Srei temple. These intricate motifs appear throughout the temple in pink...

Kala (Khmer: ព្រះកាល) is a Hindu deity who personifies time and death, symbolizing both the destroyer of all things and...

During Pchum Ben, Cambodia’s annual festival for honoring ancestors, food offerings are made to Buddhist monks in the hope of...

The durian is a large, spiky fruit native to Southeast Asia, famous for its strong smell and creamy, sweet flesh....

Cantor's turtle ​(Khmer: សត្វកន្ធាយក្បាលកង្កែប kânteay kbal kâng-kaep), once thought extinct in Cambodia, survives in the Mekong River, where ongoing conservation...

The oxcart (Khmer: រទេះគោ ro-the kô) in Cambodia is a traditional wooden cart pulled by oxen, used for centuries by...

The durian tree (Khmer: ដើមទុរេន), commonly grown in Cambodia and other parts of Southeast Asia, is valued for its large,...

The cashew apple (Khmer: ផ្លែស្វាយចន្ទី) in Cambodia is usually discarded after nut harvest, but new projects are turning it into...

Khmer people often like to use figurative expressions. For example, in the case of a bounced check, they refer to...