DX writer Alex Dwyer concludes his travels abroad with a stop in Phnom Penh, where break-dancing is guiding the youth through Hip Hop. REad full Story
Elizabeth Becker: An American Journalist’s Tour of the Khmer Rouge
VOA, February 8, 2012 Rare photographs depicting life under the Khmer Rouge go on display in Phnom Penh this week, along with audio interviews with regime leaders that will become part of a permanent collection in the capital. The exhibit, “A Reporter’s Dangerous Guided Tour Through Democratic Kampuchea,” chronicles the work of Elizabeth Becker, an [...]
Sinn Sisamouth–Cambodian Master Singer
In memory of Etta James, Whitney Houston and others American legendary singers, here is our Cambodian iconic singer Sinn Sisamouth whose life was cut short by the Khmer Rouge regime. His songs and voice will live forever.
Nuon Chea Denies Role in Security Apparatus, Killings
VOA, February 9, 2012 Jailed Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea was given the right to order killings under the regime’s policies, a tribunal prosecutor told the court Thursday. Dale Lysak, international deputy prosecutor for the UN-backed court, said documentation of the regime showed that the security committee, which included Nuon Chea and Pol [...]
Duch: Symbol of Khmer Rouge horror
Who is Duch? This BBC piece provides a good, brief background. Loung Ung BBC News, February 3, 2012 By Philippa Fogarty In early 1999, in a village in northwest Cambodia, an elderly man introduced himself to a journalist. He was Hong Pen, he said, a former teacher from the capital, Phnom Penh. He spoke good [...]
Cambodia Court Extends Key Khmer Rouge Official’s Prison Sentence
VOA, February 3, 2012 The United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia has extended the sentence of a former Khmer Rouge torture chief to life in prison.Kaing Kek Iev, better known as Duch, had appealed to reduce his 35-year-term, but the court ruled his harsh crimes instead deserved an even longer sentence. READ FULL STORY
PraCh Ly: Child of the Killing Fields video
WATCH PraCh Ly: Child of the Killing Fields Video PraCh Ly is a talented Cambodian/American rapper, writer, poet who tells in stories in beautiful lyrics. LU
Cambodian ruling party secures expected victory in Senate elections closed to general public
By Associated Press, Published: January 28 | Updated: Sunday, January 29, 8:01 AM PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party secured an expected victory at Senate elections Sunday, according to preliminary results following the vote that was closed to the general population and criticized for lacking credibility. REad Full Story
New Khmer Book: Out of the Dark, Into the Garden of Hope
New Book that deals with Khmer Rouge and PTSD. Dr. Sam Keo is now an honored clinical psychologist working for the county of Los Angeles, and his story is one of triumph over adversity-but not without a cost. Like many of his fellow Cambodians, Sam struggles with the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. [...]
New Book Coming April 2012!
When readers first met Loung Ung, in her bestselling memoir First They Killed My Father, she was a young innocent child in Cambodia. When the Khmer Rouge invaded her city, she soon found herself locked in a desperate struggle for survival in Cambodia’s notorious Killing Fields. Now, Lulu in the Sky reveals Loung’s daily struggle [...]
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