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The riel ( / riˈɛl /; Khmer: រៀល, romanized : riĕl [riəl]; sign: ៛; code: KHR) is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975. Between 1975 and 1980, the country had no monetary system. A second currency, also named "riel", has been issued since 20 March 1980.
Hun Manet. Samdech Hun Manet ( Khmer: ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត, Hŭn Manêt [hun maːnaet]; born 20 October 1977) is a Cambodian politician and general who has been serving as the prime minister of Cambodia since 2023, succeeding his father, Hun Sen. [1] He is also the vice president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party. Prior to his ...
Coordinates: Other names: S-21: Known for: Internment, interrogation, extermination and human experimentation camp used by the Khmer Rouge: Location: St.113, Boeung Keng Kang III, Khan Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Hers is one of about 5,000 families relocated from the sprawling archaeological site, one of Southeast Asia’s top tourist draws, by Cambodian authorities in an ongoing program that Amnesty ...
The exact origins of traditional Khmer medicine (TKM) remains unclear, but it is believed to have been founded and formalised from the Nokor Phnom period (Funan era) to the 9th century, during the Angkorian period. [6] It is influenced by Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) and traditional Chinese medicine.
According to inscription on the stele of Sdok Kok Thom, Indrapura (Khmer: ឥន្ទ្របុរៈ) or Amarendrapura (Khmer ...
Meng is the youngest of three sons of Chinese Cambodian businessman Kith Peng Ike. He led a comfortable life in his hometown in Kandal Province until 1975 when the advent of the Khmer Rouge regime caused major social upheaval. [6] His family were among those targeted by the Khmer Rouge because of their wealth, ethnicity and socio-economic status.
Haing S. Ngor. Haing Somnang Ngor ( Khmer: ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ; Chinese: 吳漢潤; pinyin: Wú Hànrùn; March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian-born American actor, gynecologist, and obstetrician. [1] He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his debut performance in the film The Killing ...