Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program participants set off for Indonesia Participants in the Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program have set […]
Hun Sen bids to buy a no-contest election As Cambodia’s Supreme Court ruled last week to dissolve the country’s main opposition party, Prime Minister Hun Sen spent the day handing out US$2.50 cash envelopes to […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean +3 call for open trading system The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and trading partners Japan, China and South Korea have emphasized the need […]
Cambodia’s opposition gives up posts after ban Elected officials of Cambodia’s banned opposition party have begun handing over their duties after a court ordered the party dissolved, the government said on Monday. — Reuters Opposition […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Southeast Asia’s poorest mostly Filipinos, Indonesians – ASEAN report Around 90% of the 36 million people in Southeast Asia living below the international poverty line are […]
Defiant Hun Sen tells U.S. to cut all aid to Cambodia Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen challenged the United States on Sunday to cut all aid after it announced it was ending funding for a […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean urges non-militarization, self-restraint in South China Sea The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) reiterated its call for non-militarization and self-restraint in the South China […]
Cambodia bids farewell to democracy Cambodia’s Supreme Court today officially dissolved the country’s largest opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), a decision that will effectively make the Southeast Asian nation a one-party state. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Investment between Southeast Asian countries reached record US$24 billion in 2016 says ASEAN-UNCTAD report Investment between firms in the 10 member States of the Association of […]
Cambodia Deploys Security Forces Ahead of Court Ruling on Opposition Party Cambodia’s government is building up the presence of security forces across the country in anticipation of a public outcry in response to a court […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 A stronger Asean will bring greater stability, opportunities for S’pore: PM Lee Singaporeans will enjoy greater stability and benefit from a more prosperous South-east Asia if […]
Russia promises to send team to observe Cambodia’s elections next year Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reportedly told Prime Minister Hun Sen during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asean summit in Manila on […]