As Cambodia marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of its capital Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge, a final edition of a ...

Only Angkor Wat remained in use ... conservancy grounds—his father was buildings superintendent until the Khmer Rouge executed him in 1976—and these days earns a mere $10 a month.

Chiara Goia The ruins at Angkor Wat have been left pretty much as they ... Unexploded mines still lie buried here—the result of Khmer Rouge efforts to protect their mountain redoubt from assault.

Cambodia's civil war, the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge, and the ouster of the regime ... It's almost noon on a June day about ten miles north of Angkor Wat, and even at the bottom of a muddy ...

When the first cars started arriving, speakers blasted ancient ensemble music and broadcast monks’ chants from a pavilion ...

It ruled a vast territory, and hundreds of stone buildings remain its legacy. Outstanding among them is the Angkor Wat. It is a Hindu temple complex and one of the largest religious monuments in the ...

While Angkor Wat was originally a Hindu temple dedicated ... was driven by wartime poverty and famine created by the Khmer Rouge regime of the late 1970s. Visitors can learn more about this ...

While Cambodia is now best-known for Angkor Wat and tourism, its enchantment hides a recent history and a poignancy beyond ...

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat (“temple city” or “temple that is a city” in Khmer, the language of Cambodia) is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Yet despite its size ...