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Know about Cambodia’s award winning 15000 riel currency note

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) issued a 15,000 Riel banknote on October 29th, 2019…

A short history of Cambodia’s currency: riel

Currency, whether in the form of precious stones and metals or banknotes, is always a…

Moon Pich’s Journey from Cowherd to Navy Cadet

A former cowherd from Kampong Chhnang province made headlines recently when he uploaded photos of…

Cambodia’s First Female Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister

Tong Siv Eng (October 31, 1919 - June 12, 2001): Cambodia's First Female Member of…

The man who painted Cambodian cinema’s ‘Golden Age’

Moeun Chhay, a self-taught artist, earned 900 riel per month as a teenager painting advertising…

Female Chefs who presented Khmer Cuisine to PM Hun Sen and other dignitaries at Davos, Switzerland

These chefs have proven that Khmer cuisine is excellent one. See how they made their…

Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s Capital: Beyond the Past, Towards the Future

By 2050, nearly four out of every ten Cambodians would live in an urban area.…