Al Jazeera's "101 East" - Thai red shirts

Local demand fuels Cambodian child prostitution

21 Oct 08
Al Jazeera

The problem of child prostitution in Cambodia is often depicted as an industry which serves predatory foreign tourists.

But the vast majority of customers who pay for underage sex are local, Cambodian men.

It has been suggested that one in 40 Cambodian girls is sold into sex slavery.

David Hawkins reports from the capital, Phnom Penh.

Cambodia Thailand diplomatic standoff - 17 July 2008

While disputes at the Thai border are worsening, Hun Sen, Cambodia's prime minister, has called on his army to withdraw troops.

Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports on how the latest tensions focus on an ancient temple at the centre of a diplomatic standoff.

I knew Pol Pot: Al Jazeera video

Part 1

Part 2

Al Jazeera speaks to those who knew the leader of the genocidal Khmer Rouge.