Cambodia News News Cambodia » History: Cambodia’s borders shrank from empire to modern state
Cambodia’s territory changed dramatically over time, from the early kingdoms of Funan and Chenla to the rise and fall of the powerful Khmer Empire. This map shows how Jayavarman II’s empire expanded ...
News Cambodia » History: Why Cambodia’s Military History Is So Important for National Security
Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, deputy prime minister and minister of national defense of Cambodia (right), and General Nem Sowath, special advisor to the defense minister (left) inspect the Anlong Veng ...
News Cambodia » History: Cambodia’s Disastrous Dependence on China: A History Lesson
Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk, then living in exile, arrives in Beijing after an 11-nation state tour, July 5, 1973. Credit: AP Photo/Horst Faas In May 1965, then-Prince Norodom Sihanouk of ...
News Cambodia » History: Why Are Cambodia and Thailand Fighting Again? History, Maps, and A Temple
Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes: The tension between Thailand and Cambodia escalated on Thursday after the troops of the two nations resorted to firing at each other at one of the contested border ...
News Cambodia » History: A "Priceless Piece of Cambodia's Cultural History" Has Been Returned After 40 Years
The Duryodhana (left) and the Bhima (aka Temple Wrestler) (c. 925–50 CE), sandstone, 61-3/4 in (156.8 cm), Norton Simon Art Foundation, M.1980.15.S (Duryodhana images courtesy US Immigration & Customs ...
News Cambodia » History: A history of the Chinese in Cambodia
A remarkable complexity of languages, people and rising and falling fortunes: from congregations to associations, from the French Protectorate through to the Khmer Rouge to the present day. The ...
News Cambodia » History: A trip to Cambodia: Troubled history, stunning sights
When the word “exotic” comes to mind, I immediately think of the Far East: ancient civilizations, Buddhist temples, spectacular ruins, tropical climes and intriguing, and often tragic, histories. I ...
News Cambodia » History: What Was Behind the Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Border Clash?
Long-simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia escalated to deadly violence on July 24, setting off five days of military clashes at multiple spots along the roughly 800-kilometer (500 mile) ...
News Cambodia » History: Raffles Cambodia Unveils Immersive ‘Path of History’ Tour and New History Book
Guests can step back in time to rediscover a golden age of travel at two storied luxury hotels Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, the iconic luxury heritage hotel on the doorstep of ancient Khmer ...