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By
Stew Post
• Mar 16, 2023
The new video for Ruthko’s single “Stay the Same,'' is an international collaboration that gives audiences a taste of Phnom Penh’s wild side
By
Oktoberfest Cambodia
• Nov 18, 2022
The much-loved and long anticipated German-Cambodian festival makes a post-pandemic return to Phnom Penh for 10 days of celebration, starting from the 25 November
By
Jack Brook
• May 25, 2022
DJ Khla accumulated fame and power in Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit before rewriting his politics, becoming an opposition icon and a target
The Kingdom's strength in culture, arts and hospitality is hindered by the hard power of the country’s military-backed government
By
Mark S. Cogan
• May 20, 2022
Danish band Michael Learns to Rock became the first international act to visit the Kingdom in decades. Their pop hits continue to resonate among a generation of adoring fans
By
Anton L. Delgado
• Oct 20, 2021
On March 20, 2018 Cambodia lost one of its great musicians when Cambodian Space Project frontwoman Kak Channthy was killed in a traffic accident. Two years on, her friends and family reminisce about the singer's life
By
Miriam Deprez
• Mar 20, 2020
From our print archive: In 2013, in a former military dictatorship known for quietening most forms of freedom of expression, the music scene got a whole lot louder
By
Douglas Long
• Nov 25, 2019
Learning an instrument helped Arn Chorn-Pond survive the Khmer Rouge era. He has since dedicated his life to reviving traditional Cambodian music that was almost lost under the regime
By
Ellie Dyer
• Jan 30, 2019
An exiled Thai academic writes that the response by the military junta that rules Thailand to the recent viral video sensation by the group Rap Against Dictatorship is a sign of things to come
By
Giles Ji Ungpakorn
• Dec 10, 2018
A recently released song by a Thai rap group that criticises Thailand’s military-led government has gone viral and sparked controversy in the country
By
Lily Hess
• Oct 30, 2018
Touted as Myanmar’s answer to the Spice Girls and a potent symbol of change in the country, the Tiger Girls made a huge splash in international media around the turn of this decade. Four of the five are back and finally tasting local fame in a country now more equipped to deal with their spirited ways
By
Sean Gleeson
• Oct 13, 2017
