They reflect the Khmer people’s ingenuity, technical skill, and profound knowledge. According to the An Giang Museum, over a hundred years ago, in an era when printing technology was limited, Khmer ...

On April 17, 1975, soldiers of the ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge rolled into the capital astride tanks, toppling the US-backed republican army of Lon Nol and starting a four-year communist government.

The Khmer Rouge went on to write the darkest chapter in Cambodia's history, committing one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. More than two million people were killed during their four ...

Cambodia marked on Thursday the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's march into Phnom Penh, though survivors of its genocidal rule were forbidden from praying before victims' skulls. On April 17 ...

Sheltering in the shade of a bus repurposed into a mobile museum, Mean Loeuy tells a group of children about the hell he went through in a Khmer Rouge labour camp. "At the beginning we shared a ...

Phnom Penh, April 17: Phnom Penh surrenders to the Khmer Rouge forces to-day after a three and a half month siege and welcomed the pro-Sihanouk forces with white flags and banners on every ...

April 1975 was a pivotal moment in global revolutionary history. In the space of two weeks, communist forces changed the map of Southeast Asia and sent shockwaves around the world. After the dramatic ...

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Constructed over a twenty-three-year period, it was one of two rival Khmer Empire capitals – the other being Angkor – and was the sole capital from 928 to 944 CE. Established by King Jayavarman IV, ...

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Erin Bendig has extensive experience in various areas of personal finance. She previously worked as a staff writer for Kiplinger.com, focusing primarily on savings accounts and banking. In ...