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The hanging frame

S21 Museum and the Killing Fields

February 2nd 2010
Had breakfast at our Guesthouse before setting off with a nice guy (who called himself Mr Bo) who was our Tuk Tuk driver for the day. He took us to the S21 Museum which was originally a high school but was turned in to a prision when the Khmer Rouge regime began in 1975. The Khmer Rouge, (a communist party led by Pol Pot), had won the civil war in 1975 and over the next 4 years they forced people ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

Cambodian Flag 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
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