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New Solo Exhibition by Nout Daro: What Endures When All Fades, Évanescence
The Gallerist, in collaboration with Raffles Hotel Le Royal, is pleased to announce Evanescence, a new solo exhibition by contemporary Cambodian visual artist Nout Daro. This exhibition presents a series of paintings that question the fragility of existence — the beauty of the natural world and the human condition, always threatened with disappearance, yet also capable of persisting through memory and collective heritage.

Editorial team
Apr 263 min read


Archive & History: The invisible Cambodians of Angkor Wat
Many Cambodians who explored the temples were never credited for their participation, and according to some, the problem has persisted for a long time.

Editorial team
Apr 265 min read


Photography & Siem Reap : Krous Village Awakens, Dawn at the Market
At five in the morning, the Krous Village market bursts into a secret, frenzied life, well before the residents poke their noses out.

Photographe
Apr 263 min read


Cambodia & Culture : Satcha: Reviving Cambodia's Ancient Crafts Near Angkor
Just a stone's throw from the Angkor temples, a lush park houses the first incubation center for Cambodian craftsmanship. Here, dozens of artisans perpetuate millennial know-how, learn to pass it on — and make a living from it.

Editorial team
Apr 254 min read


Cambodia & Nature: The Silent Giant of the Mekong, the Giant Mekong Catfish on the Brink
At the bottom of the Mekong's brown waters, an immense shadow is becoming increasingly rare. Pangasianodon gigas, the giant Mekong catfish, is a large migratory species endemic to the Mekong River basin. Due to its decline and shrinking distribution, it is now listed on the IUCN Red List as "critically endangered."

Editorial team
Apr 223 min read


“Scambodia”: Why Nicknaming Cambodia After Online Scams Is Wrong
It is this phrase, born in the corridors of a certain regional diplomacy, that the Wall Street Journal picked up and thrust into international headlines. The article titled How Cybercrime Became a Leading Industry in 'Scambodia' takes care to place the term in quotation marks—but at the same time broadcasts it to millions of readers, conferring on it a legitimacy it does not deserve.

Editorial team
Apr 227 min read


Cambodia & History: The role of female Khmer Rouge activists during Democratic Kampuchea
While the extent of women's involvement in the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge is poorly understood, researchers believe that it is greatly underestimated, if not ignored altogether.

Editorial team
Apr 215 min read


Cambodia & History: The one-day war between the Khmer Rouge and the Americans on Koh Tang Island
After the Khmer Rouge regime seized power on April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge government created a new unit called “Unit 164,” led by Meas Mut (Ta Mok's son-in-law) to oversee the southwestern region. A survivor, Nhoeung Chroeung, recounts his experiences.

Youk Chhang
Apr 215 min read


From ICU Shifts to Yoga Mats: Salila Thuy's Journey of Healing and Care
From ICU Shifts to Yoga Mats, from Boca Raton to Asia's Temples, Salila Thuy Embodies a New Generation of Caregivers Who Choose to Heal as Much as They Care For.

Editorial team
Apr 213 min read


The Tevadas Choose a Name: An Ancient Cambodian Naming Ritual
My old friend Ta Sâr's family has grown again. Three days later, the time had come to find a name for the child. The grandson of my friend was baptized "the old way." An original and nearly vanished method today of naming a newborn.

Chroniqueur
Apr 214 min read


The Yukanthor Affair: A Prince’s Protest Against French Colonial Rule
In 1900, a Khmer king’s son arrived in Paris under the pretext of visiting the Universal Exposition. His real mission: to expose the abuses of French colonization in Cambodia. The Yukanthor affair was about to shake the French Republic.

