Pictures

The durian statue in Kampot sits at the city’s central roundabout and celebrates Kampot’s legacy as a major producer of...

Winter melon (Benincasa hispida, Khmer: ត្រឡាច trâ-lach) is a remarkable member of the gourd family, valued for both its nutritional...

Areca fruit (Khmer: ស្លា sla), produced by Areca catechu, is an ovoid drupe with a fibrous husk enclosing a single...

Sericulture was probably introduced to Cambodia as early as the 12th or 13th century, becoming an art deeply woven into...

Lotus seeds (Khmer: គ្រាប់ឈូក kroap chhuk) are edible and can be enjoyed fresh, but before eating, the small green germ...

Ros Serey Sothea (រស សេរីសុទ្ធា), famous Cambodian singer & actress (later executed under the Khmer Rouge), following a parachute training exercise...

The Independence Monument (Khmer: វិមានឯករាជ្យ vimean aeka-reach) in Phnom Penh was built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia’s freedom from French...

Makara (Khmer: មករ or ម្ករ ) is a mythical sea creature often represented in Cambodian architecture and temple carvings, typically...

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

Papaya (Khmer: ល្ហុង l'hong)is so popular in Cambodia that many Khmer people are often surprised to learn it is not...