Jul 11, 2010
‘Nerakhoon’ (‘The Betrayal’) - Refugees’ Tale Took 23 Years to Tell - NYTimes.com
Pandinlao Productions
Thavisouk Phrasavath and his mother in a scene from “The Betrayal” (“Nerakhoon”), a documentary directed by Ellen Kuras.
IT is not exactly news that independent productions can take a seeming eternity. But “The Betrayal” (“Nerakhoon”), a documentary about a refugee family from Laos and the first feature directed by the cinematographer Ellen Kuras, stretches most definitions of a marathon shoot. It was 23 years in the making.
An Olympian Is Smacked by Burden - NYTimes.com
Mark Avery for The New York Times
Bob Malaythong, who was born in Laos, has struggled to come to terms with his family’s hard times and his fortune in becoming an Olympian.By GREG BISHOP
Published: July 31, 2008ORANGE, Calif. — Down the street from Disneyland, a 27-year-old who never had a childhood practices a kid’s game that will take him to the Beijing Olympics.
Cambodia Court Cases Mount Against Opposition - NYTimes.com
Arantxa Cedillo
Cambodian police evicted 70 families on Friday, giving them a small payment for their homes, which were on valuable land.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s courts have been busy in recent weeks with cases of defamation, disinformation and incitement brought by the government in what critics say is part of a broad assault on civil liberties.
Survivors Shed Light on Dark Days of Khmer Rouge - NYTimes.com
Mariko Takayasu
Chum Mey, a mechanic, was spared because he was needed to make repairs. The two men are to testify against their torturer.
Seth Mydans/International Herald Tribune
Bou Meng was singled out during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror in Cambodia to produce portraits of the group’s leader.
The Female Factor - Crusader Rowing Upstream in Cambodia - Series - NYTimes.com
Justin Mott for The New York Times
MAK PRAING, CAMBODIA — “I’m going to get my votes!” cried Mu Sochua as she stepped into a slender rowboat, holding one side for balance. “One by one.”
A Race Changes Lives in Cambodia - NYTimes.com
Rahman Roslan for the International Herald Tribune
San Mao, center, the winner of the 10-kilometer, or 6.2-mile, race for athletes with artificial legs, shook hands with the second place winner in the 14th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon 2009.
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