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Ex-Khmer Rouge leader seeks overturning of Cambodia genocide conviction

Ex-Khmer Rouge leader seeks overturning of Cambodia genocide conviction

The lawyers argued the verdict had insufficient reason to conclude he was guilty.
Thu Aug 19 2021
Ex-Khmer Rouge leader seeks overturning of Cambodia genocide conviction

Ex-Khmer Rouge leader seeks overturning of Cambodia genocide conviction

Samphan's lawyers ask to overturn a 2018 verdict against him, arguing it had insufficient reason to conclude he was guilty.
Mon Aug 16 2021
After outcry, VICE removes images adding smiles to Khmer Rouge victims

After outcry, VICE removes images adding smiles to Khmer Rouge victims

Cambodia says the images published by VICE were an insult to the dead because some mugshots had been altered to add smiles.
Mon Apr 12 2021
Cambodia and Vietnam: Lesser known border tensions

Cambodia and Vietnam: Lesser known border tensions

In its modern guise (from 1996 onwards), tensions between both ASEAN countries relate to an omnipresent border issue that encompasses both land and sea.
Wed Feb 05 2020
WOF 2018 Award Winner Laura Mam: She Sings and Celebrates Her Cambodian Heritage

WOF 2018 Award Winner Laura Mam: She Sings and Celebrates Her Cambodian Heritage

Women of the Future Awards winner for the Arts and Culture category Laura Mam tells how music brought her back to the land of her forefathers. AWANI Reviews Ooi Zi Shan learns more about this singer.
Sun Apr 08 2018
Cambodian eatery offers 'Pol Pot' rice porridge

Cambodian eatery offers 'Pol Pot' rice porridge

A Cambodian food stall began on Monday serving a thin, watery rice porridge that almost everyone had to eat during the 1970s rule of the Khmer Rouge.
Tue Jun 20 2017
Rizal's ASEAN: 'We are not a charity, we are a fashion brand'

Rizal's ASEAN: 'We are not a charity, we are a fashion brand'

Astro AWANI's Rizal Zulkapli was blown away with the region's hidden gem, Siem Reap.
Thu May 18 2017
Pokemon players anger Khmer Rouge prison survivors

Pokemon players anger Khmer Rouge prison survivors

Survivors of the Khmer Rouge hit out at Pokemon GO players on Wednesday after they flocked to one of the regime's notorious prisons -- now a museum to Cambodia's brutal genocide -- to catch digital mo
Wed Aug 10 2016
Cambodia's Hun Sen hails 30 years as PM, but activists decry rule

Cambodia's Hun Sen hails 30 years as PM, but activists decry rule

Cambodian strongman Hun Sen marked three decades as premier hailing his role in rebuilding the war-torn nation, as rights groups lambasted him for using "violence, repression and corruption.
Wed Jan 21 2015
Star architect unveils designs for Cambodia genocide museum

Star architect unveils designs for Cambodia genocide museum

Star British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid has unveiled designs for a new genocide museum that will chronicle the crimes of the 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge regime.
Sun Oct 12 2014
Thousands rally as Cambodian opposition demand new poll

Thousands rally as Cambodian opposition demand new poll

Thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters on Sunday staged a fresh demonstration against Prime Minister Hun Sen's hotly disputed July election win.
Sun Dec 15 2013
Cambodian director awarded Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan

Cambodian director awarded Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan

Rithy Pahn whose family died in the Khmer Rouge genocide, received the award for his efforts to save his country's cinematic heritage.
Sat Oct 05 2013
Abandoned casts of Angkor Wat treasures come out of hiding

Abandoned casts of Angkor Wat treasures come out of hiding

Forgotten and abandoned for over 70 years, casts of the art treasures at the Khmer temple complex at Angkor in Cambodia are coming out of storage to be rediscovered in a Europe.
Mon Sep 02 2013
Vantage Point: Khmer Rouge

Vantage Point: Khmer Rouge

Vantage Point this week will be going back in time when the Khmer Rouge responsible for the death of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians.
Mon Jun 17 2013
TikTok becoming app of choice for criminals promoting investment scams - Police

TikTok becoming app of choice for criminals promoting investment scams - Police

Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.
Wed Nov 27 2024
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges

MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges

Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday

Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024