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ROMCHEIK 5 is nominated in the TOP 10 BEST INDEPENDENT Art spaces in S.E. Asia and N° 1 in Cambodia (The Guardian / November 2017) ! Romcheik 5 is the name of the neighbourhood of Battambang where, in 2012, 4 young artists (25 years old) have established their studios with the help of a donor. In 2015, this space has been extended with the construction of a building sheltering an art gallery and since October 2018 a real Museum with a permanent collection of their best artworks. The entrance to the all site is charged 5$ (discount 2 $ 50), to contribute to the maintenance of the premises and the purchase of artist materials.

DinArt Gallery features the work of contemporary Khmer artist. His signature Apsara images are widely known within Cambodia and in Europe, the USA and Australia. Paintings are available for purchase and he can also organise framing or packaging if the buyer needs to travel. He also does commission pieces if you would like a particular subject painted. Come and visit DinArt Gallery, grab a coffee and something to eat at Feel Good Coffee downstairs whilst you are here. Looking for that special travel keepsake, a gift for someone special or if you are leaving Cambodia and want a little piece of Cambodia to go with you? Then perhaps a piece of his art is just the thing for you. He has paintings ranging from 20cm x 20cm on canvas, Postcard A4 size, that you can pack in a suitcase, up to large pieces 2 metres by 2 metres or bigger than that he can put in a tube for safe delivery. Christmas is just around the corner, maybe one of his paintings is the perfect gift for you to give?! He accepts Cash, Paypal, Visa and Mastercard.

Nestled in the heart of Phnom Penh, we are Samai – Cambodia’s first and only premium rum distillery. We create hand-crafted, premium rums using high-quality, locally grown ingredients with the highest quality. 100% of our raw materials are coming from the Kingdom of Wonder. Only specially selected, high-quality sugar cane grown in Koh Kong Province is used to produce the rich caramel molasses that defines the complex base of our premium rums. Following a process that pays tribute to age-old rum making traditions, our rums are complex and full of character, displaying a flavour profile that reflects the uniqueness of Cambodian terroir. We are producing two handcrafted rum: the Gold Rum and the Kampot Pepper Rum. Every Thursday night from 6pm until 11:30pm, Samai Distillery opens its doors to the public. Our guests can come and discover our production process and experience the distillery, taste our different rums, and our original Samai Cocktails.

Fly is the first ever trampoline park in Cambodia where you can free-fly, free-ball, and free-run your way to happiness. Our mission is to be the happiest place in the Kingdom through jumping, eating and chilling with friends. All your friends.

The Cambodia Peace Gallery, opened in October 2018, is a new space for learning, sharing and reflecting on Cambodia's journey from war towards peace. Exhibits are focused on how Cambodians worked together to end the war, the recovery process, and working towards reconciliation for the future. Emphasis is given to positive stories of strength, resilience, and overcoming adversities.

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is the memorial site of the S-21 interrogation and detention center of the Khmer Rouge regime. Located in the heart of Phnom Penh, it preserves a tragic period in history with the aim to encourage visitors to be messengers of peace. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is the memorial site of “Security Office 21” (S-21) of Democratic Kampuchea (also known as the Khmer Rouge regime) and located in what was then the abandoned city of Phnom Penh, whose citizens had been evacuated on 17 April 1975. S-21 served as the central hub of a vast prison system throughout the country and was used throughout the period as a secret facility for the detention, interrogation, torture and extermination of those deemed “political enemies” of the regime. Due to a policy of guilt-by-association, at times whole families were detained at the center. Only 12 former inmates survived the opening of S-21 when Phnom Penh was liberated. Four of them were children.

The Landmine Museum was founded by ex-child soldier Aki Ra as a way to tell the world about the horrors landmines had infilcted on his native Cambodia. He used the proceed to clear landmines wherever he could find them. In the process of clearing small, remote villages, he began bringing home wounded and orphaned children that he and his wife raised as their own, along side their own children. Today the Museum not only tells Aki Ra's unique history and the history of landmines in Cambodia, but it is also home to over two dozen abandoned, orphaned or destitute children. All are cared for, housed, fed, educated and given a future they would otherwise never have had.