Circus big-top tent ready for show time

The circus big-top, a 400-seat venue, finally arrived in Siem Reap from France on May 11, and is now in the process of being installed and readied for performance, according to Huot Dara, co-director of the Phare Ponleu Selpak Project in Siem Reap.

Hotel ‘village’ preserves wooden house culture

A ‘village’ of eleven traditional Khmer houses from different eras and different provinces has been carefully built as part of an uber-chic new hotel, Sala Lodges.

Syrian piano man debuts at new venue

The streets of downtown Siem Reap will be alive with the strains of Debussy and Rachmaninov on Tuesday night.

Innovative homestay fix Housing gap eases for Khmer youth

A homestay inspired by the desire to give young Khmers the opportunity to travel and study outside of their province has opened its doors in Wat Damnak village, just along from Cuisine Wat Damnak restaurant.

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.