Cambodia News: Pol Pot

Cambodia launches mobile app on Khmer Rouge history
India.com
The free app, developed by the Bophana Audiovisual Resource Centre, was launched on Tuesday and tells the story of the Pol Pot-led regime since its inception as a Communist guerrilla group in the 1950s, Efe news reported. Around 1.7 million people died ...

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First Khmer Rouge History Mobile App Released on Android - The ...
The Cambodia Daily
The first mobile app offering a comprehensive and interactive history of the Khmer Rouge, created in the hopes of ending a “collective denial” about some of the ...

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Trump Forced Boy Scouts to Listen to a Story About Rich Friends and Yachts
VICE
But rather than reminisce about buying cabins upstate or Pol Pot like Gray, Trump delivered a rambling, cautionary tale about a rich real estate friend named William Levitt who had too much fun. "[Levitt] sold his company for a tremendous amount of ...

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Guillermo del Toro and Alexander Payne Join Toronto Festival Lineup
New York Times
Films by those directors along with work by George Clooney and Darren Aronofsky will show at the annual event, often seen as a showcase for awards ...
TIFF 2017 Lineup Includes 'The Shape of Water', 'mother!', and Many MoreNewburgh Gazette
The Toronto International Film Festival unveils first slate of films for 2017Toronto International Film Festival

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Kevin Donnelly: Christian values remain at heart of our culture
dailytelegraph.com.au
Hitler's gas chambers, Mao's starvation and torture of millions and Pol Pot's killing fields highlight the danger of denying the significance of religion, especially Christianity. It's also important to recognise the benefits of Christianity to ...

Ivanka Trump mocked after misquoting Albert Einstein on Twitter
The Independent
Pol Pot”, wrote one user. “'Alright stop, collaborate and listen.' – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,” quipped another, attributing American rapper Vanilla Ice's “Ice Ice Baby” lyrics to the famous composer. Unfortunately, Ms Trump wasn't the only one to fall ...

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As Trump wages war on legal marijuana, military veterans side with pot
Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration's attack on legal marijuana, already stymied by large states determined not to roll back the clock, is increasingly confronting an even more politically potent adversary: military veterans. Frustrated by federal laws ...

Cuba and its Tropical Pol Pot
Havana Times
HAVANA TIMES — For a few weeks now, the Segunda Cita blog, by singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez, has become a place for debate, where Cuban intellectuals face-off with an extremist political group, who has been defaming nearly everyone for several ...

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Mission Accomplished?
The Diplomat
In its pursuit of justice, the ECCC Tribunal has secured all-important convictions against key leaders Nuon Chea, who ranked number two to supreme leader Pol Pot, and Khieu Samphan, the former head of state, judged to be part of the inner circle of ...

Bolton School old boy turns writer in his 70s after thinking he had ...
The Bolton News
HE has covered some of the world's biggest news stories and now the former BBC correspondent has drawn on his experiences to pen a series of novels.

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