With Trial Under Way, Tribunal Faces Questions of Legacy

Say Mony, VOA Khmer | New Jersey
Monday, 05 December 2011

Andrew Cayley,the international prosecutor for the tribunal, who was in the US, spoke to VOA Khmer while giving a talk at Rutgers University, in New Jersey. The international prosecutor at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal says the court must work to ensure the practice of law if its legacy to Cambodia is to be assured. “We have to show a good example to young lawyers,” Andrew Cayley told VOA Khmer in an interview. Cayley spoke after a talk he gave to law students at Rutgers, in the US state of New Jersey, last month.

Opening Statements Conclude in Khmer Rouge Leaders Trial

Say Mony, VOA Khmer 
Tuesday, 29 November 2011

The Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia wrapped up its opening hearings last week. Prosecutors laid out their case against three individuals accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity that were committed while serving in top leadership positions in the movement

Khieu Samphan a 'Liar,' says U.S. Genocide Professor

Say Mony, VOA Khmer 
Thursday, 24 November 2011

Jailed Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan told a UN-backed court on Wednesday he knew nothing about the mass atrocities that took place while he was the nominal head of the regime. For one genocide researcher attending the landmark trial in Phnom Penh, this sounds unlikely. Say Mony reports for VOA Khmer from the court.

Historic Trial Opens for Aging Khmer Rouge Leaders

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Tuesday, 22 November 2011

The UN-backed tribunal opened a landmark case against three Khmer Rouge leaders in Phnom Penh on Monday, with prosecution claiming the former communists were involved in a criminal policy that led to mass atrocities. The widely welcomed proceedings marked the first substantial hearing for the three leaders, Nuon Chea, 85, the chief ideologue of the regime; Khieu Samphan, 80, its nominal leader; and Ieng Sary, 86, its foreign minister, whose case took four years to investigate and bring to trial. VOA Khmer reports.

US Federal Workers in Annual Charity Drive

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Tuesday, 08 November 2011 

The Combined Federal Campaign for 2011

US federal employees have begun a fundraising campaign for 2011, in a drive to collect money for local and international organizations. The Combined Federal Campaign is undertaken each year and allows US government employees to deduct money from their incomes to go toward thousands of different organizations, including charities and NGOs.

Cambodians in Washington and Nearby States Held Buddhist Kathina Ceremony

Say Mony and Cheang Sophinarath, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 27 October  2011

Hundreds Cambodians held Kathina ceremony and got free flu shot at Buddhikarama pagoda in Silver Spring, Maryland on Sunday October 23. Participants shared contribution for the ceremony and gave donation to build a stupa for Buddha relics. VOA's Khmer Cheang Sophinarath reports.

Fortune Brings a Family Together, 36 Years Later

Say Mony, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Never in her life did Chhea Vat imagine she would have such an occasion: meeting her husband again after 36 years. The 73-year-old Cambodian-Canadian had always thought her husband, Peou Nam, was killed when soldiers of the regime took him away, so many years ago. “I never imagined this meeting before, because I thought the Khmer Rouge never left their captives alive,” Chhea Vat said in a recent interview in Phnom Penh, where her family had found him at long last.

Poor Market, Perceived Danger Keep Youth Out of Journalism: Mentor

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

Friday,14 October 2011

Cambodian youth are not so keen on journalism careers, believing the job to be dangerous and underpaid, a journalism mentor says.

“Some young graduates still fear that they might be in danger, or face legal consequences, if they work as journalists,” said Tieng Sopheak Vichea, director of the Cambodia Communication Institute, which offers the country’s only four-year journalism program.

Since the program’s inception, 10 years ago, only about 20 of its 120 graduates have gone on to pursue work as actual journalists, Tieng Sopheak Vichea said, as a guest on “Hello VOA” Monday.

Journalists, Tech-Savvy Students Train in Social Media

Say Mony, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
Thursday, 25 August 2011

Cambodia accounts for more than 200,000 Facebook users, mostly to connect with friends and professional networking. “Social media such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have the potential to gather people to voice their opinions in a more effective manner..." Journalists, would-be reporters and other students were taught to better use social media last week, as an increasing number of Cambodians become tech savvy. “Social media such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have the potential to gather people to voice their opinions in a more effective manner,

Not Enough Cambodians Pitching In for Development: Volunteers

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 15 September 2011

Diep Sovannaroth, left, a program assistant for UN Volunteers, and Chhuon Thavrith,  right, a former volunteer at UN Volunteers who now works for UNDP, were our guests on 'Hello VOA' on Monday.

If more Cambodians do not start pitching in and volunteering, the country risks missing key development goals in coming years, a youth advocate said Monday. Cambodia is trying to meet a series of UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015, but it is lagging behind in key sectors. And while there are a number of foreign volunteers working in the country, there is not enough local help, Diep Sovannaroth, a program assistant for UN Volunteers, told “Hello VOA.”