Sunday, March 7, 2010

Khmer Rouge bastion tourist site

Anlong Veng (Photo: AP)
Mar 5, 2010
AFP

PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA'S government said on Friday it was designating the final Khmer Rouge rebel stronghold a historic site for international and domestic tourists.
The cabinet approved a sub-decree to 'preserve and develop' Anlong Veng in northern Cambodia, the final centre for the Khmer Rouge before the movement was defeated in 1998, a statement by the government said.
Anlong Veng will be made a 'historic tourism site for national and international guests to visit and understand the last political leadership of the genocidal regime.'
Among the anticipated attractions is the spot where late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was unceremoniously cremated under a pile of garbage and rubber tires in 1998, after he was purged from the movement.
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