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The last living Khmer Rouge leader, Khieu Samphan, appears before a court in Phnom Penh in order to appeal his conviction and attempt to overturn it. The 90-year-old's hearing is expected to last for only a few days as analysts say that it is very unlikely that he will succeed in his appeal.
2021-08-16

The government imposes a 14-day lockdown in the capital Phnom Penh and its neighboring Takmao from midnight until April 28 amidst a community outbreak of COVID-19.
2021-04-14

Former Khmer Rouge senior official and Foreign Minister of Kampuchea Ieng Sary dies during a genocide trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
2013-03-14

The remains of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia who died on 15 October 2012 are cremated in Phnom Penh.
2013-02-4

The 20th ASEAN Summit meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, calls for sanctions to be lifted against Myanmar or Burma following recent by-elections. [http:--www.todayonline.com-World-EDC120404-0000073-ASEAN-calls-for-lifting-of-Myanmar-sanctions (Today Online)]date=August 2019
2012-04-4

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia increases the sentence of Kang Kek Iew, or Duch, to life for running the Tuol Sleng prison camp under the Khmer Rouge.
2012-02-3

Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two of the most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, appear in a Cambodian court to request release from pre-trial detention.
2011-01-31

Cambodia declares a day of mourning for at least 378 people killed in a stampede in the capital Phnom Penh.
2010-11-23

The Cambodian government opens a "protest park" in the capital Phnom Penh, amid criticism from rights groups.
2010-11-4

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch receives the verdict in his trial in Phnom Penh - the first of five surviving senior figures to do so. He is sentenced to 35 years in prison with 16 years off for time served.
2010-07-26