Started in 2010, film director Mark Bochsler embarked on a seven-year journey to not only capture personal stories in Cambodia, but also the unwavering spirit of a country fighting to preserve its ...

Vath Chamroeun, secretary-general of the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC), confirmed the news that Cambodia will establish a Southeast Asian Bokator Federation in order to create a ...

This edited article by Ouch Sony and Danielle Keeton-Olsen is from VOD News, an independent news site in Cambodia, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. After ...

Cambodia will showcase its UNESCO-listed Bokator martial art at the 13th China Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival, to be held from October 18 to 20 in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan ...

A senior government leader has described the Kingdom’s latest joint tourism venture as more than a spectacular event, but a symbol of well-planned Cambodian tourism and diplomatic strategies aimed at ...

When grandmaster San Kim Sean left Long Beach to return to his homeland of Cambodia in 1955, he had one goal: to bring bokator to the next generation of Khmer people. Now, the martial art form is ...

The rolling thunder of an oncoming monsoon storm provided the appropriate soundtrack to Ratanak Akthun's entrance into the ring. The self-assured young fighter eyed his opponent, Puth Khemarak, who ...

PHNOM PENH – Heavy metal music is blasting from the speakers in Hall C of the sprawling Chroy Changvar International Convention and Exhibition Centre, huge spotlights trained on bare-bodied fighters ...

Even with the weight of a big project on his shoulders, where he has to give his A-game both in acting and in Bokator, Mikael admits to not feeling pressured or worried. Kapuso star Mikael Daez is ...

China's Shaolin Kung Fu martial artists perform at the northern part of Bayon Temple in the complex of the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 24, 2024. China's Shaolin ...

Culture minister Phoeurng Sackona (centre, seated) at the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage session in Rabat, Morocco, on Nov 29. - AKP PHNOM PENH ...