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• Australian government promised mosques, jobs and football to refugees – Sydney Morning Herald. June 7, 2015
• UN refugee agency wants no part of Cambodia resettlement – Sydney Morning Herald. April 20, 2015
• Cambodia marks 40 years since the fall of Phnom Penh to Pol Pot's genocidal Khmer Rouge – ABC Radio Australia. April 17, 2015
• Months after deal, no refugees choose Cambodia as new home  – Sydney Morning Herald. January 13, 2015

• Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young slams government's Cambodia refugee plan as 'madness' – Sydney Morning Herald. November 19, 2014
• Cambodia raises garment wage by 28 percent, but unions say not enough – Reuters. November 13, 2014
• Q&A with journalist John Pilger: 'What the US did to Cambodia was an epic crime' – Phnom Penh Post. September 27, 2014
• Protests outside Australian embassy in Phnom Penh as Scott Morrison signs agreement – ABC Radio Australia. September 27, 2014
• Grim life awaits refugees in Cambodia – Sydney Morning Herald. September 27, 2014
• Activists outraged over Cambodia-Australia refugee deal – Reuters. September 26, 2014
• Cambodia to sign deal to resettle asylum seekers – Associated Press. September 24, 2014
• Cambodia deploys troops as garment workers renew wage campaign – Reuters. September 18, 2014
• Cambodia opposition gets more sway in new-look parliament – Reuters. August 27, 2014
• Cambodia tribunal convicts Khmer Rouge leaders – Associated Press. August 7, 2014
• Cambodia opposition ends year-long boycott of parliament – Agence France Presse. July 22, 2014
• Cambodia arrests more opposition politicians after violent clashes – Reuters. July 18, 2014
• Six Cambodian opposition party members charged with insurrection – ABC Radio Australia. July 15, 2014
• Dozens injured as Cambodian police, protesters clash near Phnom Penh's Freedom Park – ABC Radio Australia. July 15, 2014
• Cambodia war crimes court asked to probe allegations of Khmer Rouge sexual violence – ABC Radio Australia. May 13, 2014
• Cambodia sends 13 to prison for insurrection plot – Associated Press. April 11, 2014
• HRW raises concern over possible deal to resettle asylum seekers in Cambodia – ABC Radio Australia. April 5, 2014
• Australia asks impoverished Cambodia to take some asylum seekers – Reuters. February 22, 2014
• Internal report damns ADB role in Cambodia rail project - ABC Radio Australia. February 10, 2014
• South Korean garment industry urged Cambodia to act on striking workers - ABC Radio Australia. January 8, 2014
• Cambodia's Hun Sen cracks down on dissent amid challenge to his rule - Sydney Morning Herald. January 5, 2014
• Cambodian police put an end to opposition rallies - Agence France Presse. January 4, 2014
• Three dead as Cambodian police open fire on protesters - Agence France Presse. January 3, 2014
• In Cambodia, pressure mounts on longtime leader Hun Sen - Reuters. January 2, 2014

• Thousands of Cambodians rally to demand PM steps down - Reuters. December 29, 2013
• Life sentences sought for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge leaders - Agence France Presse. October 21, 2013
• Cambodia's Hun Sen pushes on with forming government, rejects opposition role - Reuters. September 25, 2013
• Cambodia: violent clashes over disputed elections leave protester dead, hundreds injured - Sydney Morning Herald. September 16, 2013
• Cambodia: Prolonged stand-off looms as opposition pledges more protests over election - Irrawaddy. September 9, 2013
• Cambodian election board ratifies ruling party win - Associated Press. September 8, 2013
• Opposition leader Rainsy rejects Hun Sen's Cambodia election win - Sydney Morning Herald. July 29, 2013
• Party of PM Hun Sen wins Cambodian election, majority slashed - Reuters. July 29, 2013
• Cambodian opposition leader pardoned ahead of vote - Associated Press. July 13, 2013
• Khmer Rouge leaders apologize to victims' families - Associated Press. May 31, 2013
• Cambodian police clash with thousands of garment workers, 23 hurt - Republika. May 28, 2013
• For Cambodia, worries that death may beat justice  - Associated Press. March 15, 2013
• Mass evacuation key to hopes for Khmer Rouge justice  - Agence France Presse. January 13, 2013

• Cambodia court sends 'scapegoats' back to jail for unionist murder  - Associated Press. December 27, 2012
• Cambodia's political chameleon Sihanouk dies - Sydney Morning Herald. October 15, 2012
• Rights abuses spark call to cut aid to Cambodia - Sydney Morning Herald. October 3, 2012
• Anger as Khmer Rouge's frail elite bow to time, not tribunal - Sydney Morning Herald. September 15, 2012
• Khmer Rouge mass grave raises past ghosts - Associated Press. August 27, 2012
• Cambodia's hydro plans carry steep costs - Inter Press Service. August 20, 2012
• International groups call for release of Cambodian radio director - Deutsche Presse Agentur. August 6, 2012
• Cambodian dissident jailed for 'insurrection' - Agence France Presse. July 17, 2012
• Fears grow for early end to Khmer Rouge trial - Agence France Presse. June 24, 2012
• US voices rights concerns to Cambodia - Agence France Presse. June 14, 2012
• Hun Sen's party poised to win Cambodia elections - Associated Press. June 3, 2012
• Cambodia land activists' convictions called unjust - Associated Press. May 25, 2012
• Cambodia mourns Khmer Rouge victims on 'Day of Anger' - Agence France Presse. May 20, 2012
• Girl killed during violent eviction in Cambodia - Associated Press. May 17, 2012
• Cambodian villagers honor slain environmentalist - Associated Press. May 11, 2012
• Cambodia closes probe into activist's shooting - Agence France Presse. May 5, 2012
• Cambodia shootings show worrying impunity: Activists - Agence France Presse. May 1, 2012
• Rights groups decry killing of Cambodian activist - Associated Press. April 27, 2012
• UN voices 'serious concern' as Khmer Rouge judge quits - Agence France Presse. March 20, 2012
• Khmer Rouge jailer testifies against leaders - Associated Press. March 19, 2012
• Khmer Rouge jailer to spend rest of life in jail: Court - Agence France Presse. February 3, 2012
• Rights groups urge Cambodia to end mass evictions - Agence France Presse. January 24, 2012
• Yachties' Khmer torturer spared - Sydney Morning Herald. January 7, 2012

