Tuol Sleng

Cambodia

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May 27th 2007
The usual whirlwind. Jaggers and I did a flying visit to Cambodia. Quite literally. Flew into Phnom Penh and went to the Tuol Sleng museum, a school which the Khmer Rouge converted into a prison to torture anyone showing a glimmer of intelligence before before taking them to the Killing Fields to slaughter them (beaten to death so as not to waste bullets). There isn't much at the Killing Fields, ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more