Preah Khan Temple Mystery Door of Legends
Hidden in the ancient jungle temple of Preah Khan at Angkor, images carved on a door may be proof of a Khmer legends like Aesop’s fables.
Siam Society Journal Archives Now Online 1904-2011
The Siam Society, promoting research in Southeast Asia history, culture and art now offers its Journal Archives online from 1904-2011.
Khmer Words for Women-Sacred Terms from Cambodian History
This article is based on research presented by Trudy Jacobsen in her book “Lost Goddesses: The Denial of Female Power in the History of Cambodia”.
Artistic Visions of Angkor by Maurice Fievet
French artist Maurice Fievet created extraordinarily accurate paintings of 12th century Angkor with Khmer scholars Bernard Groslier and George Cœdes.
Elegy: Reflections on Angkor Photo Exhibit Opens in USA
The Angkor photos of John McDermott capture its soul on film. His new exhibit features pics from his book Elegy: Reflections on Angkor..
Translators Wanted for French-English Indochina Literature
French colonial period scholars and adventurers created hundreds of profound studies of the Khmer Empire and their rich cultural legacy that still resonates throughout Southeast Asia. They also passionately wrote about sublime and painful relationships and romances that blossomed between Easterners and Westerners.
Most of these French books, novels and articles are long out-of-print and forgotten. But almost none have ever been translated into the English language. This is why we are seeking interested translators to bring select French works of Indochina literature into English.
Titanic Book Unveiling on Top of Angkor Wat
What links the RMS Titanic and the Cambodian jungle temple of Angkor Wat? Author Helen Churchill Candee survived the infamous maritime disaster to write Angkor the Magnificent. Titanic Book Unveiling on Top of Angkor Wat
To Cambodia With Love-Book Review
To Cambodia With Love is a great guidebook with expert authors sharing travel tips and ideas for travelers to Angkor, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and beyond.
Picture Postcards of Cambodia: 1900-1950 – Book Review
Picture Postcards of Cambodia – A masterpiece, conveying the adventure, diversity, exoticism and excitement of early 20th century SE Asia.
NPR Features Cambodia’s Lost Temple of Sdok Kok Thom
In 1979, John Burgess found a lost temple near the Thai-Cambodian border. Now he reveals its unique history in his book Stories in Stone.