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Cambodians mark Anger Day At the Choeun Ek memorial site, Cambodians marked Anger Day on May 20 – with re-enactments of Khmer Rouge torture and executions. Choeun Ek, from 17… 20/05/2013
Cambodians mark ‘Day of Anger’ – nocomment Cambodians marked Anger Day on Monday, an annual commemoration of the estimated 1.7 million victims of the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal regime. Survivors and… 20/05/2013
Roof collapse at Cambodia shoe factory At least two people were killed when part of a shoe factory collapsed in Cambodia on Thursday. A concrete roof fell down at the plant in Kampong Speu… 16/05/2013
Cambodia tests new weapons – nocomment Cambodia has conducted live fire artillery exercises with new military equipment in Kompong Speu province, about 50 kilometres west of the capital Phnom Penh… 02/04/2013
French reality TV show contestant dies during filmingA contestant in the French version of the reality television show Survivor has died after suffering a heart attack during filming in Cambodia. Gérald Babin… 22/03/2013
Cambodia: former King Sihanouk’s funeral – nocomment Mourners pay their respects to former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk as his coffin is moved in a procession to the crematorium, through the streets of the… 01/02/2013
“WISE” winners & altruistic innovators More than a thousand education decision-makers will attend the WISE World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha between the 13th-15h November. The event… 09/11/2012
Crusade against Cambodian sex trade Cambodia has become one of the world’s hubs for human trafficking -a hell on earth where one survivor stands tall. The residents of a foster home in the… 17/10/2012
Cambodia mourns ex-king Norodom SihanoukA woman cries over the death of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Sihanouk first came to the throne in 1941… 17/10/2012
Cambodian woman devotes life to healing war scars Euronews went to Battambang province to meet Davy Tith. This former teacher and translator has devoted most of her life to the victims of Pol Pot’s… 10/10/2012
Former Khmer Rouge soldier faces up to past Welcome to Kampong Thom, cradle of Pol Pot, the infamous Khmer Rouge leader. We are here to meet Chin Meth, on her journey through history. Enrolled by… 03/10/2012
Fighting the war’s inheritance in Cambodia This month, Women and War is in Cambodia to meet Meth, Davy, and Somaly. In a country where the proverb is: women are like cotton, they still fight with an… 01/10/2012
Cambodia’s endangered animals Sun bears – the world’s smallest species of bear, are at risk of extinction with habitat loss and illegal hunting to blame. Organisation “Free the Bears”… 27/08/2012
Boeung Kak lake prisoners in Phnom PenhBoeung Kak lake prisoners arrive at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh, June 27. Thirteen prisoners, all women, had been given sentences between 1 to 2.5 years… 27/06/2012
Cambodian protesters to demand land titleA girl cries during a protest in front of the Ministry of Justice in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh May. Boeung Kak Lake and Borei Keila residents… 31/05/2012
Cambodian bourse trades shares nine months after opening Trading on Cambodia’s stock exchange has finally started. The bourse – a joint venture with South Korea’s stock market – was officially launched last July… 18/04/2012
Cambodia under water – nocomment Heavy rain showers have led to floods in Cambodia but Cambodians do not seem too affected, especially children. 13/09/2011
Who says milk tastes better from a bottle?Tha Sophat suckles milk from a cow in Nokor Pheas village, Cambodia. The 18-month-old Cambodian boy has been feeding himself by suckling directly from a cow… 11/09/2011
British man convicted of sex crimes in Cambodia – nocomment A Cambodian court on Thursday convicted a British man of sexually abusing three young girls and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. 09/09/2011
Atypical schools for different children For people living traditional lives in the jungles of Indonesia, nature can be a challenge. One organisation is setting up informal classes for nomads and… 02/09/2011
Cambodia opens stock market but no trading in sight The long-time communist bastion of Cambodia has officially launched its long-delayed stock exchange. However there are no companies being traded and… 11/07/2011
Cambodia celebrates the Preah Vihear temple’s third year as world heritage site – nocomment Cambodia held a traditional ceremony to mark the third anniversary of Preah Vihear Temple as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 07/07/2011
Khmer Rouge ‘core’ goes on trial Now frail and elderly pensioners, they nonetheless stand accused of being privy to the decisions taken by the regime of the Khmer Rouge. They are… 27/06/2011
Class creativity Whether we are born with it, or achieve it through inspiration and hard work, creativity is one of life’s great gifts. It is also a really important asset in… 06/06/2011
