Culture & Customs
The Giant Statue on Bokor Mountain: Who Is Lok Yeay Mao?
The giant statue on Bokor Mountain has a name: Lok Yeay Mao, Kampot's guardian spirit. Her legends, shrines, and why she still watches over travellers today.
Culture & Customs
Kampot's guardian spirit Lok Yeay Mao, the small spirit houses outside shophouses, why local cats have kinked tails, and books to start understanding Cambodia.
Culture & Customs
The Forest Children of Cambodia
Those small wicker shrines with little colourful houses hanging in front of Kampot shophouses: what exactly are they for?
Culture & Customs
Books About Cambodia: Where to Start Reading
A reading list for understanding Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge, from David Chandler's history to survivor memoirs and the In the Shadows of Utopia podcast.
Culture & Customs
Prisoners of Class: A Khmer Rouge Survivor Memoir
A review of Prisoners of Class, Chan Samoeum’s firsthand Khmer Rouge memoir and one of the most important survivor accounts from Cambodia.
Culture & Customs
The Kinky Tail of Cambodian Cats
Have you noticed that many of the local cats have stumpy, kinked tails? You're not the first.
