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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. tariffs, LDC graduation, heat stress: in Phnom Penh, the GFT sector is seeking answers to mounting pressures that are becoming dangerously cumulative.

In November 2026, the Cambodian capital becomes the economic center of gravity of the Francophonie. A strong signal, at the crossroads of two worlds.

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.

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.

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.

At Chuun On Golf Resort & PGA, this native of New Caledonia is patiently building something that did not exist before: a world-class golf destination on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.

For its 15th edition, the Chaktomuk Short Film Festival is not just receiving films: it is training those who will make them. A look back at a season of knowledge-sharing, encounters, and illumination.

A stage director trained at the Geneva School of Fine Arts, Karim Belkacem Saadi chose Phnom Penh as the ground for an unusual artistic venture: founding a contemporary theater school, opening two performance venues, and training an entire generation of Cambodian actors—without public subsidies, without safety nets, driven solely by the conviction that live art can change how we see the world.

By signing a historic agreement with the British PGA, Chhun On Golf Resort reaches a decisive milestone. A closer look at the people behind an ambition that goes beyond the fairways.

The SOSORO Museum inaugurated on Sunday morning a temporary exhibition as unusual as it is captivating, dedicated to the borrowings of Khmer from French. A major cultural event, just months before the Francophonie Summit.

From 20 June 2026, Art for Kep welcomes Shanghai Chang for a one-month residency at the singular setting of Knai Bang Chatt, in Kep. A contemporary artist, filmmaker, and notable co-founder of the Homeless Artists Collective, Shanghai Chang is based in Phnom Penh and works across a wide range of creative disciplines, reflecting a deep engagement with Cambodia's evolving cultural and social landscapes.

Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk celebrates her 90th birthday on Thursday, June 18, 2025.

Cambodia remains one of the Asian countries where it is possible to consider a peaceful retirement with minimal administrative and financial constraints. Today, the Kingdom even offers special visas for retirees.

In the corridors of the Institute of Foreign Languages at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, a particular buzz has taken hold for several weeks. French-major students, experienced teachers, and administrative staff are each preparing, at their own level, for one of the most important diplomatic events the Kingdom has ever hosted: the 20th Francophonie Summit.

During six days at the beginning of June, Phnom Penh changed its rhythm. Between the 5th and the 11th, the city saw nearly a hundred programmers, presenters, artists, authors, and journalists from Cambodia, France, and across Asia gather for the Chakto II professional meetings, the first event entirely dedicated to contemporary live performance in the Cambodian capital.

The Last Stage Theater, Aquation, had not seen such a crowd in a long time. On Tuesday, June 16, La French Tech Phnom Penh held its first Tech Talk there, and the venue was overflowing: more than 150 entrepreneurs, investors, students, and institutional representatives packed into the former elegant theater.

Eight months after its inauguration, Techo International Airport has just secured one of the most coveted distinctions in the architectural world: a place among the World’s Most Beautiful Airports 2026, awarded by the Prix Versailles.

Five years after disappearing from the web, one of the most valuable digital libraries dedicated to Cambodia is being revived under the auspices of the SOSORO Museum. A revival that speaks as much to researchers as to those nostalgic for a vanished Phnom Penh.