Cambodia Morning News For December 6

Cambodia Morning News For December 6

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 […]

Cambodia Morning News For December 5

Cambodia Morning News For December 5

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 […]

Cambodia Morning News For December 4

Cambodia Morning News For December 4

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 […]

Cambodia Morning News For December 1

Cambodia Morning News For December 1

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 […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 30

Cambodia Morning News For November 30

Cambodian PM leaves for China to seek more aid Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, facing Western donor pressure over a crackdown on critics ahead of 2018 elections, will seek more aid and investment from China […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 29

Cambodia Morning News For November 29

For energy independence, government must diversify and invest: experts Despite Cambodia’s efforts to shore up its energy independence, the government needs to increase homegrown electricity generation to lower prices, ensure investment and meet the Kingdom’s […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 28

Cambodia Morning News For November 28

Cambodia: Hun Sen Seeks to Shut Major Rights Group Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for the interior ministry to investigate and shut the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), a leading human rights […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 27

Cambodia Morning News For November 27

National Election Committee approves list of new parliamentarians Cambodia’s National Election Committee has distributed the 55 empty parliamentary seats left vacant by the dissolution of the opposition CNRP to three small parties, which will change […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 24

Cambodia Morning News For November 24

Cambodia’s Hun Sen warns his party it could still lose election Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned his party it could still lose next year’s election even after the banning of the opposition and […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 23

Cambodia Morning News For November 23

Old Tricks at Play in Cambodia’s New Repression Cambodia’s descent into the ranks of the world’s less savory countries appears all but complete with the dissolution of the main opposition party marked by a diplomatic […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 22

Cambodia Morning News For November 22

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 […]

Cambodia Morning News For November 21

Cambodia Morning News For November 21

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 […]