The 15th to 17th centuries represented a time of foreign influence, when expansionist Siam and Vietnam fought over Cambodia. By the mid-1800s, Cambodia, like most other countries in Asia, came under increasing pressure from European colonial powers. In 1863, King Norodom signed a Protectorate ...
In 1887, Cambodia, Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China became part of the Indochinese Union, which the French colonialists established in order to centralize the colonial administration; Laos was later incorporated into the union. The Khmer economy came under the control of the French, who abolished...
Sihanouk was to dominate Cambodian history for most of the half century following his coronation. He also developed from a protégé of the French into a determined, if cautious, adherent to the cause of Cambodian independence. The occupation of Japanese troops over Southeast Asia provided many Asi...
French Rule Phnom Penh, as planned by the French, came to resemble a town in provincial France. By the second half of the 19th century, France had begun to expand its colonial penetration of Indochina (the peninsula between India and China). In 1863 France accepted the Cambodian king's in...
French Colonial Elegance: Evident in its tree-lined boulevards and colonial-era buildings, Phnom Penh bears the influence of French colonial rule. The allure of places like Psar Thmei, the Central Market, lies not just in the goods for sale but in the architectural charm that transports visitors...
As the ‘Pearl of Asia’, this capital city is a combination of French colonial mansions and tree-lined boulevards amidst monumental Angkorian architecture.Phnom Penhfeatures many temples, historical sites and museums for tourists to discover its tragic yet splendid past. Two must-go attractions in...
The documentary, S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (赤柬殺人機器) was shown as part of the exhibition, History Will Repeat Itself. Made in 2002 jointly by France (former colonial ruler of Cambodia) and Cambodia, directed by a Cambodian Rithy Panh, the film, as put in the leaflet of ...
Another place worth visiting is the Kampong Chhnang, a bustling dockside and the clay pot capital of Cambodia. The port town in the very heart of Cambodia is home to the country's main fishery and rice plantations. What is more, the French colonial history had ironed this city with unique...
However, the French colonial governor stopped the distribution of the book because it was being distributed by a British Protestant organization. This was because of longstanding difficulties between Great Britain and France, which had often led to warfare, competing colonial interests, and because the...
Capital of the country is the city of Phnom Penh – located at the junction of three rivers: Sap, Bassac and Mekong, with a population of around 1.5 million people. The city’s called The Pearl of Indochina, combining typical Asian and French colonial architecture. It dates back to 14th ...