JC Royal
Encyclopedia
JC Royal is a corporation
who, in 2005, secured a 30-year lease for the operation of the Choeung Ek
memorial site on the outskirts of Phnom Penh
, Cambodia
. The company will pay Phnom Penh $15,000 a year, and in return can increase admission fees.
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
who, in 2005, secured a 30-year lease for the operation of the Choeung Ek
Choeung Ek
Choeung Ek , the site of a former orchard and Chinese graveyard about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is the best-known of the sites known as The Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed about 17,000 people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were...
memorial site on the outskirts of Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. The company will pay Phnom Penh $15,000 a year, and in return can increase admission fees.