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Cambodia (04/05)
Many Cambodians welcomed the arrival of peace, but the Khmer Rouge soon turned Cambodia--which it called Democratic Kampuchea (DK)--into a land of horror. Immediately after its victory, the new regime ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns, sending the entire urban population out into the countryside to till the land. Thousands starved or died of disease during the evacuation. Many of those forced to evacuate the cities were resettled in new villages, which lacked food, agricultural implements, and medical care. Many starved before the first harvest, and hunger and malnutrition--bordering on starvation--were constant during those years. Those who resisted or who questioned orders were immediately executed, as were most military and civilian leaders of the former regime who failed to disguise their pasts. ... [Read More]
Cambodia Information Page
Home | Site Index | Site Search | Disclaimer & Credits | Contact Us | Back To Top ... I. U.S. Action On September 19, 2003, the U.S. and Cambodia entered a bilateral agreement to impose import restrictions on certain archaeological materials in stone, metal and ceramic. The materials protected under the emergency import restriction are subsumed under this agreement. On December 2,1999, the U.S. imposed an emergency import restriction on stone sculpture and architectural elements from Cambodia unless it is accompanied by an export permit issued by the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. A request for protection for other types of Khmer archaeological material (ceramic, metal, etc.) is pending. II. ... [Read More]
Investment Climate Statement
Foreign Investment Statistics Total foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Cambodia for the years 1995-2002 are presented in the table below. [Read More]
CA - Hours of Operation & Holidays
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US Embassy Phnom Penh, Public Holidays Schedule for Year 2005
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USIS -- Issues of Democracy, May 1996 -- Malamud onCambodia
The new leaders began to exterminate large numbers of Cambodiancivilians in a bizarre attempt to create an ideologically"perfect" society. People of all ages and ethnic groups weretortured and killed. By 1979 when the Pol Pot regime was finallyousted, between one and a half and two million people had beentortured, murdered, or worked or starved to death. ... The newly assembled database will soon be made available to thepeople of Cambodia, and to researchers around the world. It willenable them to identify both victims and war criminals -- and mayhelp bring the latter group to judgment. ... [Read More]
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