Cambodia marks 30th anniversary of ousting of Khmer Rouge

Phnom Penh - Cambodia on Wednesday marked 30 years since the downfall of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime with a carefully choreographed stadium ceremony organised and dominated by the country's powerful ruling party.

A crowd of more than 40,000 at Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium cheered throughout the ceremony, which marked the 30th anniversary of the day Vietnamese-led forces invaded Cambodia and ended the Khmer Rouge's bloody four-year reign.

The president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), Chea Sim, said during his speech the invasion "saved the nation, fatherland and people from the harsh....