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Phnom Penh - Investigating judges at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal have ruled that surviving Khmer Rouge leaders can be charged with the controversial legal concept of joint criminal enterprise (JCE) when they appear as defendants, likely in 2011. I...
Written by Henry Ong and directed by Marcy Arlin, this play about a Cambodian doctor who's gunned down outside his L.A. apartment premieres tonight. Tickets range from $16-$20. For more information, call the box office at 718-760-0064 or visit www...
In the past year there's been a sharp regression in Cambodia's respect for basic rights, with major setbacks in press freedom and a harsh crackdown on government critics.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The first trial to showcase the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge three decades ago concluded with the regime's chief torturer still seemingly unable to grasp the magnitude of his actions. Yet despite that surprising end, the trial may have helped Cambodia begin to move beyond the horrors of its past.
Wellington - A 17-year-old high school student pleaded guilty Monday to forging 150 drivers' licences with false birth dates that gave underage drinkers access to bars and pubs. Marcus Lim, who was born in Cambodia, was alleged to have sold forged li...
A last-minute bid for release by Khmer Rouge jail chief Duch has underscored deep rifts between foreign and Cambodian staff that threaten the UN-backed court, officials and diplomats said.
The gold-coloured convertible turns heads on impoverished Cambodia's roads -- not least because of creator Nhean Phaloek's outlandish claim that it can be operated telepathically.
Team began quest in U.S. two weeks ago, will travel to three more countries in next three weeks
Cambodian coastal waters remain open to Thai fishing vessels, Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh said Friday.
After months of admitting guilt and expressing remorse, Kang Kek Ieu, better known as Duch, challenges the legitimacy of the U.N.-Cambodian war crimes tribunal. A former Khmer Rouge prison chief who presided over the torture of about 15,000 prisoners who were later executed astonished observers of Cambodia's first genocide trial Friday by asking judges to release him because he had already ...
Peter Chhun's nonprofit, Hearts Without Boundaries brings destitute children with heart problems from Cambodia to the U.S. for life-saving surgery. Related story: 2-year-old gets help from agency
(RTTNews) - The final arguments in the war crimes trial of a former Khmer Rouge commander accused of torturing and killing thousands of Cambodians ended on Friday, with the accused making a surprise last minute plea for his release.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The mother and brother of a Thai engineer held in Cambodia on espionage charges were granted a 30-minute visit Friday, an official of Prey Sar prison said.
Thailand and Cambodia's diplomatic row over fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will not cause further clashes between their armed forces, their defense ministers said after meeting Friday.
After claiming to feel great remorse for his part in Khmer Rouge atrocities, the defendant in Cambodia's first genocide trial on Friday surprised the court with a last-minute plea for his freedom, saying he should not have been prosecuted and has already spent ten years in jail.
Former Khmer Rouge prison warden Duch asked for release on the last day of his war crimes trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His lawyer confirmed Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, asked to be released, arguing he wasn't a senior member in the Khmer Rouge chain of command, the BBC reported Friday.
