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Cambodian cashew seeks its chemistry: three factories to turn a waste into industrial gold
Long exported raw, Cambodia’s cashew sector is beginning a strategic shift. Three companies are preparing to valorize shell oil — an overlooked byproduct with considerable global outlets.

Editorial team
Jun 53 min read


Cambodia & Nature: Suwanna Gauntlett, the guardian of the world’s forests
Cambodia & Nature: Suwanna Gauntlett, the guardian of the world’s forests....After twenty-five years in Cambodia saving tigers, elephants and rainforests, the founder of Wildlife Alliance passes the baton. A look back at the journey of a woman who refused to choose between nature and humanity.

Editorial team
Jun 55 min read


Cambodia at the Energy Test: The Textile Industry Confronts Its Green Transition
The garment sector, a pillar of the Cambodian economy, faces a contradictory injunction: to decarbonize massively by 2030 to satisfy major global brands, while controlling some of the highest energy costs in the region. A report from EnergyLab Asia outlines a pathway out at a higher level.

Editorial team
Jun 54 min read


Cambodia & Tourism: Seekers and Park Hyatt join forces to spice up the nights of Siem Reap
What can one do in the evenings in Siem Reap? And above all, how can it be done with class and propriety? Here, night falls quite early and asserts itself as inevitably as it is implacable. The city then comes alive or becomes more intimate, depending on the mood chosen.

Catherine Germier
Jun 413 min read


Dr. Carolyne Pung, Vice President of Canadia Group, participates in the Choose France Summit at the Château de Versailles
Dr. Carolyne Pung, Vice President of Canadia Group, entrepreneur and medical doctor, participated in the prestigious Choose France economic summit, held at the Château de Versailles on June 1, 2026. She was accompanied by Vincent Kou, Executive Vice President of OCIC.

La Rédaction
Jun 42 min read


Siem Reap & Tourism: Working from the Jungle with Jungloo
There is a version of business travel where your morning conference call takes place beneath a canopy of tropical leaves, and where the only interruptions are birdsong. That place exists. It's called Jungloo.

Christophe Gargiulo
Jun 33 min read


Initiative & Journey: Laura and the Enigma of Happiness in Cambodia
There are destinies that resemble a never-ending spectacle — suspended in mid-air, brilliant, a little wild. Laura's, 34, a former performing artist now settled in Phnom Penh, is one of them.

Editorial team
Jun 33 min read


Talents in Orbit: Cambodia Celebrates Its France-Educated Graduates
For its fourth edition, the France Alumni Cambodia Day brought together more than 500 participants around a shared ambition: making studies in France a lever for national transformation.

Editorial team
Jun 34 min read


Sports & Kun Khmer: KF Arena Raises the Curtain, Sov Men's Ambitions Become Reality
The evening of Friday, May 29, 2026 was not a fight night. No bouts, no knockouts, no ring girls. Yet for the small circle of combat sports journalists and insiders gathered that evening at the Aquation Theatre on Koh Pich, it may well go down as a landmark moment in the recent history of Kun Khmer.

Editorial team
Jun 25 min read


Khemra Bonamy, Between France and Cambodia: A Generation That Wants to Contribute Differently
At 25, Khemra Bonamy belongs to that Franco-Cambodian generation that moves naturally between worlds. Born to a Cambodian mother and a French father, a former student at the Lycée Français René Descartes in Phnom Penh before continuing his studies in France, he is one of those young bicultural profiles who choose to return to Cambodia to take part in the country's transformation.

Melissa Chenda Ang
Jun 23 min read


French Abroad Election : Bohême wins, Vazquez emerges,abstention casts a shadow
French citizens in Cambodia have renewed their Conseil des Français de l’étranger. The “Français au Cambodge” list wins by a wide margin, while a new civic movement reshapes the political landscape. Yet a worryingly low turnout clouds the result.

La Rédaction
Jun 12 min read


Phnom Penh & Gastronomy: Topaz, A Seven-Course Journey
There are meals you forget as soon as dessert is served. And then there are those that stay with you long after the last candle has gone out. Chef Phyra's Tasting Menu is one of the latter.

Editorial team
May 292 min read


When silence comes to life: Luna Kol captivates Phnom Penh with Suspended Silence
Des bleus profonds, des oranges ardents, des blancs lumineux. Une soixantaine d'invités se sont réunis pour le vernissage de Suspended Silence, la quatrième collection de l'artiste Luna Kol présentée dans cet espace.

