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Former senior Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea (ECCC)

‘Brother No 2’ Nuon Chea Dead at 93

Nuon Chea, one of two former senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge to be convicted of the crime of genocide, died on Sunday evening in Phnom Penh, a spokesman for the Khmer Rouge tribunal said in a statement.

Three Chinese Workers charged in forestry crackdown in Mondulkiri. Image: Facebook GRK News

Three Chinese Workers Charged in Forestry Crackdown

The Mondulkiri Provincial Court placed three Chinese workers in provisional detention over charges of extortion, and arrested three forestry and environmental officials over related forestry crimes.

Mr. Uon Chhin, formerly a videographer, and Mr. Yeang Sothearin, a former news editor. Image: Hout Vuthy

Former RFA Reporters Deny Spying Charges in Court

Two former Radio Free Asia (RFA) reporters on trial for espionage denied accusations in court on Friday that they had spied on behalf of a foreign state, while acknowledging that they had sent news reports to the U.S.-funded outlet after its Phnom Penh office closed.