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On 19 March 1956, a Immigration Act law was passed stipulating that ‘foreign nationals’ would be prohibited from entering 18 specified occupations, ranging from various civil service functions to hairdressers…
The following piece is the first of two accounts in English of travels to Cambodia and Angkor Wat before the French protectorate was established, and pre-dating Henri Mouhot‘s visit of…
Sometime in the mid to late 1850’s, an Englishman was one of the the first western travelers to visit Angkor Wat. Very little is known about the writers- the Englishman…
Phnom Penh: While the Royal Cambodian Naval Base at Ream is once again in the international news, a keen-eyed history buff sent in the following post, which has been slightly…
Weeks after arriving in Vietnam in 1968, Korean War veteran Sergeant First Class Floyd Wilmoth- who enlisted in the US Army in 1953- stepped aboard the river vessel LCU1577 ‘Sunset…
On May 14, 1897, French Resident Superieur Albert Louis Huyn de Vernéville was replaced by Antoine Étienne Alexandre Ducos. On May 14, 1953, current King, HRH Norodom Sihamoni was born. His…
The UNTAC operation, which began in March 1992, needed serious logistical support. Air transport services were given- in somewhat (later thrown out of court) shady circumstances- to a Canadian firm…
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…
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…
Phnom Penh, or Krong Chaktomuk Serimongkul- City of the Four Faces (full title, according to Wikipedia: Krong Chaktomuk Mongkol Sakal Kampuchea Thipadei Serey Thereak Borvor Inthabot Borei Roth Reach Seima…
After seizing power in April 1975, the newly installed Khmer Rouge regime- known locally as the ‘Angkar’ and internationally as Democratic Kampuchea- was quick to live up to its ambitions…
This is Part Three in the series exploring the history between Cambodia and neighbors to the east and west. Part One can be read HERE Part Two HERE French Cambodia (1886-75)…
This is Part Three of the series. Read PART ONE and PART TWO Writer’s note: To avoid confusion with name changes, the term ‘Khmer Rouge’ is used in the article…
August is rainy, and a nightmare for tourism business. But between the floods of ‘low season’ the freaks come out and the news is never dull. Here are some hand-picked…
April fools, April showers, April Flowers, April No-Power. Most survived, but we lost another of one of our own (RIP). As usual, the 269 stories which covered the month of…
These photos, now in the hundreds, have been found across the internet, including Facebook, Twitter and news sites. Credits to the original photographer given, when known. We don’t use watermarks…
