History: Norodom Of Cambodia’s Saigon State Visit 1888
Cambodian King Norodom (1860-1904) is known to have made three state visits to Saigon, in 1869, 1880 and 1888. Here are the press reports of his third visit, which lasted from…
Koreans Arrested For Siem Reap Car Theft
Siem Reap: Two Korean men were arrested at 8:40 am April 4, 2020 at DeHonara Guesthouse, Svay Dong Village, Siem Reap. Colonel Thal Duch, deputy commander of the Siem Reap…
History: Between The Elephant And The Dragon, Part 1
As great powers fall, others shall rise in their place. The Khmer empire, at its peak controlled or had under vassal, much of mainland Southeast Asia, from southern China to…
Thiounn Prasith- Pol Pot’s Spin Doctor
Thiounn Prasith was born in Phnom Penh on 3 February 1930, the youngest of five children from a conservative family working for the French colonial administration. He later served in…
Alamo Cafe Murder Trial Adjourned
Phnom Penh: Municipal Court Judge Duch Sok Sarin on the morning of the 26th of November, 2019, began a hearing into 35-year-old Sin Sophal (Da) in relation to premeditated murder…
Five Women Killed in Kampong Thom Crash
Kompong Thom: At around 4:10 am on the 2nd of October, 2019, a car accident on National Road 6 near Stung Sen, Kampong Thom province caused the death of five…
4 Workers Killed In 3 Construction Incidents
Sihanoukville: At 7:10 am on August 9, 2019, a wall at a brick factory collapsed in Pou Thoeung Village, Bat Trang Commune, Prey Nop District, Preah Sihanouk province, following a…
Two Survive Lightning Strike
Kampong Thom: At 5:00 PM, May 5, 2019, there were two cases of lightning strikes in Steung Sen district. Duch Vuthy, male, 41 years and Ty Sika, 13, were seriously…
Im Chaem: KR Commander to Christian Convert
Im Chaem, 76, is a former cadre of the notorious Khmer Rouge who was in charge of labour operations in northwest Cambodia. (Photo by Sineat Yon/ucanews.com) Anlong Veng District in…
Cambodian Rock Band – the Musical
Victory Gardens Theater continues its 44th season with the Chicago Premiere of Cambodian Rock Band, written by Lauren Yee, featuring songs by Dengue Fever and directed by Marti Lyons. Cambodian Rock…
I Live Next to My Torturer
(BBC) After 12 years in operation, the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia on Friday delivered what will likely be its final verdict. But away from the courtroom, some survivors…
Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan Guilty of Genocide
The two most senior Khmer Rouge leaders still alive today have been found guilty of genocide, almost 40 years since Pol Pot’s brutal communist regime fell, in a verdict followed by millions…
KR Trial Verdicts Due Friday
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA BY SOPHENG CHEANG AND GRANT PECK ASSOCIATED PRESS The tribunal judging the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians…
Double Child Murder Suspect in Custody
Fantastic result for Task Force “Quebec” Double Homicide. I want to take this opportunity to commend and praise the members of Joint Task For “Quebec” who worked tirelessly to investigate…
From Newcastle and New Zealand to the Killing Fields of Cambodia
In 1978, three young men on a gap year strayed into Cambodian waters and were discovered by members of the Khmer Rouge. Holly Baxter retraced the steps of her fellow…
5 Years Suspended Sentence for ADHOC 5
Phnom Penh: 26 September 2018, Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge Duch Sok Sarin, announced a verdict of five convicted persons, including four Adhoc officials and one NEC official, of five years…
