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Florian Bohême re-elected to the Assembly of French Citizens Abroad: continuity in his work on the ground
Florian Bohême, Councillor for French Citizens Abroad in Cambodia, announced his re-election to the Assembly of French Citizens Abroad (AFE) while traveling back to Phnom Penh via Hong Kong. The news confirms, term after term, this Cambodia-based councillor's standing within the institutional framework representing French expatriates.

Editorial team
Jun 302 min read


Sailing – Discovery Center, Kep West: Kep Takes to the Skies, Meet the Pioneers
À Kep, deux passionnés posent les jalons d’une communauté de kitesurf autour du Sailing – Discovery Center de Kep West. Frédéric Seynaeve et Gérard Vann nous racontent leur aventure.

La Rédaction
Jun 301 min read


The Forgotten Pharmacopoeia of the Khmers, at the roots of a thousand-year-old healing tradition
Inscribed on palm-leaf manuscripts in the Pali language, encoded in the stonework of Angkor's temples, passed down from generation to generation by the Kru Khmer healers, traditional Khmer medicine stands as one of the great medical traditions of Southeast Asia.

Editorial team
Jun 299 min read


Raffles Cambodia: Two Historic Gems Dominate the 2026 Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards
At the prestigious Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia-Pacific 2026, Raffles Hotel Le Royal has been crowned Cambodia's best city hotel, while its sister property, Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor, claims second place in this highly coveted ranking.

Editorial team
Jun 292 min read


Hang Nget : The Only Girl Among the Dead — A Childhood Shattered by the Khmer Rouge
Born in 1958, the eldest child of a Cambodian farming family, Hang Nget was sixteen years old when the Khmer Rouge seized power in April 1975. Over four years, she lost her father, four brothers, and nearly everything that had constituted her life. Her testimony, collected in 2010 by TPO Cambodia and preserved in the DC-Cam archives in Phnom Penh, stands as one of the most shattering documents in the memory of the Cambodian genocide.

La Rédaction
Jun 296 min read


“A Little House in the Middle of the Rice Fields”: Clara Neumann, Between Purpose and Letting Go
From the Basque Country to Senegal, the Philippines and now Cambodia, Clara Neumann found far more than a detour in Kep — a rhythm, a breath of fresh air, and perhaps a reason to stay a little longer.

Editorial team
Jun 294 min read


From Phnom Penh to Paris: Cambodia Steers the Race to Lead the Francophonie
The 47th Extraordinary Session of the Ministerial Conference, chaired by Cambodia's top diplomat, opens the public audition of candidates for the OIF Secretary General post — a vote that lays bare the geopolitical fault lines running through the French-speaking world.

Editorial team
Jun 294 min read


Indochina & History : The Man Who Vanished into the Khmer Jungle
He entered the Cambodian forest with two elephants, an interpreter, and theories about rubber. Eight days later, he stumbled out without a shirt or shoes, gaunt and dishevelled, utterly spent — having walked two hundred kilometres without food.

Editorial team
Jun 294 min read


Destination: Angkor Botanical Garden, a paradise in Siem Reap
It's a botanical garden unlike any other in Siem Reap, or even in Cambodia. Over an area of 15 hectares, aromatic herbs, flowers, trees...

Rémi Abad
Jun 264 min read


Cambodia & Book : When Art Refuses to Forget: Soko Phay and the Wounds of the Cambodian Genocide
Published by Éditions Naima in March 2026, "Cambodge, l'art devant l'extrême" is far more than an academic essay. It is an intimate and rigorous journey through fifty years of creation in the face of the unthinkable.

Editorial team
Jun 264 min read


Cambodia : On the Mekong, a Library Follows the Current
At the end of a tow rope, somewhere between O'Svay and Preah Romkel, a boat loaded with books changed banks. This is not a metaphor.

Editorial team
Jun 264 min read


Battery Storage in Cambodia: The ADB's Quiet Bet on a Grid Revolution
A $63.44 million financing package has just validated the country's first large-scale energy storage infrastructure. Behind the sober figures lies a strategic wager on regional stability and Southeast Asia's energy transition.

Editorial team
Jun 264 min read


Kep West : Green Season, Stolen Colors — Kep's Impossible Sunsets
You must see it at least once. Not in a photo, not on a screen — for real, standing there facing the gulf, with the monsoon wind pushing clouds across the sky like it has somewhere to be. Kep in green season is not the Kep of postcards. It's better than that.

