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Khmer Rouge Dictionary by Solomon Kane was published last week, reported the Khmer-language newspaper Somne Thmey in its 94th edition. The French-language dictionary contains 460 pages and explains the Khmer Regime and its organization using alphabetical order.

Information about the regime from the beginning of its movement until the death of Pol Pot in 1998 is well recorded. It tells readers of contemplate the important stages of the regime and its initiators as well as administrative divisions, policies, economy and relations with foreign countries, according to Somne Thmey.

The author told Somne Thmey that the dictionary allowed users to read and understand particular topics about the regime using the alphabetical order. He also intended to make it obtainable in Khmer but said that he had not sought enough funding to do so yet, continued the newspaper.

Solomon is currently a researcher for Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC). It took him some ten years to compile this publication, according to the newspaper.

The newspaper did not write how much the dictionary would cost and how it was obtained.

The news article is republished by Khmer Rouge Trial Web Portal, click HERE to read it in Khmer.