‘1620’, A Cautionary Tale
The rivalry between Cambodia and Siam during the 17th century.
The rivalry between Cambodia and Siam during the 17th century.
The Beat Generation forward-thinker spent five days in Angkor during his 1963 journey from India to Japan. Here is his voice.
Cultural and geographical variations of the Theravada liturgy, chanting and rituals in Southeast Asia.
A major study on regional and global trade historic phases, their impact on development of polities and kingdoms around 1th-16th...
The troubled years of mid-19th century, when Cambodia was struggling to survive as a nation.
An English translation of Bernard-Philippe Groslier's notes on Chinese ceramics in Southeast Asia
The prehistory of cultural and commercial exchanges across the South China Sea and mainland Southeast Asia.
Trade and maritime rivalries during the 11th century.
Inscriptions reflect a unified and diverse Kingdom of Champa in the 15th century, before its collapse.
Pepper and Power: Chinese Port Colonies and Khmer, Siam and Vietnamese rivalries in the Mekong Delta area.
A lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.
The travelogue of an early explorer and archaelogist in Angkor and Champa areas
The coming to age of a young French woman at a transition period for modern Cambodia.
The earliest contribution on Angkor published in an European scientific journal by a Southeastasian scholar.
A summary of Oc Eo archaeological finds and their importance from a Vietnam touristic angle.
A pleasant read from a typical French 'grand reporter' of the 1930s who befriended famous journalist Albert Londres.
Collection of drawings and paintings from the students of the Gia Dinh Fine Arts School
From the "Two Sacred Ladies" to the virtuous daughter of a disgraced king,, a collection of Vietnamese folktales mixing history...
From divination to 'dragon bloodline' to Ancient Viet Archaeology, a profuse, unpredictable and stimulating spring of thoughts, insights and musings.
Mon and Mon-Khmer tribes came from the North, not from the South: new insights on an old controversy among linguists...
The land routes linking two neighbors, foes and trade partners, and the mutual influences in Khmer and Cham cultures.
50 kms from the city of Hoi An, My Sơn is the largest and most important of Champa’s religious architectural...
Power struggle and ethnic minorities in pre-colonial Southeast Asia, and in particular across the Mekong Delta.
Online and print cultural magazine in Vietnamese language.
A fascinating exploration of lesser known, unofficial documents and testimonies on pre-colonial Cambodia and the French push for colonization.
A particular example of Brahmanist-Muslim syncretism in modern Southeast Asia, and what it tells us about the ancient Cham civilization
Photographer Raymond Cauchetier was in his thirties when he fulfilled a childhood dream: to see Angkor Wat.