Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party said on Monday it had won all 125 parliamentary seats up for grabs in an election that critics said was neither free nor fair.
Matt Holzman, producer of the screening series First Take for KCRW in Santa Monica, gives us the lowdown on this year's nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
Cambodian director Rithy Panh will be in Los Angeles for the Oscars on Sunday. His film, "The Missing Picture," is the first film from Cambodia ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. It's Rithy Panh's own personal memories of spending four years of his childhood living in a labor camp under the Khmer Rouge, watching as almost every member of his family died.
Cambodian police have killed at least three people during protests by garment workers in the nation's capital, Phnom Penh. Garment workers have launched a national strike to demand higher wages. Kate O'Keeffe of the Wall Street Journal says there is a political dimension to what's going on as well.
If you serve as a volunteer, you know that it can feel good to devote your time to assisting others in need. But do you ever feel that you’re performing a job that deserves a paycheck? Volunteers around the world weigh in.
How do you make an instrument relevant that hasn't been heard for hundreds of years? A French ethnomusicologist is recreating Cambodian instruments that vanished centuries ago.
A new study from the United Nations out last month revealed startling attitudes toward sex and sexual violence in six countries across the Asia Pacific region. In one example, the study revealed that 25 percent of the men studied in Cambodia admitted to having committed rape.
Diabetes is very much a disease of poor countries -- where healthcare is ill-prepared to deal with it. So in places like Cambodia, where diabetes is common, but undiagnosed, prevention is the name of the game. Surprisingly, that means a focus on getting people to eat brown rice.
In Asia, rice is king, and white rice is the norm. But with rates of diabetes soaring, public health advocates want locals to switch to healthier brown rice. Reporter Joanne Silberner discovers it's nearly impossible.
For some, it's one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Vietnam War. Forty years ago today, photographer Sean Flynn and journalist Dana Stone disappeared in Cambodia. Two amateur excavators now claim to have discovered what happened to the men.
We're on the Indochinese peninsula for this Geo Quiz, looking for the name of a southeast Asian forest. It's home to indigenous Kui people who've lived in the forest for centuries. Illegal logging and mining are taking a toll on the ancient forest.
Monday was an historic day for the people of Cambodia. Opening statements in the war crimes trial against three former leaders of the notorious Khmer Rouge regime, began in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.
One of the first trips that newly re-elected President Obama plans to make is to Cambodia. Officials there say he's coming for an Asia summit but the government might bring up its stalled efforts to recover some ancient Khmer artifacts now in the US.
There are tons of unexploded munitions in Cambodia's waterways. Now, a team is in training to become the country's first underwater deminers. But first the recruits have to learn to swim and dive. Irwin Loy reports from off the coast of Cambodia.
"To find a singer like Channthy," said Poulsen, "is like discovering a young Etta James or Nina Simone. She's really the barefoot Cambodian diva of the rice fields."
The documentary "The Conscience of Nhem En" is up for an Oscar this year; it is about a young soldier during the Khmer Rouge who took photos of thousands of people before they were tortured and killed.
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Arts, Culture & Media
New revelations on 40th anniversary of Sean Flynn's disappearance
The Takeaway
April 06, 2010
For some, it's one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Vietnam War. Forty years ago today, photographer Sean Flynn and journalist Dana Stone disappeared in Cambodia. Two amateur excavators now claim to have discovered what happened to the men.
Conflict & Justice
Indigenous Protest in Cambodia
The World
May 25, 2011
We're on the Indochinese peninsula for this Geo Quiz, looking for the name of a southeast Asian forest. It's home to indigenous Kui people who've lived in the forest for centuries. Illegal logging and mining are taking a toll on the ancient forest.
Arts, Culture & Media
Dengue Fever and Cambodian Psychedelic Rock
The World
June 20, 2011
This six-person outfit plays a style of music associated with 1970s psychedelic rock from Cambodia.
Conflict & Justice
Khmer Rouge Trial Begins in Cambodia
The World
November 21, 2011
Monday was an historic day for the people of Cambodia. Opening statements in the war crimes trial against three former leaders of the notorious Khmer Rouge regime, began in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.
Arts, Culture & Media
TV Show Reunites Families Split Apart by Khmer Rouge
The World
August 17, 2012
During its brutal reign in Cambodia the Khmer Rouge split families apart, but now a TV show is reconnecting families and televising their reunions.
Global Politics
Cambodia Seeks Return of 10th-Century Statues
The World
November 07, 2012
One of the first trips that newly re-elected President Obama plans to make is to Cambodia. Officials there say he's coming for an Asia summit but the government might bring up its stalled efforts to recover some ancient Khmer artifacts now in the US.
Arts, Culture & Media
Training to Become Cambodia's First Underwater Deminers
The World
March 07, 2013
There are tons of unexploded munitions in Cambodia's waterways. Now, a team is in training to become the country's first underwater deminers. But first the recruits have to learn to swim and dive. Irwin Loy reports from off the coast of Cambodia.
Arts, Culture & Media
Cambodian Space Project Rocks Phnom Penh
The World
April 02, 2013
"To find a singer like Channthy," said Poulsen, "is like discovering a young Etta James or Nina Simone. She's really the barefoot Cambodian diva of the rice fields."
Arts, Culture & Media
Cambodian film up for Oscar
The World
February 19, 2009
The documentary "The Conscience of Nhem En" is up for an Oscar this year; it is about a young soldier during the Khmer Rouge who took photos of thousands of people before they were tortured and killed.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Bank becomes rich by lending to poor
The World
May 05, 2009
ACLEDA Bank began as a micro-lender, loaning tiny sums to allow Cambodians to open small businesses -- now it's become the country's largest bank.