Cambodia
Henry Kissinger leaves lasting — and controversial — foreign policy legacy
Few American statesmen have been as celebrated and as hated as Henry Kissinger, described as a “key architect of US foreign policy.” He died on Wednesday at the age of 100.
Cambodia farmers displaced by sugar plantations proceed with landmark international class action suit
How this Cambodian American singer found her voice
Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt
Student loans can be ‘simple’ and ‘automatic.’ Other countries offer lessons to the US.
Despite lack of govt loans for college in Cambodia, these students are making it work
Most Cambodians live in rural areas, with many struggling to make a living on small farms. Even with low public school tuition fees, sending a child to college is nearly impossible. Those who want a higher education must be resourceful.
Cambodian American graduates: More than victims of genocide
Ariya Tok is one of nearly two dozen Cambodian American graduates who took part in the Cal State Long Beach cultural ceremony, an event with special significance to the Cambodian Americans living in an area that has the largest such population in the United States.
Looted relics returned to Cambodia receive monks’ blessings
Cambodian artifacts were often looted out of the country beginning in the 1970s, under control of the Khmer Rouge. At least 13 antiquities have been returned this month amid a push in the art world from artists and scholars to return looted works to their countries of origin.
‘I cannot give up’: Cambodian rapper says he will sing about injustice despite threats from govt
Last month, the Cambodian government issued a warning to rapper Kea Sokun over his latest single, “Workers’ Blood,” about a garment workers’ strike, saying that it threatened national security and order.
Cambodia is now better vaccinated than many US states
Cambodia’s 15 million population is, when it comes to vaccinations, far ahead of US states such as Alabama, Texas and Ohio. Its full vaccination rate is on par with that of New York state.
Last living member of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime tries to overturn genocide, war crimes charges
Khieu Samphan, 90, served as the Khmer Rouge's head of state. Today, he's trying to overturn several charges tied to his involvement in the brutal regime. While some have lauded the Khmer Rouge tribunal, it may end with a mixed legacy.
Opening the door to Chinese investment comes with risks for Southeast Asian nations
Southeast Asian countries have long managed a complex relationship with China, the region’s biggest trading partner and their most powerful neighbor. China's new Silk Road promises opportunities for economic growth, but at what cost?
Charlie Hebdo trial begins; Notorious Cambodia killer dies; COVID-19 antibody study offers some hope
The Charlie Hebdo terror trial began in Paris on Wednesday, five years after the massacre was carried out. Kaing Guek Eav, a former teacher known as “Duch” who became the most infamous killer in the Khmer Rouge era, has died at the age of 77 of lung disease in a Phnom Penh hospital. And a new study published on Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that COVID-19 antibodies last at least four months after initial infection.
From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company
Formosa Plastics, a Taiwanese plastics company, intends to build a complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana, a region already known as "Cancer Alley." Environmental activist Anne Rolfes faces criminal charges for a protest action she took to call attention to the company's history of harm.
California governor halts deportations of 2 Cambodian refugees, thwarting Trump administration
Gov. Gavin Newsom's pardon of state convictions is widely interpreted as a rebuke to Trump administration policies.