Gaston knows dozens of lines from French films of the 1960s and 70s by heart. He pulls them out pretty much constantly, often with little connection to the situation at hand, and sometimes in front of people who simply don't speak French. That never stops him.

Hunted by anti-Christian repression in Cochinchina, driven out of Battambang by a princely revolt, confidant of King Ang Duong at the court of Oudong: the life of Jean-Claude Miche, a missionary from the Vosges who became bishop of Cambodia, reads like an adventure novel. He was also, quietly, one of the most decisive architects behind the birth of the French protectorate in 1863.

In 1866, a patchwork army of Khmer peasants, Vietnamese, Muslim Chams and Stieng hill fighters stormed the old royal capital of Oudong. Leading them was a Buddhist monk with a near-messianic hold over his followers: Pou Kombo. His uprising, one of the largest Cambodia saw in the 19th century, came close to toppling both the throne and the fledgling French protectorate.

Before nearly 50 representatives of foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations, the Cambodian government laid out the results of its nationwide campaign against online scams: hundreds of sites inspected, tens of thousands of people detained, and sanctions reaching into the ranks of the state itself.

VIPs, influencers and food lovers gathered this week around a five-course menu set to officially join the à la carte selection in October. At the stove: Italian chef Fabrizio Aceti, flown in specially to present his newest creation.

A documentary traces the origins of Khmer Rise Up, an artistic and community-driven event pulled together in just ten days in Phnom Penh in late 2024, born out of the friendship between Zakary 'Zach' Peang and his partner in crime Shin, and their encounter with the Tiny Toones association.

In Angoulême with four of his films, as part of the Cambodian selection at the Francophone Film Festival, director Rithy Panh spoke to TV5MONDE about his career, his lifelong work on memory, and his view — both fascinated and wary — of artificial intelligence.

From 22 August to 22 October 2026, Australian visual artist Julia Higgs will take up residence at Art for Kep, spending two months responding to Kep's rainforest and shoreline through drawing, sculpture, installation, and performance.

Cambodia took centre stage in Angoulême from 24 to 29 August, as the Francophone Film Festival dedicated its 19th edition to the Kingdom. Nine Cambodian films were screened, a royal delegation attended, and a major partner, the OCIC group, presented Cambodia's future through its new Techo International Airport.