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Rousing history from its slumber
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/01/2017
» In the documentary Angkor Awakens, director Robert H. Lieberman condenses the past and present of Cambodia into 90 minutes. From the ruins of Angkor Wat to the Khmer Rouge horror and present-day testimonies, the film highlights the key episodes in the country's cultural and political development. And while the broad sweep may seem a little too broad at times, the film pulls a rabbit out of the hat with its extensive interview with strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose reflections on the state of his country as well as his memory of the Khmer Rouge era become a centrepiece of the story.
Thaksin worse than Hitler? Give us a break
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 18/01/2014
» It is a mighty stretch of the imagination, isn't it? It is a form of extremism, and extremism is what we're dealing with these days. Above all, it's history being twisted and trampled, all for the sake of bombastic triumphalism and jubilant schadenfreude.
Losing land is bad, but don't lose your head
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/11/2013
» Maps are back. Or precisely, the interpretative wildcard that accompanies maps.