Dark History: Human Sacrifice, Black Magic & Cannibals
The Last Royal Sacrifice The year is 1877, and for some reason you decided to join a rebel army put together by a minor prince named Siwotha. King Norodom is…
Black Magic Fears Cause Death in Cambodia
Outbreaks of disease, unsolved deaths or bad luck are often blamed by villagers on witchcraft, and sometimes there are violent consequences Phnom Penh (SCMP) seems to have all the trappings…
Man Plans to Murder Magic Man With Musket
Preah Vihear: Police said that on October 8, 2018, a district police chief received a complaint from Pao Dai, a 62- farmer. He claimed a 25-year-old man had attempted to…
Fish Trap Bomber, 25 Year Old Sorcery Incident Alleged Motive
Siem Reap: According to a report, at 11:31 pm on September 20, 2021, the district police inspectorate of Kralanh cooperated with Siem Reap Provincial Police to arrest a 65-year-old man…
Accused Sorcerer Murdered in Kampong Spue
Kompong Speu: A man who believed a sorcerer had put a black magic curse on him has been arrested for murder. The victim, Hem Yim, a 66-year-old male was killed…
An A-Z Of Khmer Issarak Leaders
The following is a list of some of the leading figures of the Khmer Issarak movement on the left and right from the 1940’s-1955. Many sources in French, English and…
Gold, Swords and The Cross: Christianity In Cambodia 1500-1700
Whilst enjoying a coffee and minding my own business recently, a youngish Cambodian man struck up a conversation. He asked me a question that has come up before- “Are you…
The King’s Merit: Unnalom and Botum
King Norodom (1860-1904) did not owe his kingship to an accident of birth, as his European counterparts might, but to his karma, the universal law which decrees that actions in…
History: Norodom Of Cambodia’s Saigon State Visit 1888
Cambodian King Norodom (1860-1904) is known to have made three state visits to Saigon, in 1869, 1880 and 1888. Here are the press reports of his third visit, which lasted from…
Early Travels: Monsieur Brau At The Royal Palace, 1885
Marie François Xavier Joseph Jean Honoré Brau de Saint-Pol Lias arrived in Phnom Penh from Saigon onboard the steamer Mouhot on Sunday 8 February 1885, en route to Angkor. He…
Battambang Fortune Teller Sees Scam Coming
Battambang: A woman pretending to be a clairvoyant arrived to do a reading on July 9, 2019 at a shop along street 3 North of Nat Market, Prek Mohatep Village…
Reported Deaths of Foreign Nationals 2018
According to an unofficial report, at least 188 foreigners from 36 countries died in Cambodia during 2018. Chinese nationals had the most fatal incidents, with at least 27 deaths reported…
Changing The Menu- From Dog Meat To Veganism
Why a dog meat seller switched to serving vegan menu, and Cambodia’s fight to curb slaughter of dogs for food Eating dog meat is popular in Buddhist Cambodia, but animal…
