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The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Cambodia's Healing ProcessBy CHRISTOPHER SHAY / HONG KONG Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 A memorial at the Choeund Ek mass-grave site in Cambodia is composed of victims' skulls. A flag is reflected in the glass panel Sarah Caron / Polaris Blog this on: When the Khmer... In this article: Khmer Rouge, Cambodia, Defendant, Pol Pot, Allegation, Depression, and Anxiety |
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Thai and Cambodian defense ministers vow to keep peace
...to discuss military ties. The two countries recalled their ambassadors in the Thaksin row and Cambodia arrested a Thai engineer working for Cambodia Air Traffic Services, accusing him of sending Thaksin's flight schedule to a Thai...
In this article: Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand, Bangkok, Nationalist, and Hun Sen
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Reuters | 3 days ago
Q+A: How bad is the Thai-Cambodian spat?
...Vihear temple, a move that would require parliamentary approval in Thailand. SHOULD INVESTORS IN CAMBODIA BE ALARMED? Not yet. Cambodia's economy depends heavily on China, Japan and South Korea, and very little on Thailand, which in...
In this article: Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Angkor Wat, Preah Vihear Temple, and Pattaya
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Q+A: Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal
...to Khmer Rouge leaders HOW DOES THE JOINT TRIBUNAL WORK? Conducted under a modified form of Cambodia's French-based judicial system, Cambodian and foreign judges and prosecutors will work together and try to reach unanimous decisions. If...
In this article: Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot, Cadre, United Nations, Ieng Thirith, Ieng Sary, and Khieu Samphan
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FACTBOX: Khmer Rouge casts lingering shadow over Cambodia
...Monday in the trial of chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch, the first senior Pol Pot cadre to face a U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal in Cambodia. Here are some facts about the Khmer Rouge and how Cambodia is dealing with its legacy:
In this article: Khmer Rouge, United Nations, Cadre, Pol Pot, Hun Sen, King Norodom Sihanouk, The Killing Fields, Khieu Thirith, and Ieng Sary
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 7 days ago
Cambodia begins final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial
...through starvation, overwork and execution. Rising to power as a tragic spin-off from the US conflict in Vietnam, the movement emptied Cambodia's cities to take society back to a rural "Year Zero," purging city dwellers, intellectuals...
In this article: Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot, Killing Fields, Tuol Sleng prison, Allegation, Cadre, and Choeung Ek
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Yahoo! News | 7 days ago
Cambodia set for final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial (AFP)
Cambodia set for final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial AFP/File - File photo of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, a former Khmer Rouge prison chief who is accused … by Patrick Falby Patrick Falby - 1 hr 4 mins ago PHNOM PENH...
In this article: Khmer Rouge, Agence France Presse, Pol Pot, Killing Fields, Tuol Sleng prison, Allegation, All rights reserved, and Cadre
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BBC News | November 19, 2009
Air spat widens Thai-Cambodia row
Cambodia takes over Thailand-run company as row deepens New turbulence has hit the Thai-Cambodian relationship Cambodia has taken over the running of the country's Thai-owned air traffic control firm, in a deepening row between the two...
In this article: Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand, and Bangkok
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AP Online | November 18, 2009
Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia
...most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight - at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia. DNA taken from 69 crocodiles housed in the moats of the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center...
In this article: Crocodile, Endangered species, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Fauna & Flora International, Southeast Asia, and Bangkok
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The Kingdom of Cambodia (pronounced: /kæmˈboʊdiə/), formerly known as Kampuchea (IPA: /kæmpuːˈtʃiːə|/, ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា Preăh Réachéa Anachâk Kâmpŭchea, derived from Sanskrit Kambujadesa), is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 14 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. Cambodia is the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the 11th and 14th centuries.
A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as "Cambodian" or "Khmer," though the latter strictly refers to ethnic Khmers. Most Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists of Khmer extraction, but the country also has a substantial number of predominantly Muslim Cham, as well as ethnic Chinese, Vietnamese and small animist hill tribes.
The country borders Thailand to its west and northwest, Laos to its northeast and Vietnam to its east and southeast. In the south it faces the Gulf of Thailand. The geography of Cambodia is dominated by the Mekong River (colloquial Khmer: Tonle Thom or "the great river") and the Tonlé Sap ("the fresh water lake"), an important source of fish.
- Name:
- Cambodia
- Conventional Long Name:
- Kingdom of Cambodia
- Local Name:
- Preăh Réachéa Anachâk Kâmpŭchea
- Capital:
- Phnom Penh
- Language:
- Khmer
- Motto:
- 180px
- Largest City:
- Phnom Penh
- Government type:
- Parliamentary representative democracy
- Founding Date:
- May 01, 1993
- Formations:
- Monarchy restored
- Area:
- 181,035
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $28.239 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $11.182 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $818
- Currency:
- Riel (៛)
- Demonym:
- Khmer or Cambodian
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- KHR
- Country Calling Code:
- 855
- ccTLD:
- .kh
- Anthem:
- Nokoreach
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