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Joe Blogs - Phnom Penh (The Lighter Side)

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February 10th 2012
Damn these Cambodian Maoist revolutionaries! Damn them to hell!! ( Did you know the Americans supported the Khmer Rouge !!!!!! Sigh. ). Anyway - phew ! The Killing Fields stuff was all a bit heavy wasn’t it ? Happily, that’s all behind Cambodia now and they’re looking to the future. One legacy that is left over from those dark times is that the majority of the populace is very young (a ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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