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The Cambodia blog has a post on Ta Mok, one of the top killers during the Pol Pot regime. Ta Mok died in a hospital today. The blogger is disappointed that the killer did not pay for his crimes. “Why the world is so unfair for thousands of innocent people who were executed by Ta Mok? Who can bring an acceptable answer to us? The answer is God know!!”

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    [...] NeoKhmer created by a Cambodian born citizen who lives in a foreign country, but is interested in learning to read and write his or her native language. Ryan Chan posts poems, novels, and history. Joke4Everyone is all about funny stories. A picture featured on the sidebar read that: ‘funny stories that make you relieve from stress — everyone’s the same! Sopheak’s Diary, a weblog of a 24 year-old aid worker. His weblog posts range from local issues to foreign affairs to his personal observations. And Sousdey (Hello), running by a Cambodian woman student. On the Mother’s Day, commemorative message for her parents she wrote is emotionally expressive. Almost Live Blogging Live blogging is possible, so splashing breaking news is nothing new in blogosphere. The news headlines of the recent death of former Khmer Rouge chief, Ta Mok, from wire news services and other online news sources has become one of the most discussed topics in Cambodian weblog community. Ailing Ta Mok, who was accused of genocide, has died at the age of 80 in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. He was expected to be one of the first people tried for genocide and crimes against humanity at UN-backed hearings due to start next year. [...]

    # 2006-09-21 at 0:26 am

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