Plans of Angkor, banknotes from 1972, records, period prints: on 1 October, Sereyvong Jason Chhinlim opened his private collection at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra. One hundred and twelve pieces, two months on view, and an opening night carried by a warm crowd.

She was born in Levallois-Perret to a Cambodian father and a French mother. Her surname is not her family’s: her father took it to escape the Khmer Rouge. Winner of the ANDAM prize in 2013 and former creative director of Léonard, Christine Phung now runs her own label while working for Aigle. A look at a career in which Cambodia arrived late, but stayed.

The French buy eight times more from Cambodia than they sell to it. Weeks before the business forum of 16–17 November in Phnom Penh, an analysis of a trade imbalance and of a limited French investment presence.

The World Travel Awards have named Cambodia “Asia's Leading Youth Travel Destination 2026”. The result was announced on 27 September in the Maldives. The Kingdom has held the title since 2022.

For the second year running, the Cambodia Tourism Board led a Cambodian delegation to the IFTM Top Resa trade show in Paris, from 15 to 17 September 2026. Its message to tour operators: Cambodia is more than Angkor.

On Koh Sdach island, in Cambodia's coastal Koh Kong province, Hem Kin Oun and a group of women walk the shoreline every week looking for discarded fishing nets snagged among the rocks or washed up on the sand. These lost nets, known as ghost nets, keep trapping marine life and catching on coral reefs for as long as they stay in the water. The group she leads, SHE Waves, gives them a second life.

On October 3, the French Institute of Cambodia will host the French Volunteering Day (JVF), an annual event organised by France Volontaires, the French State operator for international and solidarity-based mobility. For its 13th edition, the day will run from 2pm to 8pm across the Institute's gardens and cinema, in Phnom Penh.

In the 1960s and '70s, So Savoeun was one of the most recognisable voices in Phnom Penh. Unlike almost her entire generation, she survived the Khmer Rouge — and still sings today, near Paris.

From 3 to 31 October, French-Serbian artist Kris Marko exhibits Skins & Memories at Plantation Urban Resort & Spa, Phnom Penh. Painting, collage, mosaic and sculpture.

On 22 October, Pour un Sourire d'Enfant marks 30 years of work in Cambodia with a Gala Dinner at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra. Programme, pricing and partner companies.

Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism has announced the Village de la Francophonie, running November 13–17, 2026 at the Wat Botum Vatey garden in Phnom Penh, alongside the 20th Francophonie Summit. National pavilions, performances, conferences, exhibitions and a gastronomy village — registration open until October 9.

Pou Vannary accompanied herself on guitar and adapted American pop into Khmer. Six years of career, a handful of records, and a disappearance with no date

A hip-hop dancer turned stuntman, Kouryou Ngin has worked on Marvel series, a Jackie Chan film and a feature with Pierce Brosnan. Profile

À 71 ans, Hun Sien raconte l'évacuation, la faim et le travail punitif subi sous les Khmers rouges pour quelques feuilles de patate douce

Singer and Cambodia's leading radio host, Huoy Meas drew her songs from her own life. She disappeared in Battambang, living under a false name

On 14 September, Raffles Hotel Le Royal hosted an evening to open “Neighbour”, an exhibition by contemporary painter Thun Dina, and to launch the new modern Khmer menu at Restaurant Le Royal. The two run side by side for the next three months, pairing memories of the Mekong with a fresh take on Khmer cooking.

It was meant to be a stopgap until the pandemic passed. Six years on, Chantrea Thorn runs Ammo Jewellery. The Siem Reap social enterprise is now fully Khmer-owned and managed. It still turns spent casings into jewellery, with a design signature that is more Cambodian every year.

One day she decided to change course completely. She closed her bar, the Mezze, in Siem Reap and opened a relaxation and care centre in her small village, away from prying eyes and the bustle of the town. Kim Chun is the founder of Sra Thnam, a range of cosmetics and food supplements.

Until 11 October, Bophana Center in Phnom Penh shows the canvases of S-21 survivor Vann Nath, alongside archive recordings of the painter discussing his own work

Compared to James Brown and Wilson Pickett, Liev Tuk was the soul voice of Cambodia's golden age. Only a few songs and a handful of images survive

Cambodge Mag closes its stay at the Arjuna Solitaire Hotel in Sihanoukville with the all-you-can-eat lunch at Wang Long, the 25th-floor Cantonese and Sichuan restaurant: Kung Pao lobster, steamed grouper, crab, char siu and dim sum for 58 dollars.

Dirty Paws: sixty dogs, five cats and a café coming

Thirty stands, live demonstrations and two hundred visitors despite the rain: inside the fifth back-to-school Forum of Phnom Penh's French community, with Florian Bohême

Over 70 people at the SOSORO Museum for Colin Grafton’s book on Cambodia from 1972 to 1975, a photographer who left ten days before the Khmer Rouge