Cambodia

'Beautiful' poems by Cambodian monk who led Mass. temple tackle horrors of Khmer Rouge regime. During Buddhist monk Ly Van Aggadipo's final days, he wrote often in a notebook. Temple followers knew the nonagenarian spiritual mentor to many local Cambodian refugees was recording some sort of personal history, but they weren't sure what.

Cambodia to build memorial for journalists killed during Cambodian war. Cambodia will erect a memorial to nearly 40 foreign and Cambodian journalists who died covering a savage five-year war that ended with the triumph of the Khmer Rouge 35 years ago, a government official said Saturday.

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia has temporarily banned marriages between local women and South Korean men over concerns about human trafficking, officials said on Saturday.

Three years after a narrow special election win vaulted her into the all-male Massachusetts congressional delegation, US Representative Niki Tsongas has a GOP target on her back and 11 rivals who hope to challenge her reelection in the Fifth Congressional District. Seven Republicans and four independent candidates are trying to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot to challenge Tsongas, who won a special election to the open seat in 2007. The GOP has not laid claim to the Merrimack Valley district since Tsongas's husband, the late Paul Tsongas, defeated a Republican in 1974. But the National Republican Congressional Committee has targeted Tsongas's district as ripe for the picking, given its high concentration of unenrolled voters, and its outpouring of support for US Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, in the January special election. Though the committee has not decided how much money to devote to the campaign, it is advising Carlisle Republican Jon Golnik on communications st

Cambodia has suspended marriages between South Koreans and its citizens to curb human trafficking, the foreign ministry said Friday.

Cambodian bars women from marrying South Koreans, citing human trafficking fears. Cambodia has temporarily barred its citizens from marrying South Korean men after two dozen women were sold into marriage by matchmakers ? the second time the government has imposed such a ban.

Man suspected of killing his mother in Idaho and fleeing the country is caught in Cambodia. Authorities in Idaho say a man suspected of killing his mother there earlier this month has been apprehended in Cambodia.

The Year of the Tiger has been billed as the big cat's best chance to escape extinction, but activists say poaching and government inaction are undermining a campaign to double the number of wild tigers.

MONDULKIRI, Cambodia (Reuters Life!) - Southeast Asian coffee from Vietnam and Indonesia percolates around the world, but if a family roaster has its way, mugs may soon be filled with a blend from another, unlikely location: Cambodia.

Cambodia on Friday accused the United Nations of "flagrantly interfering" in its affairs after local agencies expressed concern over a controversial anti-corruption law approved this week.

Cambodia on Friday accused the United Nations of "flagrantly interfering" in its affairs after local agencies expressed concern over a controversial anti-corruption law approved this week.

Cambodia's parliament approved a controversial anti-corruption law on Thursday, more than 15 years after the legislation was first proposed to tackle graft in the country.

Cambodia's parliament on Wednesday started debating a controversial and long-awaited anti-corruption law, more than 15 years after the legislation was first proposed.

Cambodia to preserve for tourism sites at Khmer Rouge stronghold, including Pol Pot grave. Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday.

Cambodia to preserve for tourism sites at Khmer Rouge stronghold, including Pol Pot grave. Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday.

Thailand's government Tuesday agreed to impose a tough security law ahead of protests this weekend, vowing to use "all means" to stop violence by backers of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

Indonesia remains the most corrupt country in Southeast Asia and graft is getting even worse, a poll of businessmen says, dealing a blow to the president's efforts to clean up the country.

The World Health Organisation unveiled Tuesday landmark new measures to counter the misuse of anti-malaria drugs, which is threatening attempts to stifle some 250 million cases a year of the disease.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight on Tuesday behind calls for an expansion of U.S. trade benefits to help Haiti rebuild its clothing sector after its devastating earthquake.

Rape victims seeking justice in Cambodia face serious obstacles such as police who demand bribes before making an arrest, a human rights report released Monday said.