The King of Fire Story
The Jarai people are an ethnic group whose traditional homeland were the Central Highlands of Vietnam and Northeast Cambodia. Their language is related to Chamic, which is in the Malayo-Polynesian…
The Battle For Angkor 1970-1975
The brutality of war has, since time began, countless times destroyed not only lives, but great cities and cultural legacies. Despite the suffering inflicted on the Cambodian people during the…
When Viet Pilots In Soviet Planes Dropped US Bombs On Cambodia
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and remnants of war are discovered almost daily in Cambodia, and pose a constant risk to peoples lives. While the vast majority of landmines are Soviet and…
War Within A War: The Rise & Fall Of FULRO, PT II
This article continues from PART ONE The Second FULRO Rebellion On September 15, 1965, 500 FULRO Montagnards assigned to Buôn Ma Thuộc received arms, following the latest settlement between the…
War Within A War: The Rise & Fall Of FULRO, PT I
The Buôn Ma Thuột Rebellion On September 20, 1964, American-trained Civil Irregular Defense Group (SID-GEE) troops based at Special Forces bases Buon Sar Pa and Bu Prang in Quang Duc province and…
Christianity In Cambodia III: 1900 To Year Zero
Note on sources used; most sources are from Christian Evangelical organizations, which have a tendency to use somewhat preachy language. Given the level of competition that also exists between some…
Khmer Cousins? The Khasi People Of Meghalaya
Around 4,400 years ago, a climatic event, combined with human development led to a massive shift across Asia. The Meghalayan period- named after an area of Northeastern India, is the…
Colonials & Catholics: Christianity In Cambodia 1700-1900
Conflict between Siam and Vietnamese lords raged over control Cambodia throughout the 18th Century before the kingdom agreed to become a French protectorate state. The following article is sourced from…
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…
Elephant & Dragon 11: The 1984-85 Dry Season Offensive
Around the Cambodian-Thai border areas between November 1979 and April 1989, there were over 50 direct attacks and battles on land, air and sea between Vietnamese and PRK troops, Cambodian…
Elephant And Dragon 10: Attacks, Aid, And Avoiding Famine In 1980
With the Khmer Rogue leadership at the UN and Cold War rivalries competing, the situation for Cambodian civilians at the beginning of the 1980’s was looking bleak. One of the…
The Elephant & Dragon Pt.7 Questions- April 1975
Author’s note: This series skips the civil war period from after 1970-74. I have written several pieces already on this time period. Civil War (Kampot) 1971-75 Vietnamese Commando Raid 1971…
The Elephant & Dragon 6: 1970- A Very Bad Year
The turning point for modern Cambodia came in the first half of 1970. A chain of events in Phnom Penh, Beijing, Hanoi, Saigon and Washington had consequences still felt 50…
The Elephant & Dragon 5: Independence To Civil War
This is Part 5 in a series looking at how the relationships between Cambodia -Vietnam-Thailand have shaped history. This latest piece roughly covers events from 1947-1970, both inside and outside…
Between The Elephant And The Dragon 4: World War II
This is part 4 of a history series exploring the relationship between Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. PART 1, PART 2, PART 3 The Winds of War By the 1930’s events…
Between The Elephant And Dragon Part 3: Indochina
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)…
