Cambodia

What!? No Sunrise At Angkor Wat?

Gareth Richman | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Gareth Richman

The main draw of the happening little town of Siem Reap in Cambodia is watching a spectacular sunrise at the temple city of Angkor Wat.

Reality TV Contestant Dies On First Day Of Filming

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

A reality TV contestant has died of a heart attack on a tropical Cambodian Island. Gerald Babin, 25, was taking part in the French version of 'Surv...

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Halabja and Kurdish Genocide in Iraq Shows We Must Move From 'Never Again' to 'Always Prevent'

John Slinger | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK Politics
John Slinger

While many of the world's governments want to prevent genocide, they almost never act to achieve this aim. This despite most being signatories to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide which is explicitly designed to compel them to do just that.

Thailand to Cambodia: The Infamous Border Crossing

Nicholas Cooper | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Nicholas Cooper

Last summer some friends and I took a trip around a few parts of South-East Asia. Of the entire trip we'd planned, getting out of Thailand was the part I was really the most nervous about. Pick up any guidebook to SE Asia and you're faced with page after page of warnings about the scams and the nightmarish coaches and tuk-tuk's between the Thai-Cambodian borders.

Every Photographer's Dream: 10 Places to Capture Through the Lens

HomeAway.co.uk | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
HomeAway.co.uk

The world is full of spectacular destinations that have been captured through the lense by those lucky enough to travel to these incredible places, from the Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower to the ruins of Machu Picchu and the Colosseum.

'Secret Retreats' In South East Asia

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

A new boutique hotel brand, which aims to offer travellers the best of authentic Asian accommodation, launched this month. Called Secret Retreats, ...

Pirate Bay Founder Arrested In Cambodia

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK Tech

One of the founders of the file-sharing website the Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia. Local police said they had arrested Gottfrid Svarthol...

Scratching the Surface of Kony 2012: Making Victims Matter

Johanna Herman | Posted 18.08.2012 | UK
Johanna Herman

More importantly, we must ask what is actually being done, away from social media advocacy and international political commentary, to benefit victims of mass atrocities themselves?

WATCH: Cambodian Kids Try to Say 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Unlike, say, antidisestablishmentarianism, 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' isn't an actual word, what with it being made up by Mary Poppins songw...

Life and Death for Afghanistan's Children

Justin Byworth | Posted 03.07.2012 | UK
Justin Byworth

As the world focuses on Afghanistan today; President Obama's historic visit and discussions about the future of the country, the scene that we witnessed unfolding inside the little neonatal unit at the provincial hospital this morning runs in freeze frame through my head.

Top Five Stylish Hotels With an Eco-Conscience

Black Tomato | Posted 27.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Black Tomato

Last weekend was Earth Day. With this in mind we've searched high and low for hotels and accommodation that combine an eco-conscience with impeccable style that most definitely get's the Black Tomato stamp of approval.

Archbishop of Canterbury Remembers Genocide Victims on Holocaust Memorial Day

PA | Posted 27.01.2012 | UK

Holocaust Memorial Day will today commemorate victims of Nazi persecution and subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Service...

An International Response to Prevent Future Genocides

Mary Creagh | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK Politics
Mary Creagh

On 4 August last year, President Obama announced a bold step to allow the United States government to respond quickly to instances of potential mass atrocities and genocide. As we approach Holocaust Memorial Day, I wanted to take a closer look at how the US approach could be replicated here.

Pol Pot's Former Deputy Tells Court Khmer Rouge Were Not 'Bad People'

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK

The Khmer Rouge were not “bad people”, according to regime’s former second in command. Speaking at the historic war crimes trial in Phnom Pe...

Khmer Rouge Leader Dismisses War Crimes Charges As 'Fairy Tales'

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK

A leader during Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge has called accusation of war crimes “fairy tales”. Khieu Samphan, the 80-year-old former head o...

Roads Gridlocked As Bangkok Residents Flee Floods

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 27.12.2011 | UK

Panicked residents of Bangkok are scrambling to leave Thailand's capital city after flood warnings predict the situation worsening over the weekend. ...

Top 10 Gap Year Destinations

Olivia Williams | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Every year droves of British teenagers go off in search of relaxation and adventure before settling down to university life. With the whole world to...