For centuries, Battambang, Cambodia, was renowned for the arts – until its artists were targeted by the Khmer Rouge. Now, its troubled history is informing its creative spirit. "You can be a starving ...

Fly over the artistic soul of Cambodia with this immersive drone footage of Battambang. Soar above the banks of the winding Sangker River, where the city’s remarkably preserved French colonial ...

Battambang is at the cutting edge of Cambodia’s new art scene. Claire Knox finds a pretty, sleepy city waking up to its creative potential The resemblance is rather striking. With his dark hair swept ...

On 31 October 2023, Battambang becomes the first-ever Cambodian city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Its designation as a creative city of gastronomy, is a testimony to Battambang’s ...

Battambang doesn’t have any Michelin stars but it does have street snacks like crunchy deep-fried bananas and turmeric-tinted minced-pork stuffed pancakes “Batdambng mean avei chhnganh? Anything ...

A visit by Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie to two of Battambang’s historic theatres has injected fresh momentum into efforts to restore the province’s cultural landmarks and reposition them as a new ...

When the Cambodian women’s wheelchair basketball team headed to their first major international competition, they found wins off the court. Sieng Sokchan coaches and plays for the Battambang Roses ...