Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean builders to reap gains from $323-billion spree With at least $323 billion in infrastructure spending in the pipeline in Southeast Asia and potentially more expected […]
Cambodia Claims Washington ‘Trying to Destroy Relations’ as U.S. Imposes Travel Restrictions The United States on Wednesday said it will block entry to Cambodians whom Washington deems are “undermining democracy in Cambodia” and called on […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Workplace Automation: Skills Development Key For Developing Countries (HD video) In 2017 economists Carl Frey and Michael Osborne concluded that 47 per cent of jobs in […]
US Restricts Visas for Cambodians ‘Undermining Democracy’ The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will restrict visas for Cambodians “undermining democracy” in the Southeast Asian nation following the dissolution of the main opposition party and a […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Build sustainable cities, Asean urged Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to build sustainable cities and urban […]
Opposition Officials in Cambodia’s Kep Province Increasingly Pressured to Defect to Ruling Party Opposition commune councilors in southern Cambodia’s Kep province are facing increasing pressure from local authorities to defect to the ruling Cambodian People’s […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN needs to move to minilateralism To save the principle of ASEAN centrality, the regional body should transcend its consensus-based decision-making and embrace minilateral arrangements on […]
Global Lawmakers Urge Cambodia to Free Opposition Chief Kem Sokha More than 150 members of parliament from around the world sent an open letter to Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen Monday, calling on his government […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean ignores civil society… again Malacañang’s spokesperson has termed Asean’s commemoration of its 50th year a “tremendous success,” but based it mainly on the absence of […]
Cambodian strongman leader joins thousands in ‘stability’ ceremony Thousands of monks have joined the Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, for a prayer ceremony at the famous Angkor temple, lauding “political stability” after the main opposition […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan dies aged 68 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died aged 68 on Thursday (Nov 30). Dr Surin, who was also a […]
Cambodian Opposition Sees Revocation of Diplomatic Passports as Further Harassment Lawmakers from Cambodia’s main opposition party said on Thursday that a move by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to rescind the diplomatic passports of 56 […]