Cambodia

CAMBODIA EDUCATION SYSTEM The education in Cambodia was traditionally offered by the wats (Buddhist temples), thus providing education exclusively for the male population. The 1917…

THE ADMINISTRATION OF SIHANOU As a result of the Geneva Conference on Indochina, Cambodia was able to bring about the withdrawal of the Viet Minh…

There are many chunchiet cemeteries scattered throughout the forests of Ratanakiri. Kochon is a one-hour boat trip ride east of Voen Sai and has an…

The freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin (trey pisaut), is an endangered species throughout Asia, with shrinking numbers inhabiting stretches of the Mekong in Cambodia, Laos, and other…

The road to Sihanoukville cuts through a mountain pass at about the half – way point, just after where the air conditioned buses break their…

Though not untouristed, the Ream Beaches see far fewer visitors than Sihanouk ville beaches. Located in the Ream National Park. Take Route 4 to the…

The Prasat Yeai Poeun complex comprised a total of 22 sanctuaries (5 have octagonal shapes) with two wall rampart, and was built of brick, masonry,…

This temple is hardly visited because it is not in the temple circuit, which is a great pity as Beng Mealea is a specially spectacular…

The Kampong Khleang is located on the northern lake-edge about 35 km east of Siem Reap town, more remote and less touristed than Kampong Phluk.…

The Khmer Rouge, a militant political faction, rode a tide of opposition to US bombings around the Ho Chi Minh trail. Presenting themselves as a…

CAMBODIA RELIGIONS Approximately 90 per cent of the Cambodian population follows Therevada or Hinayana Buddhism, though this is strongly overlaid with ancestor-worship and animist practices.Over…

THE KHMER REPUBLIC & WAR: 1970 – 1975 In March 1970, while Prince Sihanouk was absent, General Lon Nol deposed Prince Sihanouk in a coup…