The history of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) is deeply linked to that of the Khmer Empire, both through a dynamic of military confrontation and through an extraordinary cultural and institutional heritage. Their shared evolution has helped shape the identity and geopolitics of the entire continental region of Southeast Asia.

At the end of the 19th century, a French merchant navy officer based in the port of Bordeaux wrote a rare and valuable account: a travel letter to Cambodia, then an independent kingdom under the absolute rule of a monarch described with striking frankness.

In the annals of 19th-century exploration, few figures are as daring and paradoxical as Louis Delaporte. A naval officer, artist, explorer and, above all, a fervent defender of ancient Khmer art, Delaporte left a mark that has stood the test of time, much like the bas-reliefs he designed under the Cambodian sun.

Publié pour la première fois en 1985, Little Brother d'Allan Baillie est un roman pour enfants poignant qui explore avec délicatesse les réalités déchirantes de la vie sous le régime khmer rouge au Cambodge à travers les yeux d'un garçon de 11 ans nommé Muong Vithy.

The landscape of Stung Treng province in northern Cambodia, peaceful with its converging rivers and lush vegetation, defies imagination when compared to the darkness that once enveloped it.

Émile Gsell (1838–1879) was one of the pioneers of photography. This self-taught French artist brought to light the majestic ruins of Angkor and the rich cultural mosaic of Southeast Asia at a time marked by expanding exploration and colonial encounters.

In the annals of French colonial history, few figures embody the ambitions, contradictions, and complexity of the 19th-century imperial project as much as Pierre Paul Marie Benoît de La Grandière.

Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863-1931) se distingue comme un explorateur et photographe français pionnier dont le travail au début du XXe siècle en Indochine, en particulier au Cambodge, offre un aperçu saisissant de l'époque coloniale.

In 1978, after sharing a meal with Khmer Rouge officials, Rem saw with her own eyes soldiers get out of a vehicle and take her husband, Mam Hoeb, into custody. Powerless, she could only cry. According to the archives of the Cambodia Documentation Center, Mam Hoeb was later confirmed to have been detained at the S-21 security center.

At the end of the 19th century, when the sun was setting on the old empires and rising on the new colonial ambitions, one man was traveling, often barefoot, through the jungles, rivers and mountains of Southeast Asia. Auguste Pavie, a Breton by birth and an explorer at heart, was to become the architect of France's expansion into Laos and a key figure in the formation of French Indochina.

In A l'école des diplomates : La perte et le retour d'Angkor, Fernand Bernard offers a lively, incisive chronicle of a crucial chapter in the history of Southeast Asia: the complex negotiations that led to the restoration of the Cambodian provinces annexed by Siam (now Thailand) and the reaffirmation of Cambodia's territorial integrity under French colonial rule.

In the middle of the 19th century, when Europe was intoxicated by conquests, science and distant dreams, a discreet figure, almost forgotten in the collective memory, was preparing to register his name among the great discoverers.

A century-old historic building, located northwest of the iconic Bayon temple in Siem Reap town, has been meticulously restored by the APSARA National Authority.

The history of the urn library is deeply linked to the modern history of Cambodia and the struggle of Cambodians to reclaim their past.

The Documentation Center of Cambodia will pay tribute to victims of the Khmer Rouge regime who have no surviving relatives, at a memorial ceremony to be held at the Library of the Urns, Wat Langka Preah Kossamaram, in Phnom Penh, at 7:30 am on May 27, 2025 at Wat Langka, located in the heart of the capital.

On May 20, 2024; the Documentation Center of Cambodia organized the first conference on "Future of Cambodia without Genocide, during which Samdech Moha Bovor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, stated that “All government institutions, both military and civilian, must support the work of genocide education for future generations.

The Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh is a grim memorial to one of the darkest chapters in Cambodian history. Built in 1962 as Tuol Svay Prey High School, the site was transformed in 1976 by the Khmer Rouge regime into Security Prison 21 (S-21), a center for the detention, interrogation, torture and extermination of suspected political enemies during their reign from 1975 to 1979.

On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh, marking the beginning of a horrific chapter in Cambodia's history. The French Embassy in Phnom Penh became a refuge for refugees, sheltering around 1,500 people, including French nationals, Cambodians, and other foreigners seeking protection from the advancing Khmer Rouge forces. However, the embassy's ability to save these refugees was severely limited by the political and military realities of the time.

Excerpts from an interview with the legendary Christine Spengler conducted in 2009 by Margaux Duquesne. Christine Spengler is a war photographer, one of the few to have brought back photographs from the bombing of Phnom Penh in April 1975.

While the extent of women's involvement in the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge is poorly understood, researchers believe that it is greatly underestimated, if not ignored altogether.

After the Khmer Rouge regime seized power on April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge government created a new unit called “Unit 164,” led by Meas Mut (Ta Mok's son-in-law) to oversee the southwestern region. A survivor, Nhoeung Chroeung, recounts his experiences.

Fifty years ago, on April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh after several years of devastating civil war. That day, Cambodia entered one of the darkest chapters in its history.

‘The 17th of April 1975 remains a day etched in my memory. On that day, the Khmer Rouge, dressed all in black, entered Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.’

This memorial initiative, which began several years ago, was started by Ian Brennan, a multi-award-winning music producer best known for his work on the television shows Glee and Scream Queens.