PM to attend funeral of ‘Tiger of Cambodia’
PM left for Hanoi to attend the funeral of former Vietnamese president Le Duc Anh.
Tag: Pol Pot
Hun Sen blasts US government for 1970 coup
PM blasts the US for rallying behind the removal of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970.
Hun Sen blasts US government for 1970 coup
Prime Minister Hun Sen today blasted the United States for rallying behind the removal of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 and accused it of supporting Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge.
CMAC official lashes out at US over row with Chinese embassy
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre has lashed out at the United States for comments made on Facebook accusing China of supporting Pol Pot’s regime from 1975 to 1979.
Cambodia-Vietnam ties: From ‘liberator’ to a major trade partner
There has been an ebb and flow in Cambodia’s relations with Vietnam, 40 years after Vietnamese troops helped ‘liberate’ the country from the yoke of the genocidal Khmer Rouge, writes Cheunboran Chanborey.
Chea Vannath fighting for women’s empowerment
Vannath is encouraging women to participate in tackling political and social issues.
SAD WEDDING MUSIC
Written by Kim Pichpinun, “Sad Wedding Music” gives readers another aspect of the suffering of one person who had encountered two different miserable times during the time of Lon Nol and Pol Pot. Published by Khmer Writers Association in 1998, the book earned the 2nd prize of 7 January Literature Award in 1997.
ECCC, great Cambodian achievement
November 16, 2018, is a historical date – not only for Cambodia but also for all humanity. It gives hope that all perpetrators of mass crimes, regardless of who they are, will be punished. A small step has been taken in Phnom Penh in this long march towards international criminal justice.
Tuol Sleng records digitised
A meeting at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum reviewed a project to preserve about 400,000 records from Pol Pot’s brutal regime.
Russia, Cambodia: Fruitful interaction
Russia and Cambodia remain good friends and bilateral ties are rooted in the 1980s when Russians gave a helping hand to Cambodians, who had just overcome the hardship of the Pol Pot regime, writes H.E. Dmitry Tsvetkov.
Crow Flies Away
Yeang Sakuny was determined to break the glass ceiling in the country’s literature. She published a book of her own, detailing how people died and survived in 1975.
Khmer Rouge documents to be preserved
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on Monday launched the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives Preservation and Digitization Project.
Tribunal to hear Im Chaem appeal
The Khmer Rouge tribunal’s pre-trial chamber will consider an appeal challenging its decision to dismiss Case 004/01 against Im Chaem.
