Cambodia’s Triumph and Tragedy: The UN’s Greatest Experiment 30 years on
Cambodia had spent centuries being stripped by a kleptocratic and Byzantine monarchy and then treated as an appendage to Vietnam
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history
The Man Who Could Have Been King- The Life & Death Of Norodom Duong Chak
Prince Norodom Duong Chak (also spelled Chakr/Shak) was a Cambodian prince, and heir apparent to the throne, who rebelled against
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The Executioners
Here is the big question: how and why did a Buddhist nation produce one of the 20th century’s worst genocides,
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National colours: Cambodia’s ever-changing flags
A country’s flag is a symbol; as is the act of changing one. Cambodia’s history is rife with coups, invasions and occupations which has not only fomented regime change but has also provided the impetus for the flag’s numerous transformations over the years. Since 1863, there have been numerous different national flags, including periods of time when more than one flag was in use in Cambodia – depending upon where one was in the country – and at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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Animated Time Map of the Khmer Empire
This very impressive picture is part of an animated time map showing the extent of the Khmer Empire between 100
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