Franco-Cambodian, co-founder of ShopRunBack and Vice-President of Pravinya eServices, Sophie Meas embodies a new generation of entrepreneurs betting on technology and innovation in a Cambodia undergoing rapid transformation.

Many of those who visit the temple complex of Angkor Thom do not know that a discreet tomb lies concealed among the bushes and shrubs to the southwest of the road circling the Bayon. It is, however, the grave of Jean Commaille (1868–1916), the first conservator of Angkor on behalf of the École française d’Extrême‑Orient (EFEO).

The inauguration of a new drinking water system in Battambang Province marks the culmination of an unprecedented partnership between the Asian Development Bank, the French Development Agency, and the European Union—a model of multilateral cooperation serving secondary cities in Southeast Asia.

Beneath the surface of what appears to be a legal quarrel, the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is now taking a worrying turn. As historical arguments resurface and references to international law multiply, another, even more decisive issue is coming to the fore: control over the Gulf of Thailand’s energy resources.

There are encounters that change everything. In 2003, a Belgian entrepreneur named Jef Moons found himself riding through the jungles of Kep, a forgotten little port on Cambodia's southern coast. At a bend in a dirt path, three modernist villas emerge from the vegetation — silent remnants of Khmer golden age, abandoned since the dark years of Cambodian history.

Gathered Wednesday evening at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal, around fifty business leaders and institutional representatives attended a special edition of the Rendez-vous de la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie France Cambodge, entirely dedicated to the 20th Francophonie Summit, to be held in Phnom Penh on November 15 and 16.

On April 27, 2026, more than seventy guests gathered in the salons of the Raffles Hotel Le Royal for the opening of Évanescence, the new solo exhibition by Cambodian artist Nout Daro, presented by The Gallerist in collaboration with Phnom Penh's legendary hotel. It was, by general consensus, a resounding success.

Arriving in Cambodia in 2014 for a simple vacation, Christopher Varin never left. Twelve years later, this Franco-British native of Fontainebleau is driving the commercial development of Confluences as well as the immersive museum in Siem Reap, while representing several European brands on a market in full maturation. Portrait of a networker, accustomed to challenges, who has learned from Cambodia the art of prudence married to energy.

In mid-2024, when the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), or International Organisation of La Francophonie, invited Millennium Destinations to explore a new way to promote sustainable tourism in a few pilot countries: Cambodia, Vietnam, Comoros, and Cape Verde.