Khmer Decline - Cambodia

June 1995
Cambodia badly needs international support. Tourists are starting to return to the beautiful ancient temples in the north of the country - until now Khmer Rouge raids made this impossible for foreigners. The Khmer Rouge are being pushed back into the jungle and their leadership is growing old. Some supporters defected after they were ordered to burn villages in which they had relatives. In the south the government has persuaded a senior guerrilla commander to defect with several hundred fighters. In return it has turned a blind eye to his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of three Western hostages. Life with the government is better, but not yet perfect. Cambodia's deputy prime minister admits that the corruption is a problem.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[510raskal]

@mrphalysir thats how politics is played everywhere man

[soccrroxmysox]

lol poor crickets

[mrphalysir]

It's always the same. The Khmer Rouge leaders get welcomed to take up high government positions. This guy was associated with kidnapping, murder, and was a Khmer Rouge leader. Now he switched sides? Corruption and evil always goes rewarded in Cambodia. And plus, to the narrator, you are not interpreting correctly.

[khmer209racer]

@ThaHappyCamper what khmerfromkhmerland is saying is that not all khmer is communist or khmer rouge

[cambodian555]

what are you talking about the khmer kaham

[khmerFromKhmerland]

what you can see is that so many people still know nothing or less about our country or people. red (rouge) khmer=khmer?

red (rouge) is a political description for communist/communism. so you can say red khmer=red cambodian BUT NEVER red khmer = khmer

NEVER!

[tonfea]

LOL my knowledge of the Khmer language has it's use now xD

[PrdAmericn]

good films. i finally got to see some of these khmer rough guerillas.

[utvara1]

why the hell dont u translate what these ppl r saying