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ECONOMY & INVESTMENT
Blue Helmets: Cambodia Marks Twenty Years of UN Peacekeeping
Thirty years ago, Cambodia hosted the blue helmets of UNTAC. Since 2006, it has been sending its own. On Saturday 24 October, in Kampong Speu, the government celebrated two decades of taking part in UN peace operations: 74 contingents, 10,914 military personnel, ten countries. The milestone comes as the UN cuts its forces and prepares to close its mission in Lebanon.
Editorial team
24 hours ago4 min read
Editorial: Cambodia's Francophonie Summit Offers World Leaders a Platform to Address Global Challenges
With about 20 days to go before Cambodia hosts the 20th Francophonie Summit and the 48th Session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (CMF) in Phnom Penh, the Kingdom is getting ready to welcome world leaders. On the table: global challenges and the search for common solutions.
Editorial team
1 day ago4 min read
Cambodia: costly electricity is holding back industrial upgrading
Cambodia is generating more power and has extended it to almost every household. But for manufacturers it remains one of the most expensive in Southeast Asia, and it is not reliable enough. An AMRO report sees this as a brake on higher-value industries.
Editorial team
1 day ago3 min read
Cambodia: growth slumps to 3% in 2026 as the IMF points to the energy shock
Cambodia is one of the Asian economies hit hardest by the surge in energy prices. In its October Regional Economic Outlook, the IMF cuts its 2026 growth forecast for the country to 3%, down from 5.3% in 2025. The wider region is holding up.
Editorial team
1 day ago3 min read
TOURISM & HOSPITALITY
Horse riding in Phnom Penh: Genius Resort takes the reins
In Sen Sok, north of the capital, an equestrian centre has picked up where the Country Club left off. More than fifty horses and ponies, a covered arena, an international-standard outdoor ring and a certificate recognised in France. Children start riding at three.
Editorial team
19 hours ago3 min read
In Kep, the season opens barefoot on the sand at Coco Beach
From 6 to 8 November, Kep West kicks off the season with “Wind, Waves and a Beach Party”. A film on the beach on Friday. A full day on the water on Saturday, followed by a sunset barbecue with live music. Then half-price rentals on Sunday. Come for one evening or stay the whole weekend.
Editorial team
20 hours ago3 min read
Cambodia & Destination: Skuon, insect market
Various species of edible insects are on offer to locals and foreigners in Skuon, a town located around 70 kilometres north of the capital..
Voyageuse Passion
1 day ago2 min read
West Mebon: Angkor's Temple in the Great Lake Is Restored
The scaffolding is gone. At the centre of the West Baray, West Mebon has recovered its 11th-century outline. The APSARA National Authority plans to inaugurate it in November 2026. Visitors have not waited.
Editorial team
5 days ago3 min read
ARTS & CULTURE, SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE
Tini Tinou 2026: circus festival expands to Siem Reap and Battambang
Phare Ponleu Selpak launches an "Angkor to Arts Corridor" from 17 to 24 November, with more than 100 artists and the opening of a museum of children's drawings from Site 2.
Editorial team
23 hours ago3 min read
Two Kingdoms, One Stage: "Dance Through Time" at Chaktomuk Theatre
Un roi de France costumé en soleil. Des apsaras sorties des bas-reliefs d'Angkor. Puis un Madison, comme dans les mariages de Phnom Penh. Le 30 octobre, l'École de danse Princesse Buppha Devi met en scène plus de trois siècles de pas échangés entre la France et le Cambodge. L'occasion de remonter le fil.
Editorial team
23 hours ago5 min read
Crafting the Future: Cambodia and the Role of Traditional Craftsmanship in Contemporary Fashion
From Cambodia’s creative landscape to the BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow, the conversation around heritage, craftsmanship and modern design is becoming increasingly important to fashion’s future.
