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Former Khmer Rouge leader speaks out as prison chief testifies
Phnom Penh - Former Khmer Rouge senior leader Nuon Chea said he would exercise his right to remain silent at a war crimes trial in Cambodia on Monday, as the court heard testimony from convicted regime prison chief Kaing Guek Eav.
Cambodia sets up protected area in bid to save endangered dolphins
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government said Wednesday it was establishing a 180-kilometre-long conservation area on the Mekong River to protect the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin.
One tourist killed, dozens injured in Cambodian bus crash
Phnom Penh - A Russian tourist died and dozens of foreign nationals were injured after a bus carrying 46 people overturned in southern Cambodia, local media reported Wednesday.
Cambodia's art revolution reaches global market
Phnom Penh - From the artworks of the capital's burgeoning galleries to the distinct school of design evolving in the north-western town of Battambang, Cambodian art is increasingly reaching a global market.
Puma to investigate shooting at Cambodia factory protest
Phnom Penh - Senior Puma SE executives are to investigate the shooting of three employees at a Cambodian factory supplying it with footwear, the company announced Tuesday.
Workers shot at Puma supplier protest in Cambodia
Phnom Penh - A woman was in a critical condition after being shot during a protest outside a factory supplying sportswear giant Puma SE in south-eastern Cambodia on Monday, rights groups said.
Hard up Khmer Rouge Tribunal calls for donations
Phnom Penh - Officials at the cash-strapped Khmer Rouge Tribunal were to travel to New York to request 89 million US dollars in funding for the next two years, a spokesman said Friday.
Anchor's 'healing powers' draw Cambodian pilgrims
Phnom Penh - A 19th century ship's anchor has become a draw for Cambodian pilgrims who believe it has healing powers, local media reported Tuesday.
Khmer Rouge investigation to continue, authority questioned
Phnom Penh - Investigations into a scheduled case at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal can resume, documents released Monday showed.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!War of words escalates at Khmer Rouge tribunal
Phnom Penh - A public war of words between two judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal intensified Friday as a Cambodian jurist fired back at his international counterpart.
Khmer Rouge tribunal judge reopens court's third case
Phnom Penh - A judge at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal has reopened investigations into the court's controversial third case, after an earlier probe was deemed 'defective,' according to documents released Thursday.
Phnom Penh bans rotisseries for inciting violence
Phnom Penh - Spit-roasting whole cattle on the streets of Phnom Penh has been banned after claims it glorifies violence in the Buddhist country, local media reported Thursday.
Neglect, exploitation revealed in Cambodian orphanages
Phnom Penh - Children have been neglected, forced to solicit funding and perform in bars while being cared for by Cambodian orphanages, a study released Wednesday found.
BACKGROUND: S-21, the Khmer Rouge's key torture centre
Phnom Penh - S-21 was once a school. Today, as a museum highlighting some of the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime, it is again a place of learning. But from 1975 to 1979, it was a prison dedicated to torture and execution.
BACKGROUND: What was the Khmer Rouge?
Phnom Penh - The Khmer Rouge tribunal on Friday extended to life the sentence of Comrade Duch, former prison chief of the regime that ruled Cambodia in the late 1970s. Below are some basic facts about the movement:
PROFILE: Who is Comrade Duch?
Phnom Penh - Kaing Guek Eav, alias Comrade Duch, was the head of the Khmer Rouge's torture centre S-21.
ANALYSIS: Khmer Rouge Tribunal in crisis
Phnom Penh - With unpaid salaries, demoralized staff and a catalogue of high-profile controversies, observers say Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal is in crisis.
LEAD: Khmer Rouge prison chief gets life sentence on appeal
Phnom Penh - Former prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, alias Comrade Duch, saw his sentence for crimes against humanity and war crimes raised Friday to life in prison in an appeal judgement before Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal.
Khmer Rouge prison chief gets life in appeal verdict
Phnom Penh - Former prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, alias Comrade Duch, saw his sentence for crimes against humanity and war crimes raised to life in an appeal judgement at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal on Friday.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!PREVIEW: Khmer Rouge victims prepare for appeal verdict
Phnom Penh - Elderly survivors of a notorious Khmer Rouge security centre called Thursday for its former chief to be given a stiffer sentence when Cambodia's war crimes court rules on his appeal this week.
