When the Khmer Rouge seized Cambodia, Western intellectuals dismissed reports of atrocities as propaganda. But French ...

Khmer music is an important aspect of Cambodian life and culture. It is a significant component in religious and traditional ceremonies such as weddings or temple celebrations. Khmer civilization ...

François Ponchaud, the French missionary who revealed the reality of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge to the outside world, has died aged 85. Ponchaud spent 56 years of his life as a missionary in ...

Father François Ponchaud – who died in France aged 86 last week – has been remembered by colleagues and friends as a Catholic priest who worked tirelessly to revive Cambodia from the 1975-79 ...

Interestingly, Wat Phou, which translates to “temple mountain”, predates Angkor Wat, the most famous Khmer site located in neighbouring Cambodia. Those who make the somewhat arduous journey to ...

The Cambodian government has approved a draft law and stiff penalties to counter those who would deny the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge which ruled this country between 1975 and 1979, when ...

Cambodia's government approved a draft law that will jail for five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, committed by the Khmer Rouge, a spokesman said Saturday. The ultra-Maoist ...