Shasne Suleimanova
1 day ago3 min read
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Cambodia & Health: After Childbirth, the Herbal Wines That Worry Doctors
In Cambodia, many new mothers drink roots and bark steeped in rice alcohol to get their strength back. A study led in part by the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge and Calmette Hospital links these remedies to liver damage. Yet sra thnam remains a pillar of Khmer tradition.
Editorial team
20 hours ago4 min read
Special Report & Cambodia: Antibiotics Over the Counter, Resistance on the Ward
A fever, a sore throat, and the village pharmacy sells a few capsules without a prescription. Several studies published in 2026 show the habit has not faded. In hospitals, bacteria are increasingly resistant to basic treatments, even in very young children.
Editorial team
20 hours ago4 min read
In Cambodia, HIV still infects eight young people every week
In June, the kingdom became the first country in Asia and the Pacific to reach the global HIV treatment targets. Yet almost one in two new infections involves someone aged 15 to 24. And what young people know about the virus is slipping.
Editorial team
Sep 273 min read
Beauty & Kep: Sam Taroth tries Kep West's fruity facial
At the Kep West Wellness Center, the facial starts in the kitchen rather than a jar. Mango for vitamin C, pressed cucumber for the tonic, yogurt, a little lavender. Sam Taroth has already tried yoga and massage here. This time she hands her face to Mao Sophear, the center's Senior Spa Therapist.
Editorial team
Sep 231 min read
RESTAURATION & GASTRONOMY
Shasne Suleimanova at Topaz: “A lunch designed for people who don’t have a minute to lose”
Fashion stylist, editor, PR specialist, model and a followed voice in Phnom Penh, Shasne Suleimanova knows the capital’s good tables. She sat down at Topaz to try the business lunch. Fish and seafood lifted with spices, a creamy dessert, a cup of coffee: she left with a very good memory of it. We met a food lover who admits a soft spot for French cuisine.
Editorial team
1 day ago3 min read
Malis & Recipe : Famous and traditional Khmer Prahok Ktis
This incredible dish is made with Cambodian fermented fish, kroeng, minced pork, pea eggplant, chili and coconut milk. It’s a true signature
Coin gourmand
1 day ago2 min read
Malis: Saraman Beef from Cambodia, Slowly Simmered in Coconut Cream
At Malis in Phnom Penh, the saraman beef is cooked very slowly in coconut cream, with a special kroeung and peanuts. It is listed at just 21 dollars on the menu of the Norodom Boulevard restaurant.
Coin gourmand
Oct 183 min read
KEP & KAMPOT GAZETTE
Pheakday Phang, the soul of Knai Bang Chatt and of the Kep West adventure
Pheakday Phang is 40. He comes from Kampot province and has worked at Knai Bang Chatt for six years. As resident manager, he runs the resort and Kep West’s Discovery Center.
Editorial team
3 days ago3 min read
Julia Higgs shows her drawings on fabric in Kep and draws live to the sound of singing bowls
Australian artist Julia Higgs presents the works made during her Art for Kep residency on Saturday 17 October at Kep West Wellness Center. The exhibition is called “Earth ផែនដី : Water ទឹក។”. It includes a live drawing performance, with Lana Yang on singing bowls. Entry is free.
Editorial team
Oct 132 min read
Art for Kep puts the Khmer kite in the hands of Kep's children: two full workshops
On Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September, Art for Kep launched a workshop at the Kep West Wellness Center on making the khleng ek, the Khmer musical kite, with the Association for the Conservation and Development of Khmer Kites. Children from the NGOs CEK and Kep Gardens came in numbers and full of enthusiasm: both sessions were full. Every team built its own kite, and one large kite was given to Art for Kep
Editorial team
Sep 281 min read
Knai Bang Chatt: eighteen rooms, 90 percent international compliance, and a seat among the global chains
Platinum certification under the Green Growth 2050 standard requires a score above 90 percent across more than 400 indicators. It is held by a short list of global names: thirty properties in the Minor Hotels group, the St. Regis Bangkok, Niyama in the Maldives. Nearly all belong to groups with sustainability departments and budgets to match.
Editorial team
Sep 131 min read
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