• Fading memories give Khmer Rouge trial slow start - Agence France Presse. December 11, 2011
• Top accused says Khmer Rouge not 'bad people' - Agence France Presse. December 5, 2011
• Khmer Rouge trial is failing victims of Pol Pot's regime - The Guardian. November 25, 2011
• Trial of Khmer Rouge leaders opens in Cambodia - Agence France Presse. November 21, 2011
• Khmer Rouge 'First Lady' spared genocide trial - Agence France Presse. November 19, 2011
• Cambodia's former king vows to stay in homeland - Associated Press. October 30, 2011
• Killing fields trials beset by farce and interference - Irrawaddy. October 11, 2011
• Cambodia seeks to rein in the NGOs - Asia Sentinel. July 20, 2011
• Cambodia's Muslims seek justice for genocide - Agence France Presse. July 17, 2011
• Top surviving Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial - Associated Press. June 27, 2011
• Cambodian tribunal set to try Khmer Rouge leaders - Associated Press. June 26, 2011
• Foreigners push locals out of Cambodian gold rush - Agence France Presse. June 24, 2011
• Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal in crisis - Associated Press. June 16, 2011
• Cambodians mark 'day of anger' for Khmer Rouge victims - Agence France Presse. May 20, 2011
• Groups fear Khmer Rouge tribunal may halt trials - Associated Press. May 5, 2011
• Cambodia plans to tighten noose around civil society - Inter Press Service. April 25, 2011
• Cambodian garment workers strike over pay - Reuters. March 15, 2011
• Cambodian government curtails freedoms to kill off opposition ahead of election, activists say - Agence France Presse. January 30, 2011

• Khmer Rouge trial lawyer says politics interfere - Associated Press. November 10, 2010
• UN funds Cambodia's prison of the undesirables - Sydney Morning Herald. October 30, 2010
• Cambodia rebuffs UN chief on Khmer Rouge trials - Associated Press. October 27, 2010
• Cambodia sets out plans to attack corruption - Agence France Presse. September 28, 2010
• Khmer Rouge tribunal indicts four senior leaders - Associated Press. September 16, 2010
• Cambodian garment workers strike over pay - Agence France Presse. September 13, 2010
• For most Cambodians, 'justice' has little meaning - Associated Press. August 9, 2010
• Khmer Rouge jailer faces 19 years for 16,000 dead - Associated Press. July 26, 2010
• Who's on trial at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal - Associated Press. July 26, 2010
• Cambodia awaits verdict in Khmer Rouge tribunal - Associated Press. July 24, 2010
• Cambodian police abuse sex workers: rights group - Reuters. July 20, 2010
• Judgment day nears for Khmer Rouge torturer-in-chief - Inter Press Service. July 11, 2010
• Hun Sen profits from suppression and aid - Inter Press Service. June 11, 2010

• Financial crisis forces more Cambodian teenage girls into labour - Interpress Service. December 23, 2009
• Rift in Khmer Rouge trial - Agence France Presse. November 30, 2009
• Trial for Khmer Rouge prison chief concludes - Associated Press. November 23, 2009
• Khmer Rouge tribunal ends testimony - Interpress Service. September 23, 2009
• Hun Sen opposes more Khmer Rouge arrests - Associated Press. September 8, 2009
• Khmer Rouge torturer details his technique - Agence France Presse. July 22, 2009
• Khmer Rouge prisoner tells of torture - Agence France Presse. June 30, 2009
• Witness testifies at war crimes trial - Agence France Presse. June 29, 2009
• Khmer torturer Kaing Guek Eav shocked by horror - Agence France Presse. June 24, 2009
• Khmer Rouge bashed babies against trees - Agence France Press. June 8, 2009
• Khmer Rouge defendant: Pol Pot feigned ignorance - Associated Press. April 23, 2009
• Khmer Rouge jail boss Kaing Guek Eav turned peasants into killers - Agence France Presse. April 8, 2009
• Court hears of Khmer Rouge torture methods - Agence France Presse. April 1, 2009
• Khmer Rouge prison chief asks for forgiveness - Sydney Morning Herald. March 31, 2009
• Cambodia PM rejects wider Khmer Rouge trials - Reuters. March 31, 2009
• Trial and error in Cambodia - Asia Times. February 19, 2009
• Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trial enters second day - Agence France Presse. February 18, 2009
• Cambodia opens landmark 'Killing Fields' trial - Agence France Presse. February 17, 2009
• Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trial to start - Agence France Presse. February 16, 2009
• Justice in sight for Khmer Rouge victims - Irrawaddy. February 13, 2009
• Cambodia shares the pain - Asia Times. February 10, 2009
• Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall - Irrawaddy. January 7, 2009

• Genocidal loopholes in Cambodia - Asia Times. December 2, 2008