Cambodia will launch a new 100,000-Riel banknote (~ 25 U.S. dollars) to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni on May 14. “The new bill will be officially issued in the next couple… Read More
Assessing the Relevance of Southeast Asia’s Monarchies Southeast Asia has four monarchies, each with its own unique traits. Brunei is an absolute monarchy, while Thailand, Malaysia, and Cambodia have the constitutional form. The… Read More
Festival set to return in November Water fun to flow on November 16, 17, 18, 2013. Cambodia’s annual Water Festival will go forward as usual this November after a two-year hiatus. The festival,… Read More
Late King Sihanouk has spent 63 years in power, or was interested in power. Hun Sen could be a kind of Sihanouk without the title. He has overcome all times and all changes. He still has… Read More
In many Asian countries from 10 to 13 February, the Lunar New Year is celebrated. In Cambodia it’s a great tradition, too. But in the Khmer kingdom the four days of the Lunar New Year… Read More
Un retour sur ce qui fut une des assises du pouvoir de Norodom Sihanouk , et de la fascination durable qu’il exerça sur son peuple: sa maîtrise du « verbe ». Le chercheur Nasir Abdoul-Carime a décrypté… Read More
La France veut reprendre pied en Asie du Sud-Est. Jean-Marc Ayrault, qui vient d’achever une tournée au Cambodge et en Thaïlande, a défendu une diplomatie tournée vers les pays asiatiques de “puissance moyenne”, souvent portés… Read More
Bien que très respectée par les Cambodgiens, l’institution royale n’exerce aucun pouvoir. Le pays est dominé par le parti du premier ministre Hun Sen. Depuis plus de trois mois, des Cambodgiens de tous âges… Read More
Since I am not an accredited editor or writer in Cambodia I had – like most of the Cambodians – to follow the cremation ceremonies from afar, on television or otherwise. In this… Read More
Relatives and compatriots, journalists and scholars who best knew Norodom Sihanouk give their take on the man, the monarch and the legacy he leaves behind. Read more of the extended interviews with or… Read More
