Topic: Phnom Penh
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Cambodia: Khmer Rouge tribunal 101
Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court opened the trial Monday of four top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and other atrocities in the late 1970s.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/25
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In Pictures: Way beyond vacation: the 'Eat, Pray, Love' effect
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/13
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/22
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Global News Blog
An app to match your appetite in Cambodia
A cafe in Cambodia recently introduced electronic menus, side stepping language barriers between tourists and restaurant staff.
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Thai court sentences American citizen to 2.5 years in prison for insulting monarchy (VIDEO)
American Joe Gordon, who translated a banned biography of Thailand’s king and posted it online while living in Colorado, was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in a Thai prison.
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Khmer Rouge No. 2 gives insight to his role in Cambodia's 'killing fields'
Nuon Chea, the deputy leader of the Khmer Rouge regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in Cambodia's 'killing fields' told the tribunal today that he carried out its policies to protect the country.
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Khmer Rouge trial opens in Cambodia amid claims of interference (video)
Critics say political interference and judicial misconduct are tarnishing the UN-backed Khmer Rouge trial, seen as key to justice more than 30 years after the brutal regime was ousted.
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of September 19, 2011
Readers write in to defend Head Start as a good use of federal funds and to praise the 'People Making a Difference' profile of a public servant.
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Abuse at Vietnam's drug detention centers highlights regional problem
A report by Human Rights Watch accuses Vietnam of imprisoning hundreds of thousands of drug addicts throughout the past decade without due process and subjecting them to forced labor.
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Difference Maker
Ek Sonn Chan pipes something precious into the homes of Phnom Penh: safe water
Residents of Cambodia's capital city used to have little access to safe drinking water; now more than 90 percent of homes have it.
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Cambodia launches first stock exchange - sort of
Cambodia officially opened its first stock exchange. The problem? There aren't any stocks to trade.
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Difference Maker
Muoy You, who escaped Cambodia's killing fields, now teaches self-respect and integrity
Muoy You has opened Seametrey Children's Village in Phnom Penh to help restore Cambodia's culture.
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Landmark Khmer Rouge genocide trial: Do Cambodians care?
The Cambodian government is stepping up efforts to inform the country about the Khmer Rouge's bloody rule.
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Cambodia: Khmer Rouge tribunal 101
Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court opened the trial Monday of four top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and other atrocities in the late 1970s.
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The Eat Pray Love effect: Prom vs. Machu Picchu
Part 5 of a Monitor cover story about how families hit by the Eat Pray Love effect leave it all behind. But it’s not all paradise, such as when the prom looms larger than Machu Picchu.
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Chapter & Verse
"Cambodia's Curse" details the country's ongoing troubles
Journalist Joel Brinkley calls Cambodia "a country of 13 million people who are being terribly abused."
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/25
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In Pictures: Way beyond vacation: the 'Eat, Pray, Love' effect
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Global News Blog
Cambodia tries to bring order to its address books
Allowing Cambodians to decide whether to display addresses on their property led to chaotic, incorrect home addresses. Phnom Penh authorities are now trying to instill some order.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/13
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/22
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Prince William and Kate Middleton royal wedding: Do monarchies still matter?
Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding may have tinges of the turreted-castle fairy tale. But from romantic to ruthless, more than 40 modern monarchies, including Prince William's family, still influence global realities for better or worse.
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In Pictures: The kings and queens of modern monarchies
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Caught in the Thailand-Cambodia crossfire: Preah Vihear temple
In the two years since Preah Vihear temple was designated a World Heritage Site, repeated firefights across the Thailand-Cambodia border have taken a heavy toll on the ancient spiritual site.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/08
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In Pictures: Preah Vihear temple battle
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/02
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Global News Blog
Cambodian filmmaker uses fiction to teach facts about Khmer Rouge
One Cambodian filmmaker thought a popular film about the Khmer Rouge regime might reach a wider audience than the numerous documentaries and tomes that exist on the subject.
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