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The grandads fighting back against deforestation

Cambodia's forests are under threat from illegal loggers, forcing villagers to take matters into their own hands.

06/06/2019

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Cambodians re-enact genocidal horrors to remember those killed in Khmer Rouge regime

Cambodian actors on Monday (May 20) re-enacted scenes of civilians being killed by Khmer Rouge soldiers to remember the millions who died during the murderous Maoist regime that came to an end 40 years ago.

20/05/2019

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Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide

Two leaders from Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge have been convicted of genocide, almost four decades after the communist regime was overthrown.

16/11/2018

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Cambodia's ruling party claims victory after disputed election

Polls have closed in Cambodia's disputed national election, which rights groups say was neither free nor fair.

29/07/2018

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Europe’s populists head to Cambodia to observe controversial vote

Populist and far-right European politicians are among those to have headed to Cambodia to serve as monitors for its controversial national election on Sunday.

28/07/2018

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Cambodia marks 39 years since fall of Khmer Rouge rule

Between 1975 and 1979, Pol Pot's rule of terror killed an estimated 1.7 million people - nearly a quarter of the population - through execution, torture, starvation and disease in labour camps.

07/01/2018

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"Democracy died in Cambodia today"

The EU and US are promising "concrete steps" against Cambodia after the main opposition party was banned ahead of the country's elections.

17/11/2017

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Cambodian court dissolves main opposition party

Prime Minister Hun Sen now looks set to extend more than three decades in power in elections next year

16/11/2017

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Cambodians gather to mark Festival of the Dead finale

The Festival of the Dead allows people to say prayers and offer food to lost loved ones

20/09/2017

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Cambodia gets tough on commercial surrogacy

03/08/2017

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Ancient Cambodian temple gets UNESCO listing

Ancient Cambodian temple gets UNESCO listing

16/07/2017

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Incy wincy fried Cambodian spider yum yum!

Anyone for fried spider?

23/06/2017

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Cambodians mourn beloved activist

Tens of thousands gathered on Sunday (July 24) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to join a funeral procession taking the body of assassinated government critic Kem Ley to his hometown in Takeo…

25/07/2016

World

Remembrance of things past in Haiti and Cambodia

Over the past few years Learning World has heard many inspiring stories about education in the face of adversity and trauma. Two reports that

29/06/2016

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Khmer Rouge 'First Lady' Ieng Thirith dies

Ieng Thirith, the sister-in-law of Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, has died, nearly five years after being indicted for genocide and crimes against

22/08/2015

World

Enlightening education: inspiring projects for blind and visually impaired students

Blind and visually-impaired people have long had to overcome challenges in education, as they do in many aspects of life. The World Health

05/06/2015

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Cambodia: bomb removed from Mekong river

A bomb found at the bottom of the Mekong river in Cambodia has been carefully removed from the water. A fisherman had spotted the MK80 series

21/05/2015

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Cambodia: 40th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh

In Cambodia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy leads prayers on the 40th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge. #Cambodge : 40e

17/04/2015

Sport

Curtains come down on 13th Amazon Raid

24/11/2014

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2014 Raid Amazones

20/11/2014

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"WISE" winners & altruistic innovators

09/11/2012

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Crusade against Cambodian sex trade

17/10/2012

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Cambodian woman devotes life to healing war scars

10/10/2012

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Former Khmer Rouge soldier faces up to past

03/10/2012

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Fighting the war's inheritance in Cambodia

01/10/2012

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How clean is clean?

14/10/2011