Saigoneer

Into the Earthy, Quirky World of Kramahan's Accessories and Clothing

We paid Nhật, the founder of Kramahan.Clothing, a visit on a windy day in Saigon. This room in the heart of the city has many ...
CNN

Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge torture sites added to UNESCO heritage list

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List. The three locations were inscribed to the ...
Reuters

Cambodia marks UNESCO recognition of Khmer Rouge sites as places of 'peace and reflection'

PHNOM PENH, July 13 (Reuters) - Cambodia held ceremonies across the country on Sunday to celebrate UNESCO's recognition of three former Khmer Rouge sites as World Heritage, honouring their ...
Al Jazeera English

Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list

Three notorious locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites to perpetrate the genocide of Year Zero five decades ago have been added to UNESCO’s World ...
CBS News

Khmer Rouge refugees in the Bronx inspire the next generation through their resilience

Following the war in Vietnam in the 1970s, thousands of people immigrated to the Bronx, including many fleeing the Khmer Rouge communist regime. Moui Nguyen and Choeum Chy were among those who made ...
Euronews

Cambodia commemorates victims of Khmer Rouge genocide on its 50th anniversary

Hundreds of Cambodians marked the Day of Remembrance by attending a ceremony honouring victims of the Khmer Rouge at one of the "killing fields". Cambodia on Tuesday marked 50 years since the ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Ghosts of Year Zero: The Khmer Rouge, Phnom Penh and the Killing Fields

When the Khmer Rouge seized power, they declared it the start of “Year Zero”—a chilling decree that symbolized the erasure of everything that had come before. It began with the sound of trucks, ...
ProPublica

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.

This article was produced by ProPublica in partnership with The Oregonian/OregonLive. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. These highlights were written by the reporters ...
Chicago Tribune

Ray Cavanaugh: Scholars failed to tell the truth about the genocidal Khmer Rouge

People who start their regime by vacating a capital city probably have some disturbing plans. Fifty years ago, in April 1975, the Khmer Rouge forcibly evacuated all residents (including bedridden ...
The Art Newspaper

US authorities return two Khmer artefacts to Cambodia

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office returned two Khmer artefacts to representatives of the Cambodian government on 26 March. The two stone sculptures were recovered as part of a larger criminal ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Cambodia passes law toughening penalties for denial of Khmer Rouge genocide

Cambodian politicians have approved a bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying that atrocities were carried out by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. A statement from the National Assembly said ...
The New York Times

For Young Cambodians, a Mobile History Lesson From a Dark Time

Most people in Cambodia are under 30, born long after the horrific rule of the Khmer Rouge. A bus is touring the country to make sure it’s not forgotten. By Anton L. Delgado Reporting from Phnom Penh ...