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A Few Reasons Why Optimism is So Important
Authspot —
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Winston Churchill once said, “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” I am not a doctor of any sort, so I do not have an education in psychology to directly support me in this; however, I have done extensive research from doctors who ...20 hours ago -
A Race Changes Lives in Cambodia
Real Cambodia, Khmer News —
Authority: 437
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — At first, San Mao thought he had been shot in the leg. Rahman Roslan for the International Herald Tribune San Mao, center, the winner of the 10-kilometer, or 6.2-mile, race for athletes with artificial legs, shook hands with the second place winner in the 14th Angkor Wat ...3 days ago -
Cambodias first war crimes trial marred by flaws
Real Cambodia, Khmer News —
Authority: 437
The trial of Khmer Rouge prison commander Comrade Duch underscores the difficulties of such an endeavor in a country with a reputation for corruption and a compromised judiciary. Reporting from Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The scene at the untidy conclusion of Cambodias first war ...5 days ago -
On-Stage: Sweet Karma
J.B. Spins —
Authority: 132
Academy Award-winning actor and physician Dr. Haing S. Ngor’s 1996 murder in apparent hold-up attempt seemed like a case of fate gone cosmically out-of-synch. To survive the real life “Killing Fields” of the Cambodia Marxist Khmer Rouge regime Dr. Ngor had to endure the unthinkable. The question of how such ...5 days ago -
Silencing the NGO’s in Cambodia
The Daily Clarity —
Authority: 127
Cambodia is at a fork in the road and which direction it takes will determine its future. When we were there earlier this year the local scuttlebutt among the journalists and ex-pats was a tightening up on human rights and freedom of speech. This contrasts with the current trial of the Khmer Rouge head jailer of the ...1 week ago -
War, death and justice
Cambodia: Details are Sketchy —
Authority: 128
Prime Minister Hun Sen wields the specter of war as he threatens the ECCC against pursuing additional suspects. “I prefer the failure of the tribunal than to let the country fall into war,” he said, reiterating concerns that further indictments could lead to instability. “You must consider this. If there is ...1 week ago -
‘Be Careful’ of War, Hun Sen Warns Tribunal
Cambodian News: Politics, Economics, Education, Technology, Tourism... —
Authority: 115
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal would not be able to indict more suspects than it already has, repeating his warnings that further indictments could lead to instability and, potentially, war. “I prefer the failure of the tribunal than to let the country fall into war,” he ...1 week ago -
Justice watch
Cambodia: Details are Sketchy —
Authority: 128
In The New York Times, Richard Bernstein takes a look at American indifference to the Khmer Rouge Tribunals and the pace of court justice. He argues that the court’s tepid progress is the result of its adherence to international standards of justice. And in regards to pending cases, he moves the opening dates even ...1 week ago -
Talks on KR reconciliation focus on individual hopes
Real Cambodia, Khmer News —
Authority: 437
Intergenerational conference seeks to heal the wounds of survivors by educating youths about the Kingdom’s decades of killing and warfare “IT starts from sentiments,” said Long Khet, director of Youth for Peace. “Reconciliation begins with feelings for a new generation.” For the past three years, Youth for ...1 week ago -
Letter from America: As Notorious Khmer Figure Is Tried, Few in U.S. Take Notice
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 905
The trial in Phnom Penh of Kaing Guek Eav, one of the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, has finished its first phase, but it doesnt seem as though many in the United States know or care.1 week ago -
New guy at the court
Cambodia: Details are Sketchy —
Authority: 128
The ECCC names a new international prosecutor . Briton Andrew T. Caley, who has worked at the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has been formally appointed by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, a court statement said. The appointment was welcomed by court ...1 week ago -
Cambodia’s Struggle with Justice
Human Rights —
Authority: 118
Things have been difficult for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), pretty much from the start. The one thing the UN-backed court charged with holding the leadership of the Khmer Rouge responsible for their crimes had going for it was that its first defendant, Kaing Guek Eav, better known by ...1 week ago -
In Diplomacy, There is Nutz, and then There’s Really Nutz?
Dummidumbwit's Weblog —
Authority: 141
In Diplomacy There is Nutz and then There’s Really Nutz? In Diplomacy there is Nutz, and then there’s Really Nutz? For example, if you are an old Retired Frybrain (or if not try to follow anyway) from the 60’s, You remember we fought against a regime in Vietnam that ...1 week ago -
In Final Plea, Duch Asks To Be Freed
Real Cambodia, Khmer News —
Authority: 437
By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer Original report from Washington 30 November 2009 The final stage of the trial for jailed Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Kek Iev ended Friday, with the defense split and the defendant asking to be set free despite admissions of guilt. Prosecutors have demanded Kaing Kek Iev, better known as ...1 week ago -
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Cambodias Healing Process
Real Cambodia, Khmer News —
Authority: 437
When the Khmer Rouge emptied the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh of human inhabitants in 1975, one of Pol Pots soldiers murdered 4-year-old Theary Sengs father. Later, Theary Seng, her mother and siblings ended up in a prison in southeast Cambodia. One day, Theary Seng awoke to an empty cell — the prison population had ...1 week ago -
Khmer Rouge Death Camp Commander Awaits Sentence
NEAAT! —
Authority: 140
HNOM PENH — The trial of a Khmer Rouge prison commandant who oversaw the deaths of at least 12,000 people has wrapped up. But in his final statement, Kang Guek Eav, also known as Duch, stunned the court by asking for an acquittal. Dunlop is credited with tracking down Duch, who he found working at his old ...1 week ago -
News Analysis: Cambodian Trial, Though Grim, Broke New Ground
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 905
The first trial to showcase the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge three decades ago may have helped Cambodia begin to move beyond the horrors of its past.1 week ago -
Film With Rare Khmer Rouge Interviews Opens
Real Cambodia, Khmer News —
Authority: 437
By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer Original report from Washington 27 November 2009 A documentary film that uses rare interviews with Khmer Rouge leaders and foot soldiers to demonstrate the regime’s chain of command is screening in Amsterdam this week. The 94-minute “Enemies of the People” includes testimony from the ...1 week ago -
Asia Cast for Saturday 28th November
Asia Cast —
Authority: 126
The original Chinese Epoch Times report exposing the failier of Chinese officials to report outbreaks of H1N1; as was teh case with SARS. (Courtesy of The Epoch Times) In this Bulletin… - H1N1 almost as bad as 2003 SARS outbreak in China; - A hundred more suspects in Philippines massacre; and - Australian ...1 week ago -
Its Not Like I Killed 12,400 or Anything
The Disaffected Lib —
Authority: 431
Lets do the math. 10-years in prison or about 3,653 days all in. 12,340 dead or at least thats the number youll admit to. Thatd work out to about three and a half murder victims a day for each day youve spent in the slammer. But hey, enoughs enough already! Khmer Rouge mega-murderer and torturer-in-chief Kaing ...2 weeks ago
