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Phnom Penh: Returning to the Killing Fields

Phnom Penh –I got emotional when I saw the tree again. The sight of it still affects me even after 25 years. They call it, “The Killing Tree, ” during the Cambodian genocide 1975-79, Khmer Rouge soldiers murdered infants, by snatching them from the hands of their mothers and smashing Read more

By Mark Jue, 1 yearFebruary 10, 2025 ago

Asia Southeast

Cambodia’s Life Saving Rats

Siem Reap –Rats are plague carrying vermin. The only good rat is a dead one, I once believed. Then I met these rats. In Cambodia, these rats are called heroes. When I first arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 25 years ago, I couldn’t help but notice the large number of Read more

By Mark Jue, 1 yearFebruary 7, 2025 ago