Battambang District

The Battambang Story

---

August 11th 2008
Cambodia has so many concrete statues, for more than Borneo. As an expatriate journalist in Kampot writes, It makes sense when a large part of the population cannot read, ... ie 'Turn right at the rhino and then left at the horse.' Besides random African animals Batambang has many pictures, statues and tableaux with obvious didactic roles. I was fascinated by these: The Killi ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang

---

Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more