Dark Tourism in Cambodia, particularly around Anlong Veng, thanks to the NGO the Cambodian Documentation Centre. According to CAM-DC this will include the renovation of the grave of Pol Pot, as well as numerous other sites, some of which have already been achieved. On our most recent dark tourism visit […]
Category: Oddar Meanchey
Political Parties in Cambodia in 2024
Cambodia is currently a constitutional monarchy under either a dominant party system, or a one party system, depending on your take on things. The only party currently in parliament is the Cambodian Peoples Party, although opposition parties exist at lower levels of government and have been represented in parliament before. […]
The little known Thai Communist insurgency
While communism in South-East Asia is hardly a new thing, few realize that Thailand also went through its own almost successful insurgency. How close though was the Thai communist insurgency and how did they interact with the other liberation movements of the region. Communism in South-East Asia Indonesia was famously […]
The last Killing Fields of Cambodia
The brutality of the Khmer Rouge has often been stated as only occurring during the brief existence of Democratic Kampuchea, but in actuality it started in the zones help by them before their victory, as well as those held after their defeat. Photo: Manny Tafari & Snappytappy Early atrocities of […]
What happened to the Pol Pot Family?
Famous for the numerous photos where he looks like a doting father, as well as the fact that many of his family did not even know he was leader until near the very end, what exactly happened to the family of Pol Pot and where are they now? Pol Pots […]
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Food inspired by the Khmer Rouge
When famine, or food insecurity hot a country people go to desperate measures. This evidences itself by people not only eating things they would not usually eat, but also innovating with cuisine. Famine and indeed control over the food supply was a key element of the Democratic Kampuchea state under […]
Was Pol Pot Murdered or did he kill himself?
Pol Pot officially died on April 15th 1998 of a heart attack, but rumors have been rife that he either took his own life, or was killed by Ta Mok, both of which hold some validity. At the time of his death the party had been decimated by defections including […]
Khmer National Solidarity Party
The Khmer National Solidarity Party was an extremely short lived political party that can be viewed in some ways as a successful party to the various incarnations of the Khmer Rouge. It was founded by former head of state of Democratic Kampuchea and leader of the Khmer Rouge Khiu Samphan. […]
Cambodian National Unity Party
The Cambodian National Unity Party was the last iteration the Communist Party of Kampuchea AKA the Khmer Rouge, as well as being the last Khmer Rouge “party” to hold any power. The evolution of the party follows on from the 1951 formation of the Khmer Peoples Revolutionary Party before out […]
Is there still Communist Party in Cambodia?
Is there still a communist party in Cambodia? The short answer is that there no there is not, but the ruling Cambodian Peoples Party do trace their lineage from the former ruling Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party (KPRP). Is the Cambodian Peoples Party communist? The Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) trace their […]