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Phnom Penh Past and Present

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July 18th 2007
Phnom Penh is the modern capital of Cambodia and is home to the Royal Palace, National Museum and the sites of some of the worst atrocities carried out during the Khmer Rouge Regime. Tuol Sleng started off as a high school. It was converted to the notorious S-21 Prison. Between 1976-79, 14,000 prisoners were taken to the prison. The several buildings, 3 storeys high were used as holding cells ... read more

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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