The election of Miss Cambodia in France 2026 has ignited a spark on social media, where ethnic debates are raging: must the crown be worn by a beauty "100% Khmer"?

Sofie « StayGold » Pok, Cambodian-American master barber based in California, embodies rebellion sculpted with scissors. From her immigrant roots to global fame, she redefines barbering with surgical precision, breaking the codes of a testosterone-fueled industry while mentoring a hungry generation.

Cambodia Asserts Its Ambitions to Become a Logistics Pivot in Southeast Asia. During a conference titled "Delivering Logistics-Led Growth," officials and private sector leaders highlighted advances in transport modernization and cross-border cooperation.

The remarkable work of Im Monychenda, a historian graduated from the eighteenth promotion of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, allows us to understand how difficult it has been for Cambodian officials to agree on a decentralization system that could function properly in the country.

While European interest in Asia intensifies, a gap persists between dream destinations and those actually booked. A valuable lesson for Cambodia, which must rethink its positioning.

Five days before the Lyon One Health Summit, which will bring together heads of state, international organizations, and scientists on April 7, 2026, under the aegis of the French G7 presidency, more than 300 stakeholders are mobilizing in Phnom Penh to take stock of the “One Health” approach in Cambodia.

The French Institute of Cambodia is pleased to announce the launch of « Adaptation(s) – Contemporary Architectural Practices in Cambodia », a collective exhibition that gives voice to nine architecture firms based in Cambodia, invited to reflect on a central question: how to adapt and integrate into Cambodian landscapes and culture? The opening will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2026, from 6:30 PM at the French Institute of Cambodia.

At the R5 Showroom in Phnom Penh, the exhibition « Escaping the Grid » (« Échapper à la grille ») brings together Cambodian artists Chanpenh Nget and Chankrim Mil in an intense dialogue around contemporary forms of confinement. Between social constraint and inner fragmentation, their works question what, today, structures — and limits — our existences.

In the endless prairies of Iowa, a quiet man has worn the uniform of the National Guard for over three decades. James “Jimmy” Suong, staff sergeant, is far more than a veteran: he is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide, a refugee who became a pillar of his community.

On March 18, Zandré van Straten, coordinator of EuroCham Cambodia's services—the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia—led a key workshop in Phnom Penh. Organized as part of the STRACAP roadmap launch (2026-2032), this event aimed to inform on standards, trade systems, and the country's inclusive economic growth.

"One never truly leaves such places; they are carried within, like a fragrance that never fades." At times, life offers moments of rare privilege. This weekend at the “Grand Hôtel d’Angkor”, in Siem Reap, is one of those that will never be forgotten. More than a simple stay, it was an immersion into the elegance of an institution that embodies, with a rare sincerity, the very essence of luxury in Cambodia.

According to a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the escalation of tensions in the Gulf region could cost Southeast Asia up to 2.3 percentage points of growth by 2027. For Cambodia, a country heavily reliant on energy imports, the risk of a sustained rise in oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices is compounded by shocks to supply chains and remittances.

There’s the sun we know elsewhere, and then there’s the one in Cambodia during the dry season. A nearly mineral light, blinding, that crashes down on the rice fields, the ochre facades of pagodas, and Phnom Penh’s sidewalks as early as 7 a.m.

Along the Cambodia-Thailand border, the post-2025 Cold War is evident in the taut barbed wire, aligned metal containers, and militarized posts that now dot the border communes of Pursat and Oddar Meanchey.

At 17, Klara Monory-Caillaux already holds two distinct dreams in her hands: a piano under her fingers and a future white coat. Born in Phnom Penh to a French father and a Cambodian mother, she grew up between two languages, two family landscapes, and two ways of thinking.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham Cambodia) successfully held its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 26. This major event brought together members and national chapters around a positive review and statutory reforms adapted to geopolitical realities.

In a context of tense oil markets, exacerbated by disruptions in the Red Sea and Asia's dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, Cambodia is doubling down on efforts to secure its fuel supplies. Her Excellency the Minister of Commerce, Cham Nimul, recently reassured the population while calling for energy sobriety.

As tensions intensify in the Middle East, Mekong basin economies are taking the full brunt of an energy shock that their fragile structures struggle to absorb.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia illuminated Prey Veng province last Saturday with a wave of generosity. Organized just before the Khmer New Year festivities, this charitable mission provided free medical consultations, medicines, and gift packages to 500 disadvantaged residents. A concrete gesture that strengthens the fraternal ties between the two neighboring nations.

Last Saturday, the Novotel Phnom Penh hosted the first edition of Tastin’ France in the country, bringing together 15 French producers to explore a market that is still young but experiencing strong growth.

In Kep, art is now envisioned as a bridge between the sea, the local community, and environmental preservation. In this landscape undergoing a cultural renaissance, the book Kep Raw 2026 (Blurb, 2026) stands out as a singular graphic voice, carried by the Art for Kep artist residency.

On March 28, 2026, the prestigious Pavillon Baltard in Paris, an iconic venue steeped in history since its inauguration in 1855, pulsed to the rhythm of a memorable event: the election of Miss Cambodia in France 2026.

Faced with the collapse of the real estate sector, the massive return of migrants, and the rise in U.S. tariffs, Cambodia is embarking on a structural transition toward a more selective and industrial growth model.

She grew up amid the sounds of the Seine and the forgotten melodies of Cambodia. Wadey Nara, a Franco-Cambodian artist, has established herself in just a few years as one of the most singular voices in identity-driven pop. Her credo? Reviving Khmer classics from the 1960s with a contemporary production, without ever descending into cliché.