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• Iconic Images of Human Rights Violations (132): Victim of the Khmer Rouge

  
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  by Ho Van Tay, 1979, who was led to the camp by the smell of decomposing bodies and discovered decapitated victims still shackled to iron beds. S21 was the notorious Security Prison 21, in the center of Phnom Penh ( source ) More on the Khmer Rouge . More  iconic images of human rights violations .
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• Visas, S-21, & The Royal Commando

  
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  Is this really Cambodia? It’s hard to believe how different Phnom Penh feels from the entire rest of the country. Whereas almost everything I’ve seen so far has been well below poverty, here in the capital you’ve got huge palm-lined boulevards, Raffles Hotels, and glistening Mercedes abound. In many ways, ...
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• Philip Short describes Vietnam’s relationship to Khmer Rouge at UN tribunal

  
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  PHNOM PENH — British historian Philip Short took the stand for the second day at the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal Tuesday, as he continued to describe the relationship between Vietnamese communists and their Cambodian counterpart. Short, the 68-year-old author of “Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare,” told ...
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• Khmer and Burmese – Step 1

  
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  Burmese on the right and Khmer on the left drying after undercoating After the excruciating effort of super gluing all the figures to Irregular Miniatures Burmese elephant – not to mention several successful attempts at gluing my fingers together (( 1 )) – I was ready to start the next step – gluing the ...
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• Picture Postcards: Historical place in Thailand

  
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  Phi Mai is a place of Khmer era ruins in the Isaan region of Thailand. Read more: Funny photo from Bangkok Back to Bangsaen The Real Phad Thai
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• Until There’s Blood: The Sexual Abuse of Boys in Cambodia

  
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  In Cambodia, sexually abused boys struggle to be believed. -Phnom Penh The little boy didn’t have proof the first time. That he told about the experience in graphic detail wasn’t enough. After all, the accused was like a family member. And the boy, well, was a boy. In Cambodia there’s a phrase that ...
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• Google Translate Now Supports Khmer Language

  
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  Just after the Khmer New Year 2013, Google announced the 66th supported language which is our Khmer language. It’s a very good news. I know people are working hard on this. We need a lot of combination of words. I don’t remember exactly how many but we need to key-in those combinations into the system [...] Read ...
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• The Point of Intersection between the timeless and time, by Ajahn Sumedho

  
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  Contemplate contentment and gratitude. This isnt an imperative to be content and grateful. Im not saying you have to feel these emotions. Its more like encouraging a way of living in which these kinds of feelings come to you; you cultivate them. In monastic life we deliberately cultivate contentment. It doesnt come ...
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• Khmer New Year- frogs, a funeral and stormy weather

  
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  Fried frog! Soeun spent a few days with friends in a village for the biggest holiday of the year. Normally we would visit relatives in the province, but its not practical for me to travel at the moment so this was the next best thing.  Lots of dancing, games and yummy food, also a funeral. This time of year is ...
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• Google Translate Now Supports Its 66th Language: Khmer

  
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  Google today announced that it has gained the support to its 66th language in the line-up for its Google Translate service: the Cambodia’s Khmer. With around 16 million native speakers of Khmer, the new language will certainly give an edge at par. The company launched Khmer with useful features, including virtual ...
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• Top 10 Worst Dictators in History

  
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  As the leaders of the country, they had the responsibility of the welfare of the people, taking care of the people. But as it is said “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” The world saw some horrible leaders, the dictators. No right to vote, no right to equality and moreover the biggest right ...
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• The Khmer Rouge: Akira’s Story

  
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  Throughout my years of blogging, there have been a handful of posts I’d really looked forward to writing. There was the one about Kazantip, an event I’d been anticipating for a solid year; the one about Thaipusam, because of the strange and frightening photos; and the series about Transdniestr, because honestly, ...
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• Old Javanese and Khmer summer school in Heidelberg

  
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  A summer school opportunity for intensive learning in Old Javanese and Khmer at the University of Heidelberg. The courses run through the month of August. photo: Binnner More information here . 49.3987524 8.672433500000011
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• April 17, 1975 (a Thursday)

  
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  On this date, Phnom Penh in Cambodia fell under the control of the Khmer Rouge, the guerrilla group led by Pol Pot that was funded and fueled by Chinese Communists.  Pol Pot immediately directed a ruthless program to “purify” Cambodian society … Continue reading →
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