Author: wheninphnompenh
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Art for Kep opens free Khmer kite-building workshops ahead of Kep International Art Week
At Kep West Wellness Center Art for Kep and the Association of Conservation and Development of Khmer Kites (ACDKK) will hold two free kite-building workshops on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026 at the Kep West Wellness Center, inside Kep West. Participants will learn to make a khleng ek, the traditional Khmer kite fitted…
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HFCA & CCF to extend partnership to 2029
Happy Football Cambodia Australia are honoured to announce their MOU partnership extension with Cambodian Children’s Fund. Having first started their partnership in 2009 this new agreement will extend the working relationship to 2029. Paraic Grogan, Founder of HFCA (left), and Scott Neeson, Founder of CCF (right), display the official signed MOU agreement extending their partnership…
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Becoming Human Asks What Cambodia Can Afford to Forget
Polen Ly’s Becoming Human explores Cambodia’s ghosts, disappearing places, rebirth and the difficult choice between remembering and moving on.
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Art for Kep Unveils “Ten Boats+” Open Call to Artists and Press Ahead of December’s Kep International Art Week
Retired fishing hulls from Kep will be reimagined by international, Cambodian, and community artists as part of a new open call presented Tuesday evening at the Sosoro Museum. Jef Moons presents the Ten Boats+ concept to a full room at the Sosoro Museum PHNOM PENH — Art for Kep, the cultural arm of Kep West,…
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What a Licence Actually Means, and Why Asia Is Busy Writing Them
A licence sounds like paperwork. A certificate on a wall, a number on a website, something a company obtains and then forgets about. It is not that. In financial services, a licence is the instrument through which a regulator decides how a firm may behave: whether customer money must be held separately from the firm’s…
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Exporting Heritage: How KF Arena is Turning Cambodian Culture into a Global Lifestyle Brand
In this Q&A session, Zac Crush, co-founder of KF Arena, outlines a bold strategy to elevate Cambodia’s 1,000-year-old martial art, Kun Khmer, from a local sports staple into a premium, world-class theatrical experience. Alongside his partner Sov Men, Crush explains how KF Arena is capturing an untapped market of global tourists, expats, and a rising…
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Tini Tinou International Circus Festival 2026 Returns for its 13th Edition Across Cambodia’s Two Cultural Capitals
Cambodia’s only international circus festival returns for seven festival days, expanding to both Siem Reap and Battambang with world-class performances, cultural exchange and community celebration from 17–24 November 2026. Phare Ponleu Selpak, in collaboration with Phare, The Cambodian Circus, is proud to officially announce that the Tini Tinou International Circus Festival, Cambodia’s only international circus…
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As Digital Asset Markets Grow, So Do the Risks — and the Responsibility to Address Them
The expansion of digital asset markets over the past two years has brought new opportunities for investors across Southeast Asia and beyond. It has also brought new risks. Fraud, phishing attacks, and account compromises have grown alongside the platforms that serve hundreds of millions of users globally. How the industry responds to that challenge is…
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From Despicable Me to Kampot Fleur de Sel: The Animator Crafting Cambodian Luxury
In this interview, Patrick Pujalte—a 40-year-old French senior animator known for his work on films like Despicable Me and Klaus—discusses translating cinematic visual storytelling into physical product design for Garuda Premium Sea Salt. Having lived in Cambodia for 15 years, Pujalte aims to evoke an emotional response and elevate Kampot’s Geographical Indication-protected Fleur de Sel…
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Breaking the Mold: Meet Rithy, Cambodia’s Rising Powerlifting Star
While fitness culture is rapidly expanding across Phnom Penh, powerlifting remains a largely hidden gem in Cambodia’s sporting landscape. But 24-year-old local athlete Rithy is working hard to change that narrative. After shifting his focus away from traditional Olympic weightlifting due to its steep learning curve, Rithy found his passion in the “big three” lifts:…