Cambodian scientist Yeang Chheang has spent six decades fighting malaria -- even in the Khmer Rouge labour camp where his wife and baby died -- and stands tantalisingly close to ...

The ruling party’s power “stems from control over state institutions, security forces, and economic resources rather than ...

When the Khmer Rouge seized Cambodia, Western intellectuals dismissed reports of atrocities as propaganda. But French ...

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In Cambodia, U.S. planes dropped more than 2.7 million tons of bombs, contributing to the rise of the Khmer Rouge regime, which in four years killed more than 1.7 million civilians. For many of ...

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's government approved a draft law that will jail for five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, committed by the Khmer Rouge, a spokesman said Saturday (Jan 25).

The Cabinet office said the proposed law aims to prevent the recurrence of such events and to provide justice for victims of the Khmer Rouge. The seven-article bill, which needs approval by ...