Cambodia's star elephant retires
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's best-known elephant has retired following a campaign to get her medical attention, media reports said Monday.
Police general accused of beating bank employee in Cambodia
Phnom Penh - An irate police general allegedly beat a bank employee with a mobile phone in Cambodia after the worker refused to cash a cheque, national media reported Monday.
China sentences deported Uighurs to life in prison
Beijing - China has sentenced two ethnic minority Uighurs to life in prison and a third to 17 years in prison for unknown crimes after they were repatriated from Cambodia despite requesting asylum, reports said Friday.
UN expert: Khmer Rouge Tribunal judge can investigate
Phnom Penh - A United Nations expert on the Khmer Rouge Tribunal said Wednesday that a judge can investigate upcoming cases at the court, despite Cambodia's decision not to endorse his appointment.
Rights groups call for end to forced evictions in Cambodia
Phnom Penh - Five international rights groups called Tuesday for Cambodia to end forced land evictions and deemed such action 'a blot on the country's reputation.'
LEAD: UN: Cambodia breaches war crimes agreement
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's refusal to appoint an international judge to the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal is 'a matter of serious concern,' United Nations said Saturday.
UN: Cambodia breaches war crimes agreement
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's refusal to appoint an international judge to the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal Saturday is 'a matter of serious concern,' United Nations said Saturday.
Six villagers shot in Cambodian land dispute
Phnom Penh - Six villagers were shot during a land dispute in western Cambodia's Kratie province on Wednesday, a rights group said.
UN calls for Cambodia to fulfil war crimes court obligation
Phnom Penh - The United Nations said Wednesday that Cambodia is obliged to appoint a judge to the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal despite the government's insistence that it has a choice on whether to approve such a move.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!Relatives of missing French family in Cambodia file case
Phnom Penh - Relatives of a French family, whose bodies may have been found inside a submerged car in Cambodia, have filed a case in the French judicial system, an embassy official said Tuesday.
LEAD: Cambodia claims final say over appointment of tribunal judge
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government said Monday that the country's judiciary has the right to decline to appoint a United Nations-nominated judge to the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal.
Cambodia claims final say over appointment of tribunal judge
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government said Monday that the country's judiciary has the right to decline to appoint a United Nations-nominated judge to the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal.
Rights groups demand release of eviction protesters in Cambodia
Phnom Penh - Cambodian authorities must release 24 women and six children detained after they participated in eviction protests, a coalition of rights groups said Thursday.
Tribunal monitor urges Phnom Penh to approve United Nations judge
Phnom Penh - A group monitoring the Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Tuesday called on donors to pressure the Cambodian government to approve the appointment of the reserve international investigating judge.
LEAD: Cambodia's former anti-drugs chief gets life for trafficking
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Cambodia's former top anti-drug official gets life for trafficking
Phnom Penh - The former head of Cambodia's anti-drugs office was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for masterminding a drugs ring from his office, a court official said.
Cambodian police and residents clash over eviction and demolition
Phnom Penh - Police clashed with residents of a development site in Phnom Penh on Tuesday during the eviction of hundreds of families, local rights groups said.
Cambodian-Thai talks see deal but no timeframe on troop drawdown
Phnom Penh - Cambodia and Thailand agreed to withdraw troops from a contested border area but had not fixed a timetable to do so, media reports said Thursday.
LEAD: War crimes court blocks release of Khmer Rouge defendant
Phnom Penh - The UN-backed court trying Khmer Rouge leaders for alleged genocide on Tuesday ordered key defendant Ieng Thirith, the former social affairs minister, to remain in pre-trial detention.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!War crimes court orders Khmer Rouge defendant to stay in detention
Phnom Penh - The UN-backed court trying Khmer Rouge leaders for alleged genocide on Tuesday ordered key defendant Ieng Thirith, the former social affairs minister, to remain in pre-trial detention.
Aide to Khmer Rouge leader tells court of fear in ministry
Phnom Penh - A former aide to Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary told Cambodia's war crimes court Thursday that staff at the ministry operated in fear during the movement's rule between 1975 and 1979.
Angry Cambodians demand iPhones after competition 'system error'
Phnom Penh - Two dozen Cambodians staged a protest after a leading mobile phone company texted them they had won iPhones and then refused to hand over the prizes, citing a technical error, media reports said Wednesday.
