Over the next 200 years, the empire shrank, as tributary states in what is now Thailand declared their independence and invaded Cambodian territory. By 1450 or so, the capital had shifted southward to ...
It contains the ruins of Khmer Empire capitals from the 9th to 15th centuries, including the temple of Angkor Wat, featured on several Cambodian banknotes, such as the 2,000 riel note depicting ...
Cambodian classical dancers trace their art to carvings of celestial dancers on temples dating back 1,000 years to a time when what is now Cambodia was the center of the vast Angkorian Empire, and to ...
A legacy of the Khmer Empire which ruled the area for 500 years beginning in the 9th century, Angkor served as its capital city. The majestic monuments are testimony of the impressive achievements ...
PHNOM PENH: At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death on Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with ...
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia, most of whose people consider themselves descendants of the ancient Khmer Empire. But painful memories still endure of the ...
British archaeologist Pauline Carroll travels to Cambodia to explore world-famous temple sites and discover lost cities emerging from the jungle where the empire began nearly 1300 years ago.