Wat Bo in Siem Reap: Murals, Monks and Quiet Magic by the River
Wat Bo in Siem Reap is an 18th century Buddhist pagoda known for its 19th century murals depicting the Reamker,...
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Khmer Prisoners of Poulo Condore – Cambodia’s Forgotten Generation in a Vietnamese Island Prison
Poulo Condore, today Côn Sơn Island, usually appears in Cambodian memory as a distant dot on the map: the place...
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Picture of the day: Burmese Grape on a Khmer Plate
A cluster of ripe Burmese grapes (Baccaurea ramiflora, ផ្ញៀវ) on a Khmer plate, revealing their juicy sweet‑sour flesh and quiet...
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From École Cambodgienne to Colonial School: How Paris Tried to “Educate” Empire
In the 1880s, a small “École cambodgienne” in Paris trained officers for Cambodia’s colonial administration and soon evolved into the...
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Tales of the hare, part 2 – The Rabbit and the Snail
A witty Khmer folktale where a clever snail outsmarts a proud rabbit, revealing deep cultural values of intelligence, humility, and...
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