Save the Mekong coalition urges cancellation of Lao dam project
Bangkok - Opponents of the 3.8-billion-dollar Xayaburi dam on Tuesday urged the Mekong River Commission to cancel the project at their meeting this week, to ensure healthy fisheries for the region and avoid cross-border conflict.
LEAD: Former Khmer Rouge leader blames Vietnam for 1970s killings
Phnom Penh - Nuon Chea, the most senior living Khmer Rouge cadre and the man regarded as its chief ideologue, on Monday blamed neighbouring Vietnam for the huge death toll during his government's rule of Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.
Former Khmer Rouge leader blames Vietnam for 1970s Cambodia killings
Phnom Penh - Nuon Chea, the most senior living Khmer Rouge cadre and the man regarded as its chief ideologue, on Monday blamed neighbouring Vietnam for the huge death toll during his government's rule of Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.
Burundi declares itself landmine-free at world convention
Phnom Penh - An international conference on landmines opened Monday with Burundi announcing it had cleared its territory of anti-personnel mines and Uganda vowing to meet that goal next year.
PROFILE: Cambodian landmine campaigner hopes to 'clean our world'
Phnom Penh - Tun Channareth was a 22-year-old soldier when he stood on a landmine in western Cambodia in 1982. The blast took his lower legs and utterly changed his life.
Amnesty International calls for halt to Cambodia forced evictions
Phnom Penh - Amnesty International called on Cambodia's government Thursday to end 'a wave of forced evictions' as it released a report highlighting the impact land grabbing has on women.
Cambodia's former head of state says charges 'monumentally biased'
Phnom Penh - Khieu Samphan, the former head of state in the Khmer Rouge government, told the UN-backed court Wednesday he had joined the communist party to benefit his nation, and complained that the prosecution 'really wants my head on a block.'
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!LEAD: Most senior living Khmer Rouge leader rejects criminal charges
Phnom Penh - Nuon Chea, the man regarded as the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologue and its most senior living cadre, told a war crimes court Tuesday that the prosecution's allegations of massive criminality, for which it holds him partly responsible, were 'untrue.'
Khmer Rouge accused are 'common murderers,' prosecutor says
Phnom Penh - The prosecution concluded its opening arguments on the second day of the Khmer Rouge tribunal Tuesday, describing the three accused as 'thieves of time and common murderers of an entire generation of Cambodians.'
Prosecution: Khmer Rouge leaders had 'complete' control over nation
Phnom Penh - The three Khmer Rouge leaders on trial for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes exercised 'frightening, pervasive and complete' control over all aspects of Cambodian society during their 1975-79 rule, the UN-backed court heard Tuesday.
Khmer Rouge leaders hear charges as trial starts in Cambodia
Prosecution says Khmer Rouge leaders planned genocide
Phnom Penh - The UN-backed war crimes court heard details Monday of the Khmer Rouge's alleged efforts in the 1970s to destroy the Cham Muslims and ethnic Vietnamese minorities.
Prosecution: Khmer Rouge 'stripped human life of any value'
Phnom Penh - The UN-backed war crimes court heard details Monday surrounding an array of crimes including forced marriage, forcible deportation, religious persecution, and countless murders at security centres run by the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled from 1975-79.
Prosecution: Cambodia was turned 'into a massive slave camp'
Phnom Penh - The UN-backed war crimes court heard Monday that the Khmer Rouge had converted Cambodia into 'a massive slave camp, turning the entire nation into a prison' during its 1975-79 rule.
PROFILE: Who are the three Khmer Rouge leaders on trial?
Phnom Penh - The three defendants on trial in Cambodia before a UN-backed tribunal deny charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for their alleged roles in the deaths of up to 2.2 million people during the Khmer Rouge movement's 1975-79 rule.
ANALYSIS: Khmer Rouge trial opens; key charges might never be heard
Phnom Penh - The opening arguments in the long-awaited trial of Cambodia's surviving Khmer Rouge leaders began Monday, but given the ages of the three defendants and the length of the proceedings, there is a risk that serious charges might never be heard.
War crimes trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders opens in Cambodia
Phnom Penh - A UN-backed war crimes court on Monday opened the trial proper against the surviving leaders of Cambodia's communist Khmer Rouge movement.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!War crimes court orders Khmer Rouge defendant Ieng Thirith freed
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's war crimes tribunal ordered Thursday that proceedings against the former Khmer Rouge social affairs minister Ieng Thirith be halted and she be released from pre-trial detention.
