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Nuon Chea Hospitalized, Halting Tribunal Hearings

Nuon Chea collapsed in his cell at the tribunal detention center outside Phnom Penh on Sunday, Son Arun, his lawyer, said.
No Cambodian Push on Laos Dam at Upcoming Meeting

An annual meeting of the Mekong River Commission, which includes representatives of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam will be held in Laos on Jan. 17.
Court Continues Prosecution of Russian Tycoon

The six sailors dropped their official complaints after a reported compensation offer of $20,000, but the criminal case continues regardless, court officials said.

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The head of Russian Mirax construction group Sergei Polonsky seen during the Global Investment & Finance Forum in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

Court Continues Prosecution of Russian Tycoon

The six sailors dropped their official complaints after a reported compensation offer of $20,000, but the criminal case continues regardless, court officials said.

Thousands of mourners gather at the gates of the Royal Palace minutes after the coffin of former king Norodom Sihanouk arrived in Phnom Penh October 17, 2012.

Art Pieces Dedicated to Late King Norodom Sihanouk

It took him five weeks to create the works, which are collected in an exhibition called “Farewell, Cambodia,” after the title of one of Sihanouk’s favorite songs.

Sailors Drop Charges Against Russian Tycoon

Ouch Sopheaktra, an attorney for the sailors, said they had been offered $20,000 to drop the charges.

Sam Rainsy faces 12 years in prison if he returns to Cambodia, on charges stemming from the destruction of border markers in Svay Rieng province in 2009.

Election Monitor Sees No Chance of Sam Rainsy Election Run

The National Election Committee has removed his name from the voter registry and the criminal convictions against him make him ineligible to run in the July 2013 election.

A group of Cambodian-American university students met at a local Long Beach restaurant over the Christmas holiday to share their experiences, so that when they enter the professional world, they’ll have a Cambodian network.

Long Beach Asks: What’s a Healthy School?

Long Beach, Calif., has been selected as one of 14 cities in California to receiving funding and other assistance from the California Endowment to build healthier communities, including schools.

Long Beach Residents Remember Worse Times of Violence

The height of the violence came in the early 1990s, as rival gangs vied for power and newly immigrated Cambodians sought to find security in their new American home.

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, is greeted by Cambodia

In US, Cambodian Community Leaders Satisfied With Obama's Cambodia Trip

US officials, including Obama, have said they want to see the playing field leveled for fair elections free of intimidation.

Stuffed animals and a sign calling for prayer rest at the base of a tree near the Newtown Village Cemetery in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 17, 2012.

After Shooting, Fears of Traumatic Response in Khmer Rouge Survivors

More than 200,000 Cambodians resettled in the US in the 1970s and 1980s, many of them were survivors of the Khmer Rouge.

A fisherman works near the site of the proposed Xayaburi Dam in Paksey, northern Laos, file photo.

No Cambodian Push on Laos Dam at Upcoming Meeting

An annual meeting of the Mekong River Commission, which includes representatives of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam will be held in Laos on Jan. 17.

Thai activists, from right, Ratree Pipatanapaiboon, Veera Somkwamkid, Kochpontorn Chusanaseree, Samdin Lersbusya, eat breakfast at Phnom Penh Appeal Court, file photo.

Thai Espionage Prisoner To Be Released Feb. 1

Ratri Pipattanaopaiboon, a woman, will be released, and Veera Somkwamkid will have his sentence reduced at the behest of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the minister said.

Thai activists Veera Somkwamkid, second left, a core leader of Yellow Shirts and Panich Vikitsreth, a member of Parliment of the ruling Democrat party, second right, are escorted by Cambodian court security personnel at Phnom Penh Municipal Court, file photo.

Hun Sen Wants Thai ‘Spies’ Released

Veera Somkwamkid is facing eight years in prison and Ratri Pipattanaopaiboon six, on charges of espionage and illegal entry into Cambodia.

Migrants Posing as Tourists To Work in Malaysia

Some 50,000 Cambodians are thought to be working in Malaysia, either legally or illegally, earning between $135 and $200 per month.

Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea attends a public hearing at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, file photo.

Nuon Chea Hospitalized, Halting Tribunal Hearings

Nuon Chea collapsed in his cell at the tribunal detention center outside Phnom Penh on Sunday, Son Arun, his lawyer, said.

Defense lawyers for jailed Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary say both are in declining health in detention, making it hard for them to participate in an atrocity crimes trial currently underway.

Health Failing Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary: Lawyers

The tribunal will hear health arguments for Ieng Sary, who is 87 and was the Khmer Rouge’s foreign minister, on March 21 and for Nuon Chea, who is 86 and was the regime’s chief ideologue, the following day.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, prays with President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin, left, and Senate President Chea Sim, center, during a celebration marking the 34th anniversary of the 1979 downfall of the Khmer Rouge regime, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Jan. 7 Less Divisive Amid Cambodian Youth

On that day, Vietnamese-led forces and Cambodian fighters entered the capital, ousting the Khmer Rouge, which had been in power since April 15, 1975.

A Film by Cambodians About Cambodians Screens in the US

‘Lost Loves,’ a feature film by Chhay Bora that describes daily life under the Khmer Rouge, screened this weekend at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.