Khmer Rouge

Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trial Begins ... Lazaro reports on the forthcoming verdict from the war crimes tribunal. Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav apologized Tuesday for torture ... Read More

Khmer Post USA serves Cambodian readers in Massachusetts

As Cambodians born in the U.S. supplant those who arrived as refugees in the 1980s in the aftermath the murderous Khmer Rouge ... in Cambodia, and each issue offers readers a mix of news from ... Read More

Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Read More

Cambodia Town Parade, Culture Festival returns for 16th year this weekend

The 16th annual Cambodia Town Parade and Cultural ... United States seeking safety from the brutality of the communist Khmer Rouge. The resulting Cambodian Genocide killed nearly 2 million ... Read More

Khamai Cambodian Surprises by Revealing a Second More Casual Restaurant

“For newer generations wanting to know what Cambodian food and culture is all about, we want to introduce it slowly,” says Sang. The restaurant will seat around 40 inside and another 30 on an ... Read More

World News

The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I, against Ukrainian forces, an act that would violate a global ban signed by Moscow. Read More

Cambodia grapples with rise of YouTubers abusing monkeys for clicks at Cambodia's Angkor world heritage site

Siem Reap, Cambodia — A baby monkey struggles and squirms as it tries to escape the man holding it by the neck over a concrete cistern, repeatedly dousing it with water. In another video clip ... Read More

Cambodia's relocation of people from UNESCO site raises concerns

RUN TA EK, Cambodia (AP) — It's been more than a year since Yem Srey Pin moved with her family from the village where she was born on Cambodia's Angkor UNESCO World Heritage site to Run Ta Ek, a ... Read More

Federal Way chef shares heritage through authentic Cambodian cuisine

At Theary Cambodian Foods in Federal Way ... She was a child when the brutal Khmer Rouge attacked her village. Like roughly one million other Cambodians, she and her family fled and walked ... Read More

Report: Legal harassment of Cambodian journalists increasing

Threats by the Cambodian government to take legal action ... Nop Vy, executive director of CamboJA, told VOA Khmer that harassment has had a significant impact on journalists’ performance ... Read More

World News

The competition’s global reach means a significant portion of the world’s population is following along. By Muktita Suhartono, Elian Peltier, Shawna Richer and Rory Smith The scale of the ... Read More