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Thai army probing landmine incident on border
Published on 17/07/2025
» The Thai army is trying to find out whether a landmine that injured three Thai soldiers — one of whom lost a foot — was old or a newly planted one at the border with Cambodia in Ubon Ratchathani.
Cambodia marks Unesco recognition of Khmer Rouge sites as places of 'peace and reflection'
Published on 13/07/2025
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia held ceremonies across the country on Sunday to celebrate Unesco's recognition of three former Khmer Rouge sites as World Heritage, honouring their transformation from centres of repression to places of peace and reflection.
Cambodian genocide sites added to World Heritage list
Published on 12/07/2025
» Three torture and execution sites used by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia to perpetrate genocide 50 years ago have been added to the Unesco World Heritage List.
Too long in power a bad idea for leaders
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 01/07/2025
» Leading an entire country for a few years is a steep learning curve, but it's useful experience. Being in power for a dozen years makes most leaders arrogant and careless, but some remain more or less functional. Being in power for more than 30 years just makes you stupid. Consider Cambodia's Hun Sen and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The human touch
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/06/2025
» Re: "Wimbledon prepares for life without line judges", (Sport, June 28).
A coffin for Pol Pot's memory, 50 years after Phnom Penh's fall
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» ANLONG VENG - A new coffin-shaped structure topped with a clear plastic roof looms over the cremation site of Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a testament to the estimated two million Cambodian lives lost under his genocidal rule.
Vietnamese journalist gets 2 1/2 years in prison for Facebook posts
New York Times, Published on 01/03/2025
» HO CHI MINH — A court in Vietnam sentenced one of the country's most influential journalists to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for "abusing democratic freedoms" with about a dozen posts on Facebook that criticised or questioned the government.
Remembering a horse with no name
Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/02/2025
» Something I have always been thankful for is not succumbing to gambling. This is not because of any lofty moral stance but the reality that with my luck, I would never have a hope of winning. In fact, the only time I ever won anything by chance was at a church fete lottery at the age of 10. The prize was a large bar of soap which at that age seemed more of a punishment than a reward.
Room for dissent narrows under new Cambodian PM
Published on 24/12/2024
» PHNOM PENH — Until last year, most Cambodians had lived under only one leader. Hun Sen ruled as prime minister for nearly four decades, tightening his iron grip over the country and systematically silencing the opposition, activists and independent media.
Cambodian canal megaproject in trouble
Published on 21/11/2024
» PHNOM PENH - At a ceremony in August, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country’s economic fortunes.