Topic: Phnom Penh

Southeast Asia: a correspondent's Vietnam revisited 35 years after the fall of Saigon

Every conflict has its own scribes. Southeast Asia's had a singular take.
05/19/2010 04:21 pm

Global News Blog Remembering fallen reporters who covered Cambodia, Vietnam wars

In April, former correspondents for the Cambodia, Vietnam wars held a reunion in Phnom Penh to remember their colleagues who died while reporting.
05/07/2010 05:12 pm

Difference Maker Mary Hutton frees Asia's endangered bears from lives of torment

By creating bear sanctuaries in Cambodia and India, Mary Hutton has kept endangered bears from being exploited in many cruel ways.
04/19/2010 12:25 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 04/06

Global News Blog Please crash my wedding day, Cambodians say

In Cambodia, strict social norms about marriage and a high percentage of youths adds up to a lot of wedding day celebrations. They're often seen as a way to raise cash, so everyone is invited.
04/02/2010 12:15 pm

Global News Blog Lights go out as Earth Hour hits: A threat to the NCAA basketball tournament?

More than 100 countries will turn out the lights on March 27 for Earth Hour, casting normally illuminated icons such as Sydney's Opera House and Beijing's Birds Nest into darkness. But expect the NCAA basketball tournament to stay on TV.
03/26/2010 06:35 pm

Global News Blog Why some Cambodians speak Russian

After the Khmer Rouge wiped out Cambodia's education system, Russia stepped in with a scholarship program. Since 1982, more than 8,000 Cambodians have received their degrees in Russia and other former Soviet republics.
03/04/2010 05:33 pm

In Pictures This Week in Weather 01/18-01/22

Global News Blog Cambodia: As rickshaws get cycled out, some look back

In Cambodia a decade ago, some 10,000 cyclo drivers – as rickshaws are called here – wheeled along Phnom Penh streets. Today there are fewer than 1,500.
01/08/2010 03:07 pm

Global News Blog Cambodia: Cut off by Khmer Rouge, film scene revives at refugees return

In Cambodia, filmmakers are slowly returning after decades as refugees who fled the Khmer Rouge.
12/16/2009 04:06 pm

Global News Blog Hit by typhoon, Vietnam rivers swell to historic levels

Typhoon Ketsana, which devastated the Philippines, killed 38 people and displaced 375,000 in Vietnam before hitting Cambodia en route to Thailand and Laos.
09/30/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Typhoon hits Vietnam, Cambodia with some of worst floods in decades

Typhoon Ketsana, which devastated the Philippines, killed 38 people and displaced 375,000 in Vietnam before hitting Cambodia en route to Thailand and Laos.
09/30/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog When doves fly: World celebrates International Day of Peace

From the releasing of doves in Kabul, Afghanistan to a massive concert in Havana, people around the world are marking the special day.
09/21/2009 01:00 am

Cambodian conviction signals crackdown on dissent

A court found opposition member Mu Sochua guilty of defaming the prime minister. Observers say it fits a pattern of assault on political criticism and free speech in the young democracy.
08/06/2009 01:00 am

For former Khmer Rouge prisoners, reparations are key to justice

Chum Mey and Bou Meng are two of seven prisoners left alive in S-21 prison when the regime fell in 1979, out of more than 14,000 inmates. They testified this week against former leader .
07/03/2009 01:00 am

From Khmer Rouge torturer to born-again Christian

The leader of Cambodia's most notorious prison, now on trial, has admitted guilt and asked for forgiveness in accordance with his new faith.
04/06/2009 01:00 am

Terrorism & Security Thai, Cambodian troops clash in disputed border region

At least three soldiers were killed during gunfights near a 900-year-old temple, whose ownership has been contested by both sides.
04/03/2009 01:00 am

Cambodia begins long-awaited trial of Khmer Rouge leader

"Duch" is charged with crimes against humanity for his time as a prison commander under the regime.
03/30/2009 01:00 am

Terrorism & Security First Khmer Rouge trial begins in Cambodia

"Duch," the former commander of a prison where thousands were killed, is charged with crimes against humanity.
02/17/2009 12:00 am

Why Al Qaeda isn't gaining a foothold in Cambodia

The post-Khmer Rouge nation is a portrait of tolerance for Muslims, but the US worries that this could change.
12/30/2008 12:00 am

The holiday-gift moment of truth: ‘Wear’ am I?

After his garment industry world tour, this American can’t see jeans without thinking of Nari in Cambodia, or Christmas boxers without a nod to Arifa in Bangladesh.
12/11/2008 12:00 am

Financial crisis may worsen food crunch it eclipsed

Although commodity prices for a wide range of crops have fallen by as much as 50 percent from record highs in June, the financial crisis is expected to make food shortages dramatically worse.
12/02/2008 12:00 am

Our first century

A mandate to 'lighten' still drives the Monitor at the dawn of its second 100 years.
11/25/2008 12:00 am

Reporters on the Job

11/10/2008 12:00 am

Gunfire erupts along Thai-Cambodia border

A disputed border region further strains the Thai government, which also faces protests at home.
10/16/2008 01:00 am