Haunted house up for sale

A Khmer dwelling ​ on prime downtown riverside land has come back on the market, despite its widespread reputation as a haunted house.

Collaborative museum exhibition disappoints

Possibly the hardest exhibition in the world to find is showing at the Angkor National Museum.

Musoes mix it up in mix’n’match bands

Popular Temple Town band The Siem Reapers is spreading its wings further afield, having made its Phnom Penh debut last month at FCC Phnom Penh.

American Corner spreads US message to Khmers

“At the end of last month I enrolled in a quiz at American Corner. There were ten questions within the paper, and those questions talked about Barack Obama's life. In the afternoon when I went to check the result, I was informed that I had a 100 per cent pass and that I would get a reward,” said Heng Prim Rathana, a student of the University of Southeast Asia University in Siem Reap.

Garbage picker becomes circus star

Contortionist Pin Phunam, 21, stunned Siem Reap audiences at the opening show of Phare, The Cambodian Circus when she bent her legs above her head and then, using a bow held with one foot

Comedians spread the word about health

An innovative program by the Reproductive and Child Health Alliance (RACHA) is using comedians to help spread the word about health in rural communities around Siem Reap.

Wanderlust fashion label rebadged as Binky Higgins

An intriguing new addition to Siem Reap’s chic fashion retail scene has emerged in the guise of the curiously named Binky Higgins store at FCC Angkor.

Zumba, the world’s funkiest fitness craze, hits town

In a town where Khmer aerobics is king, there may be a new contender for the exercise crown. Over the last couple of months

New Brit-style teahouse opens

Grace House Community Centre, an NGO which works with disadvantaged children and their families, has opened a tea-shop on the road to Tonlé Sap.

Karate kids get their kicks at local club

In a partially constructed building tucked away behind Wat Polanka, around thirty young people are neatly lined up, dressed in white, all eyes on their instructor.