March 2024 Editorial

Dear friends, Krousar Thmey was invited by the United Nations in Geneva… What an honor! Almost to the day, 33 years ago, I started with a handful of Cambodians in the Site II camp of what would later become the Krousar Thmey organization. With no name, no money,...

Memory and transmission of Khmer classical dance

« If culture dies out, the nation dissolves; if culture thrives, the nation prospers » goes a Cambodian saying. Over the years, the practice and influence of traditional Khmer arts have reflected the country’s periods of progress and crisis. Heritage of an...

Focus on Professional & Academic Success in 2023

Whether in the shade of a fir tree or a mango tree, the end of the year is becoming increasingly clear to everyone. It seems like the perfect time to sum up the year of 2023, particularly regarding the many professional and academic successes achieved by Krousar...

A New Director at the Teuk Thla Center

Phanna and Phanith at the Teuk Thla temporary protection center in Phnom Penh. SOK Phanna, or “Dad” as the children call him, greets us one morning in November at the Teuk Thla temporary protection center in Phnom Penh. As he has done every day for the past 30 years,...