Without clear explanations, some families give up on appeals altogether and redirect their children toward other countries. One recent case illustrates this trend all too well: a brilliant student at the René-Descartes lycée, refused by France, is now preparing his future in Australia.

Kem Monovithya, daughter of former opposition leader Kem Sokha, has been appointed special envoy to Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet with ministerial rank, following a royal decree signed by King Norodom Sihamoni on August 17 — a striking gesture toward Cambodia's best-known opposition family after nearly a decade of confrontation.

Art for Kep has opened "Ten Boats+," an international call inviting artists, collectives, organizations, and communities to transform ten or more retired wooden fishing boats from Kep into contemporary artworks, ahead of Kep International Art Week — Edition 01, taking place 11–14 December 2026 on Cambodia's southern coast.

Art for Kep has opened "Ten Boats+," an international call inviting artists, collectives, organizations, and communities to transform ten or more retired wooden fishing boats from Kep into contemporary artworks, ahead of Kep International Art Week — Edition 01, taking place 11–14 December 2026 on Cambodia's southern coast.

My name is Chenda. For ten years now, my life has largely revolved around four grey shapes living in the forests of Ratanakiri province. It isn't a job I do. It's an attachment that has, over time, shaped who I am.

One of the perks of living in Cambodia is that paradise is never too far away. Which means you never really have to board a plane to track it down.

A photo, snapped hastily from the doorway, posted minutes later in a local Facebook group: “Does anyone know what this is? It's in my garden, I don't know what to do.” In Siem Reap, as elsewhere in Cambodia, this scene repeats itself almost daily during the rainy season.

Forget prahok. If there's one Cambodian dish capable of throwing off even adventurous eaters, it's nhoam sdao — a salad built entirely around bitterness, made with the young leaves and flower buds of the neem tree, known in Khmer as sdao. Unlike amok or lok lak, this dish never tries to charm you on first taste: it has to be learned. And that's exactly what makes it one of the most revealing dishes in Khmer cuisine.

Just two weeks ago, Cambodge Mag published a profile of Bou Meng, one of the last known adult survivors of S-21. On Friday night, he passed away at the age of 85, from age-related illness, according to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). With him goes one of the last direct witnesses to what Tuol Sleng was.