Sunday, 29 March 2009

In Pictures : Ex-Khmer Rouge still dominate regions of Cambodia

AP Photo - Former Khmer Rouge officer Pery Saroen, 55, looks on during an interview in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - A Cambodian Buddhist monk pauses outside the tomb of former Khmer Rouge leader Ta Mok in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Ta Mok, who was the last leader of the Khmer Rouge was captured near Anlong Veng in 1999 and died in prison in 2006 while waiting for trial for crimes against humanity. Ta Mok, also know as the "Butcher" is remembered fondly by the local residents.

AP Photo - Cambodian men and women, their bicycles loaded with fire wood, make their way along an ancient highway Thursday, March 5, 2009, near Siem Reap, Cambodia. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - Cambodian children play near Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Thursday, March 5, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - A young man plays with his baby brother in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - An older Cambodian woman chants prayers during a wedding in former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia

AP Photo - A young Cambodian child displays homemade trinkets for sale to tourist near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Thursday, March 5, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - Former Khmer Rouge photographer Nhen En holds photographs of himself as a young cadre in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. En, who at one time was head photographer for the infamous torture prison Toul Sleng, is today a deputy district chief in what was once Pol Pot's last stronghold of Anlong Veng, Cambodia. He is planning to build a museum dedicated to the Khmer Rouge on the land he is pictured standing on.

AP Photo - Former Khmer Rouge officer Pery Saroen, 55, gestures during an interview in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - A young Cambodian school boy, a relative of former Khmer Rouge fighters stands near his school in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - Former Khmer Rouge cadre Chat Chay, 51, pauses while working near his home in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Chay joined the Khmer Rouge when he was 14 years old and was wounded and disabled in 1979. Today he breaks rocks for about $1 a day with one hand for use in road construction.

AP Photo - Cambodian school children make their way past the tomb of former Khmer Rouge leader Ta Mok in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Ta Mok, who was the last leader of the Khmer Rouge was captured near Anlong Veng in 1999 and died in prison in 2006 while waiting for trial for crimes against humanity. Ta Mok, also know as the "Butcher" is remembered fondly by the local residents.

AP Photo - A motorcyclist passes a sign for a beauty shop in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Such things as beauty shops and entertainment were outlawed under Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge regime but have made a comeback in the former stronghold. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

AP Photo - A young Cambodian school girl pushes her bicycle down a dirt path in former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Thirty years after the fall of the Maoist regime, former Khmer Rouge officials still run extensive enclaves across northwestern and northern Cambodia.

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