For this week’s interview, Junior Communications Officer Henry Henderson spoke with Alice Varini, Founder and CEO of Alice Varini Jewellery, to discuss her journey from working with leading jewellery houses in France to building a long-term creative and entrepreneurial presence in Cambodia.

The 16th charity concert of Musica Felice, Phnom Penh’s international choir, brings together music, theatre and solidarity for Europe Day.

When a Cambodian from the French diaspora sits at the table of the Kingdom's most awarded chef, three plates become three lessons, and the cuisine transforms into a return to one's roots.

In Kampot province, a community center is working to mend the bodies and souls of those who survived the Khmer Rouge hell. Half a century after the genocide, the wounds remain — and the memory is more urgent than ever.

On 10 April 2026, in the mountains of Koh Kong Province, a discreet yet historic ceremony marked the start of a construction project that could reshape Cambodia’s energy future. The first gigawatt‑scale pumped‑storage hydropower project in the country, Upper Tatay is also one of the most ambitious industrial bets in Southeast Asia.

At the corner of Rue Saint‑Honoré, where the most traditional luxury meets the most contemporary creativity, a discreet yet determined brand is carving its path: VINHS. Behind this enigmatic name stands a woman with Khmer roots, raised in Marseille and coming into her own in Paris—Sony Vinh—whose singular journey says much about fashion’s future.

The teams from the Hill Tribes Memory Community Center uncovered, on April 22, 2026, the remains of an unknown sanctuary in Koh Nhek district. A discovery that questions both Khmer history and the memory of the highland peoples.

For decades, Cambodia has played supporting roles in the global cinematic imagination — an exotic backdrop glimpsed in a single sequence, a mysterious canvas evoking lost temples. Those days are over. The country now aims to establish itself as a full-fledged filming destination, and it's taking action.

While prices soar in Bangkok and Bali, the Khmer Kingdom officially enters the world's Top 10 most economical destinations—without sacrificing comfort.