ANLONG VENG, Cambodia – Ten years after the death of brutal Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, his cremation site has become a symbol of spiritual comfort to some in the village where he died.

The Federal Trade Commission says that no state or local law requires the use of a coffin for cremation and that the funeral home must inform you that alternative containers — such as those made ...

Cremation is now the most popular option for final disposition. Cremation was used in 54 percent of deaths in 2019, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. They project that to ...

Some of the containers offered at Joseph H Brown Jr. Funeral Home for cremated remains. The funeral home offers alkaline hydrolysis or water cremation as well as traditional fire cremation at ...

The cremation site roof sparked some negative reactions on social media, with critics speaking of a glorification of Pol Pot, whose ban on religion deprived his victims of Buddhist funeral rites ...

He says this is a greener, though more costly, option than traditional cremation. Brown is standing near the vessel that is used in the process. (Kim Hairston/Staff) Some of the containers offered ...

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