phnom penh
There's a Dark Reason Why Cambodia Reenacts its Brutal Genocide Every Year
The ruling party uses the memory of the Khmer Rouge for political gain – by constantly reminding Cambodians to pay homage to the politicians who helped end the killings.
Scorpions and Tarantulas Crawl All Over Your Coffee at This Cambodian Cafe
Owner Chea Raty started the business with a single iguana, but has since acquired tortoises, bearded dragons, horned frogs, and other reptiles and arachnids.
Phnom Penh's Happy Pizza Left Me High and Dry
I wasn't planning on getting stoned out of my mind when when I stopped by Phnom Penh's Happy Pizza, one of many such restaurants in the Cambodian city. But what should I have expected when I ordered my pie "extra happy"?
The Cambodian Moms Sacrificing Their Health and Family to Make Your Clothes
They are the backbone of the country's garment industry—and its economy. But poor working conditions force many factory workers to live apart from their kids.
This Iraqi Refugee Family Makes Cambodia’s Best Baba Ghanouj
Muna, her husband, and five sons fled their war torn hometown of Fallujah for Cambodia two years ago. Now in Phnom Penh, the family runs a restaurant recreating traditional Iraqi dishes with a makeshift oven and improvised ingredients.
Cambodian Weddings Are an Excuse for Offal and Line Dancing
Weddings are a big deal in Cambodia. In rice-farming villages, people don’t often get to eat five kinds of meat in one sitting or drink until even the most wayward dance moves seem appropriate.
Pradal Serey: Kickboxing the Cambodian Way
We dig in to the legacy of Cambodia's national sport, Pradal Serey, and watch young fighters take the ring, in the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Hawaiian Mixed Martial Artist Makes His Cambodian Kickboxing Debut in Phnom Penh
Follow the Honolulu native Justin Wong, as he takes his first professional kickboxing match in a packed TV studio in Phnom Penh.
Cambodian Ghosts Love Sticky Rice Cakes
On Pchum Ben or "Ancestors' Day," Cambodians believe the ghosts of dead relatives return to earth. They are offered Num Om Saum, a sticky rice cake wrapped in banana leaves.
Eating with the Dog Thieves of Cambodia
Driven by poverty and a belief that dog meat possesses medicinal properties, desperate men in Phnom Penh resort to stealing people's pets to make a quick but horrific buck.
This ‘Lucky’ Pasta Could Save Bhutan from MSG Noodles
Students from Bhutan’s Royal Thimphu College have created an MSG-free wheat flour pasta shaped to look like the lucky “endless knot” symbol of Buddhist traditions.
Building a Pizza Oven on a Tuk-Tuk Is As Impossible as It Sounds
Three years ago, four friends had a dream to open Cambodia’s first wood-fired pizza oven on a tuk-tuk. Today, after numerous rebuilds and one moped crash, Katy Peri Pizza is a favourite Phnom Penh street food.