Figures released on July 10 by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) confirm a trend that has held steady since January: Cambodia exported US$17.09 billion worth of goods between January and June 2026, up 19.5 percent from US$14.29 billion over the same period in 2025. This momentum extends a pattern seen month after month since the start of the year, with export growth never dipping below 17 percent.

After a surprisingly resilient 2025, Cambodia is heading into 2026 with growth slowing sharply. Surging oil prices, the prolonged closure of the Thai border, and rising bad loans in the banking sector are combining to paint a more mixed macroeconomic picture, according to the latest Annual Consultation Report from the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), published in July.

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has revised its 2026 growth forecast to 3.9 percent, a figure that stands in sharp contrast to the more cautious 3.0 percent published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) earlier this month. The gap between the two institutions reflects the uncertainty weighing on an economy caught between external shocks — energy prices, trade tensions — and domestic fragilities, from the border dispute with Thailand to the crackdown on online scam ne

Bernard arrived in Cambodia eight years ago. He never left. Neither did his belly. Bernard orders his Anchor at 4pm sharp, knows every bartender's name going back to 2018, and for the past six months, he's even found love. Well, a version of love. And you hear him before you see him.

Somewhere on the dripping slopes of Mount Samkos, in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, a flower pushes up through the leaf litter with no stem to announce it. It has no leaves, no visible roots, no chlorophyll. It lives for only a few days, grows nowhere else on Earth, and for more than sixty years the scientific world believed it had vanished. This is the story of Sapria poilanei, one of Cambodia's rarest and least-known plants.

From 4 August 2026, artist Anya Minko will take up a two-week residency at Art for Kep, turning her attention from the rivers and forests she has painted for years to the salt air, tides and fishing villages of Cambodia's south coast.

This text, originally published on social media, is signed by Raoul M. Jennar, an observer of Cambodia since 1989. A recognized specialist on Southeast Asia and particularly on Cambodian-Thai relations, the author offers here a critical and engaged analysis of the ongoing border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.

Sabine preaches happy simplicity to 47,000 followers from her lovely condo with shared pool. She has a cleaning lady and only ever travels by air-conditioned taxi. She calls it "living with less."

Senior Associate at Tilleke & Gibbins Cambodia, certified arbitrator and mediator, and Vice-President of the Association Franco-Cambodgienne des Avocats et Juristes (AFCAJ), Nitikar Nith looks back on her journey as a Cambodian lawyer, the rise of women in the legal profession, the importance of legal education, and her message to young Cambodian professionals. Interview originally published in Cambodia Leadership Review — Khmer Women Voices 2026.