War crimes court sets decision date for Khmer Rouge security chief
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's war crimes court announced Thursday it would deliver its decision in the appeal of the Khmer Rouge's former security chief on February 3.
Khmer Rouge victim quits tribunal saying UN-backed court is a sham
Phnom Penh - A prominent survivor of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime said Tuesday she would no longer participate in the UN-backed tribunal, saying it had become a farce.
Cambodia opens new bridges yards from scene of 2010 disaster
Phnom Penh - Buddhist monks offered blessings Monday as Phnom Penh opened two new pedestrian bridges near the site of a disaster that claimed hundreds of lives last year.
Cambodia starts record distribution of nets in bid to beat malaria
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government began handing out the first of 2.7 million insecticide-treated nets Monday in a bid to eliminate malaria by 2025.
Cambodia passes long-awaited acid attack law
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's parliament on Friday approved a law several years in the making that levies severe penalties for the perpetrators of acid attacks.
Asian Development Bank to give flood-hit Cambodia 3 million dollars
Phnom Penh - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it would provide 3 million dollars to help Cambodia recover from its worst floods in more than a decade.
Rights group: Cambodia and Malaysia must protect domestic workers
Phnom Penh - Thousands of Cambodian domestic workers in Malaysia are at risk of a range of abuses including physical and sexual violence, a prominent rights group said Tuesday.
UN judges lambaste colleagues at Khmer Rouge war crimes court
Phnom Penh - A litany of obstruction, violations of victims' rights and possible misconduct by investigating judges was laid out in a decision published Tuesday at the Khmer Rouge tribunal.
Lawyers in Khmer Rouge trial file suit against government officials
Phnom Penh - Lawyers for one of the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge filed suit Monday against Prime Minister Hun Sen and 10 senior officials alleging political interference at the war crimes court.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!UN undecided on inquiry at Cambodian war crimes court
Phnom Penh - The United Nations said Friday that its legal chief would report back to New York before any decision was taken on whether to mount an investigation into allegations of judicial misconduct at Cambodia's war crimes court.
Trial of Khmer Rouge leaders to start in November, court says
Phnom Penh - The long-awaited opening arguments in the trial of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders are to start November 21, the UN-backed court said Tuesday.
Rights group: Cambodian maids sent to Malaysia despite ban
Phnom Penh - A Cambodian human rights group said two labour recruitment companies sent at least 25 domestic workers to Malaysia early Monday, apparently breaching a ban signed over the weekend by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Cambodia axes Malaysian maid exchange amidst abuse concerns
Kuala Lumpur - Cambodia's prime minister has indicated he will halt a domestic labour exchange programme with Malaysia on human rights concerns, a Cambodian politician told dpa on Saturday.
New Thai government to remain on UN World Heritage Committee
Bangkok - The Thai government elected in July has decided to remain a member of the UN World Heritage Committee, reversing a pullout ordered by the previous administration over a border dispute with Cambodia, local media reported Friday.
Severe floods take economic and human toll in Thailand and region
Bangkok - Floodwaters triggered by usually long and heavy monsoon rains are expected to shave up to 1 per cent off Thailand's economic growth this year while racking up inestimable human misery.
Tribunal monitor calls for UN to investigate Khmer Rouge court
Phnom Penh - The United Nations must demand that the Cambodian government stop interfering in the Khmer Rouge tribunal, a monitoring body said Tuesday.
German judge at Khmer Rouge court quits post
Phnom Penh - The German investigating judge at the centre of a number of controversial rulings at the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has quit his post, the court said Monday.
At least 183 dead in Cambodia after weeks of flooding
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's worst floods in a decade have left at least 183 people dead since August and damaged nearly 100,000 hectares of rice fields, the government said Friday.
Rights groups say rubber producer must halt work over disputed land
Phnom Penh - A coalition of international rights groups said Thursday that Luxembourg-based Socfinasia SA must cease work at its rubber concession in eastern Cambodia and properly compensate hundreds of impoverished ethnic minority families.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!Human Rights Watch says Khmer Rouge tribunal judges should resign
Phnom Penh - Human Rights Watch called Monday for the resignations of two judges at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, claiming they had 'egregiously violated their legal and judicial duties.'
