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Breaking the Cycle: Child Marriage Plummets in Remote Cambodia as Girls Gain Education and Economic Power
In the remote provinces of Ratanakiri and Stung Treng, a silent but profound transformation is underway. Results from a project led by Plan International Cambodia reveal a dramatic drop in child marriages, correlated with clear improvements in girls' schooling and economic empowerment.

Editorial team
Mar 53 min read


Vanna Howard's Landslide Victory in Massachusetts Senate Race
Born from the ashes of the Cambodian genocide, Vanna Howard, a Khmer survivor who arrived in the United States at age 11, won a landslide victory on Tuesday in a special Massachusetts state Senate election.

Editorial team
Mar 52 min read


Luna Kol: Immersed in Origins at The Gallerist.
There are artists who paint what they see. Others, more rare, paint what they feel before even seeing. Luna Kol belongs to this second category. On March 7, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Gallerist will open its doors for a "Meet The Artist" session that promises to be one of the highlights of Phnom Penh's cultural season.

Partenaire Presse
Mar 54 min read


Louise Mushikiwabo Wraps Up Supportive Visit to Cambodia Ahead of 2026 Francophone Summit
Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), concluded yesterday an intense working visit to Cambodia, marked by high-level state audiences and a moving trip to the displaced persons camps on the Thai border.

Editorial team
Mar 53 min read


Phnom Penh, ASEAN's Discreet Capital: Between Diplomatic Ambition and Strategic Prudence
The ASEAN-Cambodge 2026 Summit has now concluded, and the official statements from leaders, combined with analyses from regional observers, paint a more nuanced picture of this diplomatic and economic gathering.

Editorial team
Mar 55 min read


Brushes Against Bombs: The Chromatic Chant of 70 Artists in Phnom Penh
While the echoes of war still resonate at the Kingdom's borders, the capital becomes the sanctuary of a new kind of resistance. Facing the Botum Vattey pagoda, a monumental fresco 35 meters long and 5 meters high was completed on March 3, uniting 70 Cambodian artists in a peaceful response to Thailand's military aggression.

Emmanuel Pezard
Mar 55 min read


CCIFC 2026 AGM: Leadership Transition and Record Growth
They were more numerous than usual in the IFC room during the Ordinary General Assembly of the French-Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Everyone knew that this 2026 edition would not quite resemble the previous ones, with the announced departure of the outgoing president, strongly rising figures, and the election of a new board.

Christophe Gargiulo
Mar 54 min read


Miniature Angkor: The Lifelong Devotion of a Khmer Rouge Survivor
This former collaborator of the French School of the Far East, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge, has recreated miniature replicas of the Angkor temples in his garden.

Rémi Abad
Mar 34 min read


Cambodia : Art Blossoms from Palm Tree Trunks in Battambang.
In Battambang province, works of art emerge from an unlikely support: the trunk of a palm tree. Reaching more than two meters in height, this ordinary-looking tree houses the striking drawings of Keo Sobin, a local artist.

Partenaire Presse
Mar 33 min read


Photography & Ou Thum: Five Years On – Boom, Bust, and Resilience by Monivong Bridge
La zone située après le pont The area located just after the Monivong Bridge (1), in Chbar Ampov district, is undergoing rapid real estate development, with its upsides, downsides, and paradoxes. A visual revisit to a community five years after our first visit.

Photographe
Mar 33 min read


From Imports to Local Mastery: Thalias Builds Cambodia's Industrial Edge
By choosing to produce its Nham Eylov foods locally despite higher costs, the Thalias group demonstrates that investing in Cambodia's productive capacity is less about economic idealism than industrial pragmatism.

Editorial team
Mar 23 min read


Phnom Penh's Sensation: The Crottin de Phnom Penh Goat Cheese
In the capital Phnom Penh, an unexpected product is making waves: Crottin de Phnom Penh, an artisanal goat cheese now available at Khéma Pasteur. Inspired by French cheesemaking traditions, this crottin is proudly made in Cambodia, on Koh Dach island, in small batches to ensure exceptional quality.

