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Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) and Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), will lead the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the OCA Executive Board and General Assembly, which begins today and will last two days in Cambodia. Prince…
Cambodia and Cuba will sign a series of agreements that will broaden their bilateral collaboration in a wide range of areas. The signing ceremony will take place during Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz’s official visit to Cambodia from October 4-6, 2022, at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen. During the visit, His Majesty Preah…
Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as one of the most influential personalities in Indian and global history, and he played a vital role in the Indian Independence Movement. Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the western Indian city of Porbandar. Every year on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2nd), his birthday is celebrated. Many people are…
Yajnavaraha (10th century) was a priest-doctor and royal physician at King Rajendravarman’s court in Angkor, Cambodia, where he practised traditional Cambodian medicine and Ayurveda. He was the grandson of King Harshavarman I and a royal Brahmin. The majority of his knowledge came from his father Damodara, a vedic scholar. He was well-known for his religious…
A USAID-funded project has identified an adult giant salmon carp, a fish species that may weigh up to 66 pounds (30 kilograms), in the Mekong River for the first time in 18 years. One of the world’s most endangered fish species was unexpectedly rediscovered in northern Cambodia. No adult giant salmon fish (Aaptosyax grypus) have…
It is common for travelers to fall in love with the people and their rituals in Cambodia, a country rich in culture and traditions. To get the most out of your experience in the Kingdom of Wonder, it is good to study a little bit about these before traveling. Cambodians are incredibly patriotic. Cambodians have…
On September 3rd, The Federal Republic of Nigeria hosted a high-level side event co-organised with the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) at the 77th UN General Assembly. The event brought together 21 heads of state and government and senior representatives of international organizations to discuss their commitments to using Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) as policy…
Vuthea and RuthKo, two Cambodian artists, are scheduled to perform in Paris next month to represent Cambodian Hip-Hop and present to the world the rise and artistic renewal of Cambodian youth through the musical scene. According to event Co-organiser Hélène MALTERRE, Vuthea and RuthKo, the two prominent Cambodian artists, and Sok Visal, the founder of…
Cambodians have the utmost respect for their parents, grandparents, and ancestors. Each year in September, a ritual called Pchum Ben is celebrated, which combines the Khmer words “Pchum,” which means “to gather,” and “Ben,” which means a “ball of food.” The 15-day ritual honors the ancestors of Cambodians going back up to seven generations. It…
On September 21, 2022, at 18:03 pm, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, arrived in New York City, where he was welcomed by a group of about 100 well-wishers (5.03 am on September 22, 2022 in Phnom Penh). The prime minister is in New York from September 21 to September 23, 2022,…
How Krom Ngoy outsmarted Phirum Yu with a clever response! There was a story that when Krom Ngoy traveled via Battambang to return to Cambodia, he met Phirum Yu, a talented poet and language master. Phirum Yu asked Krom Ngoy to participate in a competition because he had heard that Krom Ngoy was a great…
According to a senior official, the Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium is scheduled to open in October of this year to serve both domestic and foreign tourists who are expected to travel to the province of Siem Reap. According to a statement from the developer for the first phase, Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium will include a…
The majority of the time, when people hear the word “healthy,” they immediately think of physical attributes like low cholesterol, strong cardiac health, and the absence of disease. Unfortunately, millions of people experience mental health issues that can be just as crippling as some of the worst physical illnesses. Due to the professional treatment provided…
