Cambodia genocide: Khmer Rouge torture prison commander Comrade Duch dies

A Cambodian woman marries a calf who she believes is her husband brought back to life.

Cambodia is in crisis. Earlier this month, a key opposition leader, Kem Sokha, was charged with treason.

A Cambodian court on Thursday (February 1) rejected a plea for bail by detained opposition leader Kem Sokha, following his arrest last year on charges of seeking to overthrow the government.

The deputy head of the opposition was stopped by immigration officials at Kuala Lumpur airport. Tensions in Cambodia are on the rise after opposition leader Sam Rainsy vowed to return after four years in political exile.

Comrade Duch was a Cambodian war criminal sentenced to life in prison and former head of the Khmer Rouge movement. He died serving a life sentence.

A defanged lion trafficked to an upscale neighbourhood of the Cambodian capital has been controversially returned to its owner following the unlikely intervention of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Hun Sen's trip marked the first official visit by a country's leader to Myanmar since last year's coup. It has angered local and international human rights campaigners.

FRANCE 24 interviewed Kao Kim Hourn, Cambodia's minister delegate to Prime Minister Hun Sen, from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Hourn said he believes a full reconciliation with the US will occur. He affirmed that no Chinese military base has been established in Cambodia, and said that China does not dominate the country's economy despite owning most of its debt.

Hun Sen, who has ruled the country for nearly four decades, is passing the baton to his eldest son. This follows confirmation of a landslide election victory last month in a vote decried as a sham.