The way the international press reports on the conflict inflicted by Thailand on Cambodia leads me to recall a number of undeniable facts.

The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) has formally announced the immediate withdrawal of its entire delegation from the 33rd SEA Games 2025 in Thailand, underscoring that athlete safety outweighs all sporting ambitions.

The complaint by the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) against the journalist Matt Hunt of France 24 — together with alarming displacement figures released by the Defense Ministry — highlights a moment of acute tension at the border. This situation reveals a double challenge: the battle over media narratives and the humanitarian reality of a conflict far beyond diplomatic grids.

Alexandre Yersin belongs to the rare group of Frenchmen whose memory is still honoured in today’s Vietnam. Discoverer of the plague bacillus, explorer, originator of the future mountain resort at Lang Bian (the city of Dalat), promoter of quinine and rubber plantations… Alexandre Yersin lived a full life — and saved thousands of others.

Under a Siem Reap sky painted with the soft colors of dawn on December 7, 2025, the Angkor Wat International Half-Marathon reached a historic milestone for its 30th anniversary. Nearly 16,000 runners — among them more than 3,000 from 86 nations — converged on the ancient temples, transforming the sacred cobblestones into a red carpet for an extraordinary sporting celebration.

The King of Cambodia, His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, has recently been admitted to the Académie des sciences d’outre‑mer — a prestigious institution founded in Paris in 1922 and operating under the high patronage of the President of the French Republic.

Hier, le Centre Bophana, bastion audiovisuel de la capitale cambodgienne, soufflait ses 19 bougies. Fondé le 4 décembre 2006 par le cinéaste franco-cambodgien Rithy Panh et Ieu Pannakar, l’institution célèbre une odyssée dédiée à la sauvegarde et à la transmission du patrimoine culturel khmer, dans un pays marqué par les cicatrices des Khmers rouges.​

Sous la chaleur écrasante du Nouvel An khmer, à la mi-avril, Krang Thnung s’embrase de vie. Autour d’une corde épaisse faite de peau de buffle, deux groupes s’affrontent : hommes et femmes de 25 à 60 ans, prêts à en découdre.

On November 28, 2025, the Royal University of Law and Economics in Phnom Penh proudly celebrated the birth of the Francophone Gazette. This bilingual French-Khmer review, entirely conceived and produced by students, highlights their work and ideas within the Francophone programs in law, economics, and management.​

The music of the ចាប៉ីដងវែង (Chapei Dang Veng) continues to resonate strongly, nine years after this unique art was recognized on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This long two-stringed lute, rich in history and emotion, embodies popular wisdom and the cultural wealth of a resilient Cambodia.​

The Kingdom of Cambodia solemnly called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to urgently establish clear and legally binding global rules to combat unauthorized reproduction and distortion of inscribed World Heritage properties.

In the city-state of Singapore, on November 27, 2025, Sam Tharoth, Cambodian icon of martial arts, reached a new peak by winning the prestigious Women of the Future (WOF) Sports Award, Sport category, sponsored by WorldPay.

On December 9, 2025, the Ségur Hall of the UNESCO House in Paris opens its doors to the exhibition "Cambodia, the Time of Memory," led by Franco-Cambodian artist Séra and young painters Margaret Millet and Nov Cheanick.

"Paris, the world cultural capital, is preparing to host an event of historic significance: for the first time in contemporary Cambodian history, the new Cambodian artistic generation is set to take the legendary stage of the Salle Pleyel.

On the occasion of the 16th edition of the Photo Phnom Penh festival, the Sra’Art Gallery dedicates its major end-of-year event to a collective exhibition simply entitled Cambodia, a word that resonates here as a promise of encounters and visual stories.

The famous choir Musica Felice invites you to an enchanting immersion into a universe where warm harmonies illuminate every moment.

The Phokeethra Sports Club once again confirmed its status as an iconic tennis venue in the heart of the Cambodian capital. During the 2025 Tennis Tournament, the club offered a green setting and flawless organization, conducive to a weekend filled with tennis passion and conviviality.

From November 27 to 30, 2025, Phnom Penh will host an unprecedented cultural event with the first edition of the mini-festival Regards d’Asie du Sud-Est. Organized at the French Institute of Cambodia, Phnom Penh Factory, and Fable Cinema, this festival will highlight the richness, diversity, and creativity of the cinematographies from Cambodia, the Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

The Photo Phnom Penh Festival is hosting this year a striking exhibition by Florent Meng Lechevallier, titled La vague irrésolue – The Mekong Project. Installed at the site of the Cambodia-Vietnam Residencies Route, at Factory Phnom Penh, this photographic series offers a deep and poetic reflection on the Mekong River, this gigantic watercourse in constant mutation.

Du 19 novembre au 19 décembre 2025, le festival Photo Phnom Penh offre au public cambodgien, et aux passionnés de photographie du monde entier, une plongée unique dans le Phnom Penh des années 1960 grâce à l’exposition consacrée à Micheline Dullin, pionnière du reportage visuel au Cambodge.

After conquering the Olympia, La Cigale, and embarking on a world tour, Demi Portion returns once again to Phnom Penh for an exceptional concert at B-BOX, accompanied by his stage companion, DJ Rolxx. A rare event that promises to make the capital vibrate to the rhythm of conscious rap, sharp lyrics, and cutting beats.

Phnom Penh is about to experience an unprecedented cultural and artistic boldness with the 2025 Phnom Penh International Opera Festival, held on December 12 and 14 at the prestigious NABA Theater located within NagaWorld.

The fourth edition of the French Market, held on Saturday, November 22, 2025, in the emblematic gardens of the French Embassy in Phnom Penh, brought together a record crowd of more than 16,000 visitors.​

In an exceptional tribute to khmer culture, the prestigious Salon de l’Artisanat et des Métiers d’Art, which will be held from November 28 to 30, 2025 at the Pavillon Baltard in Nogent-sur-Marne, will welcome the illustrious Cambodian artist Nou Sary.