Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to create Bokor town in Kampot province’s Bokor area by combining three communes from the province’s Teuk Chhou district to ease administration and aid development.

Originally built as a retreat for the French colonial elite, the Bokor Palace Hotel eventually became the site of forced labour and Khmer Rouge massacres On the morning of January 6, 1962, the ...

Built by the French in 1917, the church had been abandoned for decades. The intervention of the Ministry of the Environment was decisive. The Catholic Church is now tasked with restoring the place of ...

KAMPOT: Cambodia on Thursday (June 6) inaugurated a multipurpose seaport here in southwest Kampot province's Bokor city, aiming at enhancing the kingdom's logistics and maritime transportation sector, ...

Hidden in the clouds on a mountain overlooking the provincial capital of Kampot in Cambodia's south sits a relic of a long-gone French colonial era. For decades a Catholic church, possibly the oldest ...

Pen Sokunthea escaped the bustle of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, for the sleepy riverside town of Kampot two years ago, drawn by its tranquil charm and laid-back pace of life. “I’m not a big ...

Whenever global travellers get together the talk always turns to topics such as: “What’s the worst meal you ever ate?” Or “the worst road you’ve ever travelled?” When it comes to reminiscing about the ...

The mist is swirling as we arrive, the thick jungle dripping with sticky moisture. The road to the top has been a mess of potholes and muddy rivulets; a 15-mile journey has turned into a two-hour epic ...