Magazine April 17, 1975 – the day Phnom Penh fell – can perhaps never be fully reappropriated because of the strong sense of shame and pain that surrounds it. Cambodian students from Royal University of Fine Arts reenact torture and execution by the Khmer Rouge during their reign of terrorContinue Reading
Yesterday, Cambodia’s pugnacious former Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his support and appreciation for U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cut off federal funding to U.S.-funded broadcasters including Radio Free Asia (RFA). In a post on his Facebook page accompanied by photos of himself with Trump taken at an ASEANContinue Reading
On February 18, Cambodia’s Ministry of Justice released a statement regarding an opinion article I had published in Radio Free Asia (RFA) a few days earlier, headlined, “Banning Khmer Rouge denialism is a bad move for Cambodia and the world.” I won’t recite what I wrote, although I would noteContinue Reading
Wat Bowonniwet Vihara sits on a busy street in the heart of Bangkok’s historic district. The Buddhist temple serves as the headquarters of a monastic sect with close ties to the Thai royal family. On the evening of January 7, a gunman fired two shots near a side entrance toContinue Reading
At the start of this month, Malaysia assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with the aim of fostering political stability and economic prosperity for its members. The organization, which has been wrought with division in recent years, looked to be transitioning to a safe pair ofContinue Reading
