Posts Tagged “Cambodia”

Three Poems from ‘Chanthy’s Garden’ by George Chigas

July 27, 2010 by PaulM Posted in Lowell, Poetry, Culture, Current Events, History Leave a Comment

The Visit . When I saw her gnarled fingers, shaved head, eyes like knots of wood, I didn’t say anything. He waved her out of the room, asked us to sit down, served iced drinks. He talked about ’75 when he worked security at the embassy in Phnom Penh and…

Khmer Rouge Jailer Sentenced

July 27, 2010 by PaulM Posted in Current Events, History, Lowell 2 Comments

From BBC news online here’s a report on yesterday’s sentencing of Khmer Rouge prison overseer Kaing Guek Eav or “Comrade Duch” to 35 years in jail. He may, however, only be required to serve 19 years. The public response in Cambodia was mixed, with some people saying they had expected…