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Judges at Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court grilled the former prison chief of the Khmer Rouge regime on Thursday about his notorious jail.
Khmer Rouge prison chief ‘gave all for revolution’
The Khmer Rouge’s prison chief on Monday told Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court that he had ”sacrificed everything” for the revolution.
Thai, Cambodian troops clash near disputed temple
Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire on a disputed stretch of their border on Friday, killing one Thai in the latest flare-up of an ancient feud
Khmer Rouge head of state appeals for bail
The head of state under Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge appealed to be released from detention on Friday ahead of his trial at the UN-backed war crimes court.
Cambodia readies for first Khmer Rouge trial
Cambodia’s United Nations-backed war crimes court on Monday made final preparations for its long-awaited first public trial of a Khmer Rouge leader.
Cambodia quietly marks Pol Pot’s death
Cambodia on Tuesday quietly marked the 10-year anniversary of Khmer Rouge dictator Pol Pot’s death, amid fears that time is running out to try ageing regime leaders before a…
Cambodia: 407 died from dengue fever in 2007
Cambodia suffered its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever last year and it killed 407 people, most of them children, the highest toll in nearly a decade. Dengue, which causes…
Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan charged
Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan was formally detained and charged on Monday with war crimes and crimes against humanity by Cambodia’s United Nations-backed genocide…
Killer Cambodian cow put to death
A Cambodian cow arrested by authorities last week after causing a string of traffic deaths was butchered by its owner to prevent future highway carnage, police said on Tuesday.…
Cambodia names Interpol-hunted paedophile suspect
Cambodian police said on Tuesday a suspected serial paedophile being hunted by Interpol across Asia was a Canadian national called Christopher Paul Neil, born in 1975. Keo…
Khmer Rouge ‘Brother Number Two’ faces court
Khmer Rouge ”Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea, Pol Pot’s top surviving henchman, was arrested on Wednesday at his house on the Thai border and taken to Phnom Penh to face the United…
More than 20 feared dead in Cambodia plane crash
A charter plane carrying 22 people between two popular Cambodian tourist destinations crashed on Monday in a mountainous region in the south of the country, aviation officials…
Try as he might, he couldn’t kick the habit
An unsuccessful sexual advance by an elderly Cambodian man on a young heifer ended badly when the bovine fought back, kicking him to death. Ta Sam (67) of Svay Rieng province had…
Khmer Rouge genocide trial under threat
With sad eyes, Om Som sits in her shack in the Cambodian countryside waiting for answers. The shoeless 70- year-old has clung on for half a lifetime hoping to find out what…
‘Many’ Cambodian children sexually exploited
Cambodian children still suffer sexual exploitation despite a recent government crackdown on foreign paedophiles, child-rights activists warned on Tuesday. Rodney Hatfield of the…