At the end of a tow rope, somewhere between O’Svay and Preah Romkel, a boat loaded with books changed banks. This is not a metaphor. (26 Jun 2026) On June 24, 2026, in the early morning heat of rainy season, the provincial team of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) Stung Treng Branch began…
(23 Jan 2026) Archaeologists are actively engaged in the restoration of the northern library at the iconic Angkor Wat in Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park, said a news release issued by the APSARA National Authority (ANA) on Thursday. The four-month project on the deteriorated northern library on the second level of Angkor Wat started in November…
(19 Jan 2026) The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) [of Cambodia] and the Indian Embassy in Cambodia inaugurated a new science library at Hun Sen Treng High School in Ratanak Mondul district of Battambang province on Saturday, marking a significant step in the kingdom’s effort for technology-driven development. The facility was funded…
(7 Aug 2025) Lo Chandy, a librarian in Pursat province’s floating villages, is on a mission with NGO Sipar Cambodia to bring books to children who have never had access to a real library. Chandy, 24, who is also the library educator, said the first library in these Bakan district villages has created an interest…
(12 Mar 2025) Prime Minister Hun Manet has called on local authorities to set up mobile libraries to promote reading across Cambodia. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Vanda Institute yesterday, Mr. Hun Manet also urged provincial administrations to create public spaces, especially in urban areas and parks, in each province where a mobile…
(26 Feb 2025) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia and the Ministry of External Affairs of India. The agreement, finalized on February 17, 2025, will pave the way for establishing a state-of-the-art science library in the Ratanak Mondul district of Battambang province. …
(3 Jan 2025) Restoration work on the nearly 1,000-year-old southern library of the Angkor Wat in Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park has been completed successfully, the APSARA National Authority said in a news release on Friday. Angkor Wat is a major temple in the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park in the country’s northwest Siem Reap province. …
(10 Sep 2024) The blog post details a study trip organized by the Southeast Asian Library Group to libraries and archives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Jana Igunma, Henry Ginsburg Curator for Thai, Lao and Cambodian at British Library explored various institutions, including the National Library of Cambodia and the Royal University of Fine Arts, focusing…
(3 May 2024) The governments of Cambodia and China, through the legislative bodies of both sides, have agreed to boost cooperation in establishing the Digital Law Library of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly to expand all-round cooperation in line with the strategic partnership and building a common destiny community. More details can be found here.
(21 Mar 2024) The Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) plans to build a Queen Mother Library and reading room near the Laos border in Stung Treng province to develop education and preserve important Cambodian documents. The province’s Borey O’Svay Senchey district Governor Ly Mina said that DC-Cam is a center that collects important historical…