Coin gourmand
Mar 22 min read


Cambodia & Exhibition : Dominoes of War: Fractured Humanity
In Phnom Penh, a poignant exhibition reveals the conflict through the intimate prism of those who endure it. Painter Seyha Hour, whose family was directly affected by the recent strikes on the Thai border, unveils a humanity fractured by history but never resigned.

Editorial team
Mar 23 min read


Visa Launches Vee Together to Boost Cambodia's Tourism SMEs
Visa, the global leader in digital payments, in partnership with Wing Bank, The Asia Foundation, and Good Return, has launched “Vee Together by Visa,” a multipartite social impact initiative designed to strengthen micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Cambodia's tourism sector so they can operate more effectively and grow in a rapidly expanding digital market.

Editorial team
Mar 23 min read


Dr. Pich Chanmony Leads Major Humanitarian Medical Mission in Kampong Speu
In a large-scale humanitarian effort, Lok Chumteav Dr. Pich Chanmony Hun Manet, Vice-President of the Samdech Techo Volunteer Youth Doctors Association (TYDA), led a vast medical mission providing free care to nearly 4,000 residents of Kampong Speu province.

Editorial team
Mar 22 min read


Pride in Cambodia's Num Banh Chok Noodles
Cambodians are proud of their Num Banh Chok, which is both the name of their rice noodles and the extremely popular dish in which they are used. Num Banh Chok can be found in all villages in all provinces of the kingdom, and many of them have their own version of this dish, which can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or as a snack.

Darren Gall
Mar 21 min read


Empowering Cambodian Girls: Happy Chandara's Innovative Fablab Launch
Financed by the Dassault Systèmes Foundation and developed in collaboration with the École des Mines d'Alès, an innovative fablab opens its doors on the Happy Chandara campus in Cambodia.

Editorial team
Mar 22 min read


From Revolution to Burying the Dead: Keo Sam Art's Khmer Rouge Journey
In an interview granted to the Documentation Center of Cambodia team, 65-year-old Keo Sam Art recounts her journey, from her entry into the revolution against the Lon Nol regime to being tasked with treating the wounded and burying the dead.

Youk Chhang
Mar 24 min read


From Assembly Line to Economic Autonomy: Cambodia's #MadeInCambodia Strategy
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce has launched a national #MadeInCambodia campaign, mobilizing over 300 supermarkets and convenience stores in a year-long effort to prioritize domestic products.

Editorial team
Mar 25 min read


History & Cambodia : The Last Painter of Cambodia's Golden Age Cinema
As a teenager, the self-taught artist Moeun Chhay earned the tidy sum of 900 riels per month painting advertising hoardings for Cambodian films shown in Battambang. Disappeared in 2018, the artist was probably the last living representative of this pre-Khmer Rouge craft.

Editorial team
Mar 24 min read


The Chinese Community in Cambodia: From Colonial Asset to Economic Powerhouse Amid Turmoil
From the end of the 1960s until 1990, no methodical and systematic census of the Cambodian population was conducted that would have allowed for an overall picture of the country's demographic evolution over these thirty years.

Chroniqueur
Mar 215 min read


Celebrate International Women's Day at Khéma La Poste with a Special Raclette Evening
Gather your friends, family, colleagues, or loved ones and celebrate women in a warm and elegant atmosphere.

Coin gourmand
Mar 21 min read


Franco-Cambodian Parliamentary Delegation Delivers Aid Amid Thai Border Tensions
Amid border tensions with Thailand, a joint delegation from the Franco-Cambodian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Cambodian National Assembly left a strong impression this weekend in Siem Reap province.

Editorial team
Mar 22 min read


Battling the Silent NCD Epidemic: Primary Health Care Reforms for Asia-Pacific
In its A Healthy Future report, published in 2026 by the World Bank, a multidisciplinary team of experts sounds the alarm. A silent epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) threatens Asia and the Pacific, a region home to over 2.3 billion people.

Editorial team
Mar 25 min read
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