Editorial team
Apr 216 min read


Asian Film Festival 2026 in Rome: Best Actor Award Goes to Piseth Chhun
At 7.30 PM on 15th April 2026, the 23rd edition of Asian Cinema Festival in Rome has come to an end with its traditional awards ceremony. The president of the jury this year was famous television journalist Francesco Maesano and the Kingdom of Cambodia was honoured with the Best Actor Award granted to Piseth Chhun, a young and talented actor for his moving and sensitive interpretation of Hai, a journalist who meets a young girl’s spirit,(played by young and talented Savorn Se

Editorial team
Apr 191 min read


Cambodia & History : Prah Mat Trying in Vain to Escape Khmer Rouge Regime
Prah Mat stated in his confession dated August 20, 1977 that he was instructed to escape the Khmer Rouge (KR) regime and then to make a...

Youk Chhang
Apr 194 min read


Archive & History: Interview with Pol Pot in 1978
Published on 20 April 1978 in the Maoist weekly L'Humanité Rouge, this rather revolting interview with the leader of Democratic Kampuchea...

Editorial team
Apr 1911 min read


Social issues: What do young Cambodians think about the Khmer Rouge genocide?
The new generation of Cambodians has complex and varied views on the Khmer Rouge regime, reflecting a mixture of awareness, trauma and sometimes indifference shaped by their education and upbringing.

Editorial team
Apr 194 min read


History & Testimony: ‘How I survived the Khmer Rouge’
Youk Chhang: ‘Since I started working at the Cambodia Documentation Centre, journalists have asked me this question more than any other.’

Editorial team
Apr 195 min read


Cambodia & Story: The victims of forced evacuation by the Khmer Rouge
Une fois que les Khmers rouges ont pris le contrôle des villes en 1975, de nombreuses exactions ont été commises en évacuant les populations

Editorial team
Apr 185 min read


French Left-Wing Press on the Fall of Phnom Penh
On April 17, the day Phnom Penh fell, it remains a major event in contemporary Cambodian history. Beyond the account of the events and their tragic aftermath, already recounted many times, it is also interesting to know what the French left-wing press said during the capture of the capital…

Christophe Gargiulo
Apr 182 min read


Cambodia & History: Pol Pot, that smiling, polite monster and dunce
Pol Pot, born Saloth Sar on 19 May 1925 in the Cambodian province of Kompong Thom, remains one of the most infamous figures in history...

Christophe Gargiulo
Apr 163 min read


April 17, 1975: Khmer Rouge Enter Phnom Penh and Evacuation Begins
The "three days" promised turned into three years. Even though time has changed, my memories of the events that took place during that rice season in the 1970s decade have not changed with time.

Partenaire Presse
Apr 163 min read


17 April 1975: How Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge
On 17 April 1975, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, marking the end of the Cambodian civil war and the beginning of one of the darkest...

Editorial team
Apr 165 min read


Cambodia & 17 April 1975: These few witnesses to the fall of Phnom Penh
Several eyewitnesses, including foreign journalists and local residents, have provided photos and gripping accounts of the fall of Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took the city, marking a tragic turning point in the history of Cambodia.

Editorial team
Apr 165 min read


April 17, 1975: What could the French Embassy in Cambodia do, and what did international law provide for?
On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh, marking the beginning of a horrific chapter in Cambodia's history. The French Embassy in Phnom Penh became a refuge for refugees, sheltering around 1,500 people, including French nationals, Cambodians, and other foreigners seeking protection from the advancing Khmer Rouge forces. However, the embassy's ability to save these refugees was severely limited by the political and military realities of the time.

Christophe Gargiulo
Apr 164 min read


Cambodia & Royal Ballet : Sylvain Lim,Guardian of Khmer Heritage
There are destinies that resemble embroideries: each thread pulls toward another, each knot reveals a pattern that couldn't be seen at the start. Sylvain Lim's is of this kind. Born in 1951 in Kep, on the Cambodian coast, this discreet and elegant man is today one of the most singular figures of living Khmer heritage—the official couturier of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, guardian of golden threads and embroidered memories.

Christophe Gargiulo
Apr 165 min read
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