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  1. Duch Apologizes as Prosecutors Demand 40 Years in PrisonRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Voice of America

    Kaing Guek Eav is accused of overseeing the torture and execution of more than 15,000 men, women and children in Cambodia.

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  2. Khmer Rouge prison chief could get 40 yearsRead the original story

    11 min ago | Examiner.com

    In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav, center, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as Tuol Sleng genocide museum, stands in the court room of the U.N.-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Nov.

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  3. Khmer prison chief faces 40 yrs jailRead the original story

    28 min ago | The Age

    ... the Khmer Rouge wiped out nearly two million people through starvation, overwork and execution in their bid to turn Cambodia back to a rural "Year Zero" between 1975 and 1979. Lawyers for the prosecution said pleas for forgiveness by Duch - whose ...

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  4. Khmer Rouge jailer expresses 'excruciating remorse'Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday | Globe and Mail

    Khmer Rouge jailer expresses 'excruciating remorse' The Khmer Rouge jailer known as Comrade Duch speaks in court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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  5. Trial of Khmer Rouge prison chief in final stageRead the original story

    30 min ago | CBS 2

    ... so-called Compass Killer (Skeet Ulrich) and attempt to save the madman's fourth victim. (Getty Images) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) a ' Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded he be sentenced to 40 years in jail ...

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  6. The Killing Fields - Phnom Penh, CambodiaRead the original story w/Photo

    34 min ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    We set our alarm for 8:15am this morning, one of the earliest mornings we've had in a while.

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  7. New Saigon,Old Charms - Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamRead the original story w/Photo

    39 min ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    ... to walk around without suffering the intense heat of the hot and humid season that covers greater part of the year. Cambodia ,Laos and Vietnam shared common borders with each other.With better roads now, overland journey from one country to the ...

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  8. Khmer Rouge trials feed Cambodians' need for ...Read the original story

    57 min ago | Montreal Gazette

    ... Duch," who ran the centre, stand trial this year before the grandly named Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. This is the joint United Nations-Cambodia tribunal whose credibility has been questioned, its ability to render justice ...

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  9. Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch apologises to his victimsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | BBC

    Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch should be jailed for 40 years, a prosecutor has told Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.

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  10. Prosecution calls for 40-year sentence for Duch in Khmer Rouge trialRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Laos News.Net

    Laos News.Net Wednesday 25th November, 2009 The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Wednesday for judges to hand down a 40-year jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison known as S-21. Co-prosecutor William Smith said Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, was the Khmer Rouge ...

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  11. Thaksin supporters call off Thai protestRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Channelnewsasia.com

    ... ts in the past year by videolink and telephone, and angered the Thai government this month by visiting neighbouring Cambodia in his new capacity as an economic adviser to Phnom Penh. -AFP/ir

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  12. Sivarak bail decision Dec 8Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

    ... Pol Col Thawee and Suwana Suwanjutha, director-general of the Rights and Liberties Protection Department, went to Cambodia on Monday to explore ways of providing legal assistance for Mr Sivarak, an employee of Cambodia Air Traffic Services which is ...

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  13. Thai anti-government protesters postpone rallyRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | The Star Online

    Supporters of exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Wednesday they had postponed indefinitely an anti-government rally due to start this weekend, which had worried investors in financial markets.

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  14. LoginRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Pnompenh Post

    ... according to a new UN report. Govt attacks Thai reports THAILAND has attempted to sabotage foreign investment in Cambodia, the Cambodian government alleged in a statement on Monday Russey Keo fire damages homes FIVE houses were damaged in a ...

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  15. Trial connects Cambodians with their painful pastRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Bill Doskoch

    ... pledge. Ms. Ung and Mr. Neth are famous faces in this country for narrating the torture, starvation and genocide of Cambodia's recent past. The program they co-host, Duch on Trial , provides a weekly synopsis of the legal proceedings against former ...

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  16. Cambodian court to rule on spy charges against Thai engineer on Dec 8Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | NationMultimedia.com - Breakingnews

    A Cambodian court is scheduled to deliver a ruling in the case against a Thai engineer, who was arrested on an espionage charge, on December 8, a senor Thai Justice Ministry official said Wednesday.

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  17. Khmer court to decide Siwarak's bail next monthRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | NationMultimedia.com - National

    ... lly housed 25 inmates. Sivarak is not having language problem as he can speak Khmer fluently after having worked in Cambodia for eight years, she said.

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  18. Khmer Rouge prison chief could get 40 yearsRead the original story w/Photo

    5 hrs ago | Kansas.com

    In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav, right, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as Tuol Sleng genocide museum, talks with his Cambodian lawyer, Ka Savuth, in a courtroom of the U.N.-backed tribunal, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov.

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  19. Cambodian prosecutors demand 40-year sentence for ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief DuchRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | BBC

    Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav should be jailed for 40 years, a prosecutor has told Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.

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  20. Prosecution calls for 40-year sentence for Duch in Khmer Rouge trialRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Earth Times

    The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Wednesday for judges to hand down a 40-year jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison known as S-21. Co-prosecutor William Smith said Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, was the Khmer Rouge regime's "loyal and dedicated agent" in running ...

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