the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as
tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday.
Following Cabinet approval last week, the sites at Anlong Veng will be protected
from destruction by local people and illegal encroachment, the area's district
chief Yim Phana said.
Anlong Veng, about 185 miles (300 kilometers) north of Phnom Penh, fell to
government forces in 1998 after nearly 20 years of fighting.
The Khmer Rouge regime, under which an estimated 1.7 million people died from
execution, disease and malnutrition, was toppled in 1979 but its guerrillas
fought on in the jungles, with Anlong Veng becoming their last stronghold.
Yim Phana said the 14 sites include homes belonging to Khmer Rouge leaders, an
ammunition warehouse and the grave of Pol Pot, who died in 1998.
Once a remote town, Anlong Veng is now connected by good roads to nearby
Thailand and Cambodia's greatest tourist attractions, the temples of Angkor.
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