A boy sleeps in a refugee camp in ThailandA boy sleeps beside a toy gun at a makeshift refugee camp set up about 30 km from a disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang 23/04/2011
Traditional Cambodian dance experiences cultural revival The Apsara were dancing goddesses, celestial figures, famous for their beauty, and once at the heart of Cambodian culture. Now the traditional dance… 08/04/2011
Inspiring women International Women’s Day reminds us all that in many parts of the world girls are denied the same access to education as boys. But at the Happy Chandara… 28/02/2011
Major restoration at ancient Khmer temple More than a thousand temples of all sizes draw some 2 million tourists to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat site every year. Now, the Bayon temple, which lies at the… 10/02/2011
Cambodia cremates ‘King-Father’ SihanoukThe body of Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk has been cremated in the capital Phnom Penh. Since his death in October he had lain in state. On Friday… 04/02/2013
Cambodia’s King Sihanouk laid to restIn Cambodia thousands of people have turned out for the first of a four-day state funeral for the revered King Norodom Sihanouk. The ceremony began with a… 01/02/2013
Body of late Cambodian king returns homeThe body of Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk has been welcomed by hundreds of thousands of mourners in his homeland’s capital. Cambodians dressed in… 17/10/2012
Crusade against Cambodian sex tradeIn the wake of the war, Cambodia has become one of the hubs for human trafficking. A hell on earth where one survivor stands tall. The residents of a foster… 17/10/2012
Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk diesNorodom Sihanouk, who was 89, has died in a Beijing hospital. Cambodia’s Prime Minister and the current king, Sihanouk’s son, travelled to China to bring back… 15/10/2012
Former King of Cambodia dies at 90Officials say Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk has died of a heart attack at the age of 90. Sihanouk came to the throne in 1941 and led the drive for… 15/10/2012
Khmer Rouge First Lady set freeThe most senior female figure of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime has been set free by the country’s war crimes tribunal. 80-year-old Ieng Thirith, the… 16/09/2012
Pirate Bay co-founder extradited to SwedenThe co-founder of free file-sharing website Pirate Bay has been extradited from Cambodia back to his native Sweden where he will serve a one year prison… 11/09/2012
Pirate Bay founder arrested in CambodiaOne of the founders of Swedish file-sharing website the Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia. Police picked up Gottfried Svartholm Warg in the capital… 03/09/2012
UN court hands life term to Khmer Rouge jailerA UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia on Friday rejected an appeal by Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch, ruling that he must spend the rest of his life in… 03/02/2012
Khmer Rouge trial opens in CambodiaThe three most senior surviving leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge have gone on trial at a UN-backed tribunal. Nearly two million people died under Pol Pot’s… 21/11/2011
Bangkok floods spark mass exodusThailand’s government has told Bangkok residents to leave the capital due to floods. The city of 12 million people has been placed on high alert by… 28/10/2011
Court ruling on ancient temple disputeThailand and Cambodia were ordered to pull their troops out of a newly defined demilitarised zone around an ancient border temple on Monday. The… 18/07/2011
Khmer Rouge leaders leave court citing ill healthSenior surviving members of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime have shown little sign of co-operating at their trial which has started in Phnom Penh. The four… 27/06/2011
Cambodians’ angst bound in warcrimes trialThe war crimes trial in Phnom Penh comes three decades after one of history’s bloodiest upheavals. Human rights activists say they hope for some sort of… 27/06/2011
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge four on trialThe UN-backed trial of the top surviving members of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime has finally got under way in Phnom Penh. The four defendants include the now… 27/06/2011
Khmer Rouge chiefs on trial over ‘Killing Fields’The long-awaited UN-backed trial of the four most senior surviving members of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime has got underway in Phnom Penh. The defendants… 27/06/2011
More clashes on Thai-Cambodian borderThai and Cambodian troops have exchanged rockets and gunfire near to a sacred temple in South East Asia’s bloodiest border dispute in years. At least 13… 26/04/2011
Thai-Cambodian clashes rage into third dayThere have been heavy cross-border artillery exchanges between Thai and Cambodian forces for a third consecutive day. Since the latest flare-up of a… 24/04/2011
