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Cambodia's Cabinet approves draft law toughening penalties for denying Khmer Rouge atrocities

Jan. 24, 2025 11:57 AM EST

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying atrocities were carried out in the late 1970s under the rule of communist Khmer Rouge, whose brutal policies are blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million people. ...

Lunar New Year giveaway of cash and food leaves 4 dead in Cambodian capital as crowd surges

Jan. 23, 2025 04:03 AM EST

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Four people died and five others were injured Thursday as a crowd scrambled for a handout of food and cash from one of Cambodia 's richest people as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift, officials said. The victims were crushed as the crowd of hundreds surged...