Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...

Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You The largest religious structure in the world, Angkor Wat, was meant to honor its builder, Khmer King Suryavarman.

Jayavarman VII (1181 CE to 1215 CE) is regarded as the greatest Khmer king of all. After sending the Cham on their way, Jayavarman set about building temples, monuments, roads, and the impressive ...

Experts Baffled to Find 1,000-Year-Old 'Lost City' of Khmer Empire Hidden Beneath a Forest For centuries, dense jungles concealed the remnants of civilizations that once thrived, their stories buried ...

And Angkor Wat really is quite something. It dates back to the twelfth century and was commissioned by Khmer King Suryavarman II, also acting as his tomb, with the wider area of Angkor stretching ...

Cambodian lawmakers have approved a bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying that atrocities were carried out in the late 1970s under the rule of the Khmer Rouge, whose brutal policies are ...

Dedicated to the divinities, performances could only take place on specific occasions three or four times a year, such as the Khmer New Year, the King's birthday or the veneration of famous people.

Prasat Ta Muen Thom was built by Jayavarman VII, king of the Khmer Empire that dominated the region from the 11th to 13th centuries.

The bill will now be sent to the senate for approval, a pro forma action, and will become effective when it is signed by King Norodom Sihamoni. The Khmer Rouge, under the leadership of the late ...