The election of Miss Cambodia in France 2026 has ignited a spark on social media, where ethnic debates are raging: must the crown be worn by a beauty "100% Khmer"?

Sofie « StayGold » Pok, Cambodian-American master barber based in California, embodies rebellion sculpted with scissors. From her immigrant roots to global fame, she redefines barbering with surgical precision, breaking the codes of a testosterone-fueled industry while mentoring a hungry generation.

Cambodia Asserts Its Ambitions to Become a Logistics Pivot in Southeast Asia. During a conference titled "Delivering Logistics-Led Growth," officials and private sector leaders highlighted advances in transport modernization and cross-border cooperation.

The remarkable work of Im Monychenda, a historian graduated from the eighteenth promotion of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, allows us to understand how difficult it has been for Cambodian officials to agree on a decentralization system that could function properly in the country.

While European interest in Asia intensifies, a gap persists between dream destinations and those actually booked. A valuable lesson for Cambodia, which must rethink its positioning.

Five days before the Lyon One Health Summit, which will bring together heads of state, international organizations, and scientists on April 7, 2026, under the aegis of the French G7 presidency, more than 300 stakeholders are mobilizing in Phnom Penh to take stock of the “One Health” approach in Cambodia.

The French Institute of Cambodia is pleased to announce the launch of « Adaptation(s) – Contemporary Architectural Practices in Cambodia », a collective exhibition that gives voice to nine architecture firms based in Cambodia, invited to reflect on a central question: how to adapt and integrate into Cambodian landscapes and culture? The opening will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2026, from 6:30 PM at the French Institute of Cambodia.

At the R5 Showroom in Phnom Penh, the exhibition « Escaping the Grid » (« Échapper à la grille ») brings together Cambodian artists Chanpenh Nget and Chankrim Mil in an intense dialogue around contemporary forms of confinement. Between social constraint and inner fragmentation, their works question what, today, structures — and limits — our existences.

In the endless prairies of Iowa, a quiet man has worn the uniform of the National Guard for over three decades. James “Jimmy” Suong, staff sergeant, is far more than a veteran: he is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide, a refugee who became a pillar of his community.