Loung Ung - Author of First They Killed My Father & Lucky Child. A Cambodian Genocide Activist, and Lecturer.
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Asian American Journalism Organization taking applications for journalism camp.
02/08/2010 @ 7:41 pm

Are�you a high school student freshman, sophomore or junior (at least 16 years old by July 30, 2010) who is interested or thinking about journalism as a career? �If so, AAJA J Camp is looking for you!

WHO: Asian American Journalism Organization, Journalism Camp aka AAJA J CAMP

WHAT: A free multicultural journalism program for high school students. Aspiring young journalists will live on the university campus while getting hands-on training in writing, photography, broadcasting, online media, and reporting from professional journalists.

WHERE: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

WHEN: July 31st-August 4th, 2010 �

TO DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION, CLICK HERE!

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Tribunal Judges Consider Duch Verdict
02/03/2010 @ 11:15 am


By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
02 February 2010

Trial judges for the Khmer Rouge tribunal are now considering their verdict for prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, whose trial wrapped up late last year, court officials said Tuesday.

Tribunal judges and other officials began a week of plenary sessions Tuesday, with renewed focus on the tribunal’s efficiency, including in the verdict of Kaing Kek Iev, or Duch, officials said.



“The trial chamber currently is preparing the verdict,” said Kong Srim, president of the tribunal’s Supreme Court Chamber and head of the plenary session. No date for the verdict has been set.
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Chevron extends exploration agreement in Cambodia:
02/01/2010 @ 6:15 pm

Chevron will continue to search for oil and gas offshore of Cambodia after signing an extension of its deal with the Cambodian government, media reports said. "Chevron welcomes the ongoing opportunity to evaluate the Block A resource," spokesman Gareth Johnstone said. Since 2002, the company has invested $125 million and drilled 15 exploratory wells in the block, reports added.

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'Enemies of the People' Wins Sundance's World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Documentary
02/01/2010 @ 6:11 pm


By Poch Reasey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Park City, Utah
30 January 2010

‘Enemies of the People’ is a new documentary film being shown for the first time in North America at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah (from January 21 to 31).

In the documentary ‘Enemies of the People’, former Khmer Rouge leader, Nuon Chea, known as Brother Number Two, for the first time gives details how he and Pol Pot decided to kill party members they considered to be ‘Enemies of the People’.

Thet Sambath, the journalist who produced the 93-minute film, says he met with Nuon Chea on the weekends for five years before Mr. Nuon agreed to give testimony.

�“One day he told me the truth.” Said Sambath. �“He said that he had observed me for many years and had realized that I am honest and not biased toward any side.So he said from now on he could tell me all the decisions he and Pol Pol had made.”
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UN human rights envoy says Cambodia has made progress
01/27/2010 @ 10:14 am

Phnom Penh Post, Wednesday, 27 January 2010--Sebastian Strangio
AT the end of his second official mission to Cambodia, the UN’s special rapporteur for human rights has sounded an optimistic note, describing as “open and candid” his discussions with senior officials.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Surya Subedi said that although Cambodia “still falls short” of standards outlined in international rights treaties, there has been considerable progress since his last visit.

“I am encouraged by the progress made by Cambodia in a number of areas since my last visit in June 2009, and by the willingness on the part of the government to work with me to identify the problems and address them together,” he said in the statement.
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