Cambodia flooding death toll approaches 100
Siem Reap, Cambodia - Nearly 100 people in Cambodia died in weather-related incidents in the worst floods in a decade, officials said Monday.
Khmer Rouge tribunal will try former leaders one charge at a time
Phnom Penh - The Khmer Rouge tribunal said Thursday it has separated the complex array of charges against the four leaders of the ultra-Maoist movement, effectively dividing their trial into a series of smaller hearings.
Monitoring group: United Nations must investigate tribunal judges
Phnom Penh - The United Nations must investigate the conduct of investigating judges at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, a monitoring group said Wednesday, in the wake of a recent decision that observers said lacked legal merit.
Asian Development Bank denies requesting action against NGOs
Phnom Penh - The Asian Development Bank on Monday dismissed accusations that one of its consultants asked Phnom Penh to act against groups monitoring one of its infrastructure development projects.
Cambodia and Thailand agree to demilitarize border zone
Phnom Penh - Thailand has agreed to a July ruling by the International Court of Justice calling for Thailand and Cambodia to remove troops from a disputed flashpoint zone on their common border, Cambodia said Thursday.
Cambodia looks forward to new start with Thai premier's visit
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government said it expected Thursday's scheduled visit by Thailand's new prime minister to lead to significantly improved relations.
Seven workers at Cambodian hydropower dam swept away by floods
Phnom Penh - Seven workers are believed to have drowned after being swept away by floodwaters at a hydropower dam being built in southern Cambodia, national media reported Thursday.
Domestic violence in Cambodia down sharply, researchers say
Phnom Penh - The number of Cambodian families reporting cases of domestic violence has dropped 24 per cent in recent years, researchers said Wednesday, an improvement they ascribed to moves to raise awareness of the issue.
Cambodia introduces improved standards for children at risk
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government said Thursday it had introduced improved standards to regulate how orphans and vulnerable children are assessed and cared for.
No slot with name rss_item_list_every_5 defined!Three Cambodian labourers killed in Thai rubber factory accident
Bangkok - A machinery mishap in a rubber factory in southern Thailand on Thursday killed three Cambodian labourers, including one woman, Thai media reports said.
Court jails Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese for spying
Bangkok - A Thai provincial court on Tuesday sentenced a Cambodian, Thai and Vietnamese to two years in jail each on charges of spying along the Thai-Cambodian border.
Vann Nath, survivor of notorious Khmer Rouge prison, dies aged 65
Phnom Penh - Vann Nath, a Cambodian artist who was one of the few people to survive the Khmer Rouge's notorious torture and execution centre known as S-21, died on Monday.
Leaked cable shows US sought China refuge for Pol Pot
Phnom Penh - A US State Department cable published by WikiLeaks showed that in 1989 Washington wanted China to take in a number of 'unacceptable' senior Khmer Rouge leaders, including Pol Pot, as part of efforts to end the conflict in Cambodia.
US broadcaster stands by its reporting in contempt of court row
Phnom Penh - US broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) on Friday shrugged off a contempt of court citation by judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, describing it as 'unwarranted.'
Cambodia calls for talks with Thailand on disputed oil and gas zone
Phnom Penh - Cambodia called Tuesday for the newly elected Thai government to resume talks on resolving claims to a 27,000-square-kilometre stretch of seabed considered rich in oil and gas.
Specialist: Khmer Rouge defendant 'very likely' has Alzheimer's
Phnom Penh - A UN-backed tribunal heard Monday that the Khmer Rouge's former social affairs minister, charged with crimes against humanity, probably suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
New delay hits genocide trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders
Phnom Penh - Testimony in the trial of four surviving Khmer Rouge leaders before a UN-backed war crimes court is unlikely to start this year, tribunal sources and observers said, marking another delay in proceedings against the elderly defendants.
Tainted rice wine kills three Cambodian villagers
Phnom Penh - Three villagers died and five were in serious condition in hospital after drinking tainted rice wine, national media reported Monday.
Cambodian authorities criticized for detaining forest advocates
Phnom Penh - Dozens of rural villagers handing out leaflets that called for forest areas to be preserved were detained Thursday in Phnom Penh in a move condemned by rights groups.
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