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Burma democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi seen on the campaign trail ahead of next month's elections. Pic: AP.

Aung San Suu Kyi risks becoming a political pawn in Burma

By Francis Wade Wed, Mar 07, 2012 2:41PM UTC View Comments

In a January commentary on the limits of the reform programme in Burma, renowned journalist Bertil Lintner broached what is, to many, an unspeakable topic: “is Suu Kyi being used by the Thein Sein’s military-backed, civilianised government as a pawn in its efforts to break the country’s long isolation from the West?” he asked. It was...

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Cambodia bans roasting whole cows in public

By AP News Mon, Feb 27, 2012 6:10PM UTC View Comments

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – Cambodia’s prime minister has banned spit-roasting cows in front of restaurants, calling it too cruel a sight. Hun Sen said Monday he is ordering the ban after Buddhist monks told him the activity runs contrary to Buddha’s teachings on the sanctity of life and encourages violence. The practice is also...

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Cambodia’s ‘second Angkor’ stirs to life

By AP News Wed, Jan 04, 2012 10:34AM UTC View Comments

It’s still entwined in mystery and jungle vines, but one of Cambodia’s grandest monuments is slowly awakening after eight centuries of isolated slumber, having attracted a crack archaeological team and a trickle of tourists. “It takes awhile to unfold this temple — and everywhere there are enticements,” says John Sanday, the team leader, as he...

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Online window to Cambodian history

By Monash University Tue, Dec 13, 2011 10:06AM UTC View Comments

One of the many recordings by King Norodom Sihanouk in the collection For the first time historians, researchers and students of Asian studies have online access to one of the world’s most significant archives of Cambodian history. The archives are digitised versions of documents, photos, music and journals from the personal collection of the former...

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Ex-leader in court: Khmer Rouge not ‘bad people’

By AP News Mon, Dec 05, 2011 6:26PM UTC View Comments

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The No. 2 leader of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime told a court he and his comrades were not “bad people,” denying responsibility Monday for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians during their 1970s rule. Nuon Chea’s defiant statements came as the U.N.-backed tribunal began questioning him for...

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