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BLOG: The many faces of Cambodia (Part 3)

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Dispelling safety myths
“Is Cambodia safe?” Many readers asked me this after reading my first two blogs about my recent trip with my husband last November.
It is surprising that many have this misconception. While some may have concerns traveling to Cambodia, its tourism has actually increased 17 percent in 2013 and 7 percent last year. Just in Angkor, there are more than one million visitors every year.

Essentials for a Phnom Penh visit — History, markets, culture

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By Kristi Eaton Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Bigger. Taller. Fancier. Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh is undergoing a staggering period of development 40 years after the […]

Cambodian opposition senator on trial over Facebook comments

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By Sopheng Cheang Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian opposition senator was denied bail and went on trial Friday over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing a […]

Plowing the Killing Fields — The need to discuss after 40 years

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By Greg Young Northwest Asian Weekly On August 29th, the Seattle-Sihanoukville Sister City Association held an event at North Seattle Community College, “Remembering the Past & Welcoming the Future: 40 […]

Top woman leader of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge dies at 83

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By Sopheng Cheang Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Ieng Thirith, a Khmer Rouge leader who was the highest-ranking woman in the genocidal regime that oversaw the death of […]

“Tank Man” and more — A talk with renowned photographer Jeff Widener

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  Jeff Widener, Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer of the infamous “Tank Man” will be speaking to the community Saturday, May 2, 2p.m. at the International District/Chinatown Community Center (719 8th Ave. […]

Learning in new languages — Dengue Fever: From Cambodia to the Triple Door

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Dengue Fever, a band well known for combining Cambodian pop with Western-style pop and rock, will be performing at Seattle’s Triple Door on Tuesday, Feb. […]

King Donut owners robbed, beaten — No arrests made, community outraged

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Heng Hey and Chea Pol, owners of King Donut, a Rainier Valley mainstay for almost 30 years were the victims of a brutal attack […]