Editorial team
May 292 min read


The Gallerist & Exposition : Luna Kol, Suspended Silence or Le ralenti comme un seuil
There are works that do not seek to convince. They impose themselves otherwise — through their density, their silence, the way they seem to hold back something essential on the verge of escaping. Luna Kol's canvases belong to this rare category.

Editorial team
May 275 min read


Cambodia & Tech : “Data is the real performance lever” – Cédric Kang, Co-President of La French Tech Phnom Penh
Franco-Cambodian by heart and commitment, Cédric Kang embodies a certain vision of entrepreneurship—one that combines technical expertise, tangible impact, and a strong sense of community. Having arrived in Phnom Penh in 2010 with the ambition to build something, he has never left.

Editorial team
May 279 min read


Cambodia & Consular Elections: Mona Hard — A Grassroots Woman Serving the French Community of the Kingdom
Mona Hard is a marketing and events director in the tourism sector. Having lived in Cambodia for fourteen years, after eight years in China, she has made this country her adopted home and is raising her two daughters there, who are enrolled at the French Lycée René Descartes.

Editorial team
May 276 min read


Guillaume Taing: For attentive and compassionate listening, a candidate serving the French community in Cambodia
Born in the suburbs of Bordeaux and raised in the Paris region, Guillaume Taing obtained his PhD in chemistry in 2019 before seizing, in 2021, a professional opportunity that led him to settle in Phnom Penh.

Editorial team
May 263 min read


René Piot (1866–1934): The Painter Who Captured the Soul of Cambodian Dancers
C'est à l'Exposition coloniale nationale de Marseille, en 1922, que se noue l'épisode le plus saisissant de la carrière de René Piot. Dans le pavillon de l'Indochine, sur le boulevard Michelet, une troupe de danseuses du ballet royal cambodgien se produit devant un public fasciné.

Editorial team
May 258 min read


History, games and currency: the Sosoro Museum opens its treasures to Francophone youth
The Sosoro Museum publishes its Youth Activity Booklet in French — an illustrated, interactive guide that invites children to explore 2,000 years of Cambodia's economic and monetary history.

Partenaire Presse
May 252 min read


Advisors for French Citizens Abroad: Caroline Loeum Grelier, “Happy in Cambodia, Committed to You
Caroline Loeum Grelier is a candidate on the list “French in Cambodia – Stronger Together” for the election of Councillors for French Citizens Abroad in Cambodia. Living in Battambang since 2010, she embodies a living link between two cultures—French and Khmer—shaped through years of community involvement, school leadership, and a family life deeply rooted in Cambodian society.

Editorial team
May 232 min read


Cambodia & Marine Life: A Quarter of the Way There, a Project Transforming Cambodia’s Coastline
Along the southern shores of Cambodia, a quiet but profound transformation is underway. The Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries (SCMF) project has just reached a symbolic milestone: 1,250 Fish Productivity Structures (FPS) have been deployed, representing 25% of the total target.

Editorial team
May 232 min read


Advisers for French Citizens Abroad: Cendy Lacroix — Rooted in Cambodia, committed to the French community
Cendy Lacroix is not a candidate who appeared out of nowhere. Living in Cambodia for 14 years, this former French entrepreneur in the events sector has steadily built a strong presence at the heart of the Kingdom’s francophone community. Real estate agency, support networks, daily assistance to expatriates, community involvement, Cambodian honorary distinctions—her track record speaks for itself.

Editorial team
May 235 min read


In Cambodia, French Tech Reinvents Itself in the Shadow of the Francophonie Summit
There is something slightly dizzying about the timing. As Cambodia prepares to host the 20th Francophonie Summit next November—only the second ever held in Asia since Hanoi in 1997—the La French Tech Phnom Penh community has just secured the renewal of its label for the 2026–2028 period.

Editorial team
May 214 min read


Florian Bohême: “Building together, acting for all”, Interview with the candidate of the list French in Cambodia – Stronger Together
As the elections for the Councilors of French Citizens Abroad approach, the list French in Cambodia – Stronger Together presents candidates deeply rooted in the daily life of the French community in Cambodia. Florian Bohême, head of the list and President of the Consular Council since 2021, embodies a vision of representation based on concrete action, transparency, and proximity.

Editorial team
May 213 min read
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