Trained in the demanding disciplines of Pali, Sanskrit and Tibetan, Suzanne Karpelès (1890-1968) spent most of her life rescuing, cataloguing and reviving Khmer manuscripts. First curator of the Royal Library of Phnom Penh in 1925 and founder of the Buddhist Institute five years later, she trained two future Supreme Patriarchs of Cambodia and gave the country an intellectual tool that, without her ever intending it, would become one of the quiet cradles of national awakening.

Actress, writer and producer based in Toronto, Chantria Tram has spent some fifteen years building a body of work that explores, with humour and vulnerability, what it means to grow up between two cultures. From her solo show "Someone Between" to roles in series streaming on Apple TV+ and HBO Max, by way of a collective memory project with the Khmer-Krom community, her path traces the portrait of an artist for whom the stage is also a space for reconciliation.

Bernard decided, one Saturday, to "make the most of the residence pool." Six Anchors later, the pool is mostly making the most of him.

From 6 to 30 August 2026, The Gallerist on Street 240 in Phnom Penh is hosting Neighbour, a solo exhibition by Cambodian painter Thun Dina. Through a new series of oil and acrylic canvases, the artist looks back on his childhood spent along the Mekong River, and on the upheavals that have since reshaped its banks and the lives of those who call them home.

In the Phnom Penh of Cambodia's musical golden age, Meas Samon stood out in a register all his own: comic, satirical song. A notable figure on the Khmer rock and psychedelic scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the few artists of his generation to make audiences laugh while slipping in a genuine critical eye on Cambodian society. His career, like that of so many musicians of the era, would be brutally cut short by the Khmer Rouge.

Never point your feet at a monk, count a gecko's calls to learn your romantic fate, or change your name to throw a restless spirit off your trail: in Cambodia, a set of popular beliefs still quietly shapes small everyday gestures. Some stem from Buddhist etiquette, others from an older folklore that predates Buddhism's arrival altogether. A look at eight of them, as documented by researchers, teachers, and Cambodians themselves.