Editorial team
Jun 251 min read


Cambodia & Solidarity : 57,000 Kilometres for Children, The Triumphant Return of Tiv Dararith
Two years ago, he left Siem Reap on a bicycle with a promise. On Monday, June 22, he came home.
The sun had not yet set over Phnom Penh when Tiv Dararith stepped onto the tarmac of Techo International Airport. Two years. Forty countries. Nearly 57,000 kilometres covered on two wheels across Asia, Europe, and southern Africa. The 38-year-old Cambodian adventurer had kept his word — the one he made on June 6, 2024, on the steps of the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap,

Editorial team
Jun 253 min read


Pascal Catry, CCIFC President: : “Creating value for our members”
Four months ago, Pascal Catry took the helm of the French-Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFC), succeeding Cyril Girot in a relatively favourable economic climate: healthy finances, growing membership, renewed momentum.

Editorial team
Jun 255 min read


Solidarity: They carry the soul of Cambodia on their backs — who will carry theirs?
The Airavata Foundation is relaunching its charity gala on August 12 in Phnom Penh and is calling on businesses to commit to supporting the Kingdom’s elephants.

Editorial team
Jun 253 min read


Cambodia & Rainbow Run 2026: five kilometers in the colors of love
Each year, the month of June returns with its rainbow flags, glitter, and statements of intent. But in Phnom Penh, Pride Month also has its running shoes. The Rainbow Run, organized as part of Pride Fest 2026, brought together runners, walkers, and onlookers this week for a 5 km unlike any other—one where the stopwatch matters less than the color of the smile at the finish line.

Editorial team
Jun 232 min read


The U.S. DFC and OCIC sign a letter of intent for strategic financing of 100 million dollars for Techo International Airport
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) have signed a letter of intent concerning strategic financing of 100 million U.S. dollars in support of Techo International Airport, the new international gateway of Cambodia and one of the country’s largest infrastructure investments.

Editorial team
Jun 232 min read


Cambodia & Dossier: In the vaults of history: the exceptional fate of the former Bank of Indochina in Phnom Penh
On Sunday morning, behind the wrought-iron gate of the former Bank of Indochina, frangipani trees filtered a still-soft light over an unusually protocol-heavy crowd — ambassadors, ministers, researchers.

Editorial team
Jun 233 min read


Cambodia & Dossier: The Kingdom’s Textile Sector Faces an Accumulation of Risks
U.S. tariffs, LDC graduation, heat stress: in Phnom Penh, the GFT sector is seeking answers to mounting pressures that are becoming dangerously cumulative.

Editorial team
Jun 233 min read


Cambodia & Economic Francophonie: Phnom Penh hosts the major gathering of Francophone entrepreneurs
In November 2026, the Cambodian capital becomes the economic center of gravity of the Francophonie. A strong signal, at the crossroads of two worlds.

Editorial team
Jun 236 min read


Cambodia & Institut Pasteur: Renewed ambitions in the face of regional health challenges
The Institut Pasteur of Cambodia outlines the contours of its public health of tomorrow
Meeting at its Annual Liaison Council on June 19, 2026, the Institut Pasteur of Cambodia presented a strong review of its activities and expressed renewed ambitions in response to regional health challenges.

Editorial team
Jun 223 min read


« Cambodia revealed to me what I truly wanted to build » — Jean-Emanuel Stevens, founder of Vibe Event Solutions
Arriving in Cambodia in 2023 for a simple tourist trip, Jean-Emanuel Stevens never really left. Holding a master’s degree in digital marketing and having worked with Luxembourg start-ups, in university teaching, and behind the scenes at Audi France, this 30-year-old Frenchman chose Phnom Penh to settle down and launch Vibe Event Solutions, a ticketing and event production platform.

Editorial team
Jun 224 min read


“Cambodia deserves to be on the world map,” Duncan Rougvie, Commercial Director of the PGA
Duncan Rougvie, Commercial Director of the PGA, was in Phnom Penh on June 19 to sign a historic agreement with Chhun On Golf Resort. A meeting with the man who has put Cambodia on the international golf map.

Editorial team
Jun 223 min read
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