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.

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

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

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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 ...

Thousands of Cambodian and ethnic Khmer people from the Bay Area and beyond made their way to Stockton’s Wat Dhammararam Buddhist ... Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh.

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.

My 30-year-old-daughter and I are on a week-long AmaWaterways Mekong River cruise. Our journey starts with two pre-cruise days based at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza exploring Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ...

My day ends watching a performance of Sokha at the Phare Circus, based on the true-life story of a child survivor of the Khmer Rouge – a powerful example of Cambodia using art to heal a difficult past ...