Cambodia hosts ASEAN tourism conferenceOver recent years, Cambodia has seen a steady increase in holidaymakers, drawn to the country by its cultural heritage, ancient temples, jungles and pristine… 21/01/2011
Ceremony for Cambodian stampede victimsAn emotional ceremony has been held to mourn the victims of Cambodia’s Water Festival stampede. The Prime Minister was visibly upset as he paid tribute to… 25/11/2010
Death toll mounts after Cambodian festivalBuddhist monks are praying for the dead and injured in the aftermath of the stampede at a Water Festival in Cambodia. The disaster began on a bridge… 23/11/2010
Stampede kills hundreds at Cambodian festivalThe annual water festival in Cambodia has ended in tragedy after a stampede left at least 340 people dead. Television footage showed the panic as people… 23/11/2010
Hundreds feared dead in Cambodian Water FestivalHundreds of people are thought to have died during a celebration in Cambodia. The capital of Phnom Penh was playing host to the three-day Water Festival… 22/11/2010
Festival stampede kills scores in CambodiaClose to 200 people are believed dead after a stampede during Water Festival celebrations in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The victims died on a… 22/11/2010
Time is of the essence in Khmer Rouge genocide trialThe UN-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia has formally indicted the four surviving leaders of the infamous Khmer Rouge regime. Brother Number Two, Nuon… 16/09/2010
Mixed reactions to Khmer Rouge verdictWitnesses and survivors of the Khmer Rouge killings have given mixed reactions after watching the delivery of the verdict. Rob Hamill, the brother of a… 26/07/2010
Jail for Khmer Rouge prison bossA senior member of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a UN- backed court. The verdict against Kaing Guek Eav is the… 26/07/2010
Senior Khmer Rouge figure jailed for 35 yearsIn the first verdict handed down by the joint UN-Cambodian court examining the Khmer Rouge, Kaing Guek Eav has been found guilty of murder, torture, war… 26/07/2010
Prayers at Khmer Rouge jail before court verdictA special Buddhist ceremony has been held at a notorious former Khmer Rouge prison in Phnom Penh, on the eve of a court verdict in the trial of the jail’s… 25/07/2010
Ballet films breaks down barriers“Dancing Across Borders” follows the unique story of a Cambodian teenager who beat the odds to become a professional ballet dancer in the United States. The… 26/04/2010
Climate change along the Mekong riverThe Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers and millions of people depend on it. But with climate change a vast region could be at risk of disaster… 12/02/2010
A clear look at dirty waterWorldwide, a billion people have no access to clean drinking water. One third of humanity does not even have a basic toilet at home. Two thirds of all infant… 08/01/2010
Khmer Rouge leaders to face UN war crimes courtCambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court has issued genocide charges for the first time against two leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. Ex-foreign… 16/12/2009
Cambodian torture chief faces 40-yearsProsecutors in the trial of the Khmer Rouge’s alleged torturer-in-chief have demanded a 40-year sentence. The man known by Pol Pot’s regime as Comrade Duch… 25/11/2009
Prosecutors call for 40 year sentence for Khmer Rouge torturerProsecutors in the trial of the Khmer Rouge’s torturer-in-chief have demanded a 40-year sentence. Kaing Guek Eav, known by Pol Pot’s regime as Comrade… 25/11/2009
The Khmer Rouge: uniquely wicked, rarely punishedFrom 1975 to 1979 the Khmer Rouge imposed a reign of terror in Cambodia, murdering intellectuals, re-educating urban populations through forced labour, and… 23/11/2009
Duch trial approaches endThe closing arguments have begun in the trial of the former prison chief of Cambodia’s notorious S-21 prison during the rule of Pol Pot. Better known as… 23/11/2009
Cambodia’s first Khmer Rouge trial draws to a closeThe trial of a former prison chief under Cambodia’s infamous Khmer Rouge regime has begun its final arguments. Charged with crimes against humanity, the… 23/11/2009
Alleged Khmer Rouge leader stands trialThe man accused of murdering and torturing more than 14,000 people in Cambodia has taken the stand in the first trial of a top Khmer Rouge leader. Kaing… 30/03/2009
“Killing Fields” torturer faces justiceThree decades after the tragedy of Cambodia’s so-called “Killing Fields,” the Khmer Rouge’s alleged torturer-in-chief has gone on trial. Kaing Gech Eav… 17/02/2009
30 years on: alleged Khmer Rouge chief torturer faces justiceHundreds of people have queued up for a place at the long-awaited trial of a former Khmer Rouge leader in Cambodia. The UN-backed tribunal is the first… 17/02/2009
Trial to revisit Khmer Rouge terror in CambodiaThe terror of the Khmer Rouge’s reign in Cambodia will be revisited this week when the first of several trials of former leaders of the regime begins… 15/02/2009
