Tag: Cambodian History

Introduction The legend of Preah Ko Preah Keo (ព្រះគោ ព្រះកែវ) occupies a cherished place in the heart of Cambodian oral ...

François Bizot’s memoir, "The Gate," stands apart as a penetrating and deeply personal account of Cambodia’s darkest years during the ...

Ponthiamas, also known as Banteay Meas (បន្ទាសមាស) in Khmer, was an important historical principality and trading port located in present-day ...

French colonial administration in Cambodia fundamentally reshaped the country’s political structure, society, and its relationship with the wider world. This ...

A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its Peopleby Zhou Daguan, translated by Peter HarrisISBN: 9789749511244Publisher: Silkworm Books / Trasvin ...

The modern armed forces of Cambodia, officially known as the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) (Khmer: កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ), are at once ...

Khmer architecture, with its profound sense of harmony, grandeur, and spirituality, stands as one of Southeast Asia’s most enduring cultural ...

Among the many political forces that have shaped Cambodia’s modern history, none has been as enduring, dominant, and ambivalent as ...

April 17, 1975, stands as a watershed moment in Cambodian history: on this day, the capital city of Phnom Penh ...

Out of the Tropics, the Acronym: FUNK In the damp heat of Phnom Penh, in a nation pressed between empires ...