On August 7, 2014, the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior held a Public Village Forum and Live Screening of Case 002/01 Verdict against the accused Noun and Khieu Samphan of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) at the compound of Boeung Beng pagoda, Malai district, Banteay Meanchey province.

Malai district stands out as a critical site for Cambodia's history and struggle with post- conflict justice, memory, and reconciliation. Malai and together with Palin were a KR stronghold for seventeen years (1979 to 1996). It became one of the KR movement's four headquarters throughout the 1980s and mid-1990s. Backed by four KR military divisions, Malai and Pailin headquarters were effectively under the control of Ieng Sary, who passed away on March 14, 2013. It was second to Anlong Veng stronghold under Ta Mok, former DK Secretary of the Southwest zone.