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.

Cambodia has designated its first-ever genetic conservation area for an animal species. The target is the survival of one of the last wild strongholds of the Siamese crocodile, a species listed as critically endangered.

Sophea dared him. Bernard said yes, somewhere between two sips of beer. Nobody at the table believed he'd actually show up — least of all in flip-flops.

PA portrait of Henri Marchal (1876-1970), the French architect who became conservator of Angkor after the murder of Jean Commaille, and pioneered the anastylosis restoration method at Banteay Srei.

From October 10 to 12, Cambodia will observe Pchum Ben, one of the two major fixtures of the Khmer calendar alongside New Year. Three days are official holidays, but the rituals span fifteen — the period known as Kan Ben is already under way, and pagodas across the country fill each morning with families bringing offerings.

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.

On social media, Information Minister Neth Pheaktra frames Cambodia as custodian of Khmer culture and calls for its transmission to younger generations

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.

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.

Ermine De-Rose Norodom received the Education for Life Hope Award 2026 in Paris on 12 September, in recognition of her work with Cambodian communities through Shanty Town Spirit.

Art for Kep and the Association of Conservation and Development of Khmer Kites invite students, parents and families to spend a day making a traditional khleng ek. The workshop is free, and lunch is provided.

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

From 7 to 25 November 2026, Lotus Silk Farm in Siem Reap hosts Festival Lotus: artisans, music, Khmer and French food. Free entry by day

Ever since he became, without knowing it, the global face of ethical elephant tourism, Bernard has held a new conviction: he has a gift. Two and a half million people can’t be wrong.

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

LThe tigers let him down, the monkeys robbed him. But Bernard has found a new territory to conquer, and this one, he promises, will not betray him: chili.

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.

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