Cambodia

Hun Manet says he’s fine with ‘authoritarian’ label, cites stability

Hun Manet says he’s fine with ‘authoritarian’ label, cites stability

The eldest son of former Prime Minister Hun Sen marked his first 100 days as Cambodia’s new leader.

Foreign ministers wield new brooms in Cambodia and Thailand

Foreign ministers wield new brooms in Cambodia and Thailand

The new top diplomats will refashion their ministries away from geopolitics towards foreign policies that put economics at the center.

Cambodian man gets 3 years for Facebook posts critical of government

Cambodian man gets 3 years for Facebook posts critical of government

‘Why can’t people express their opinions?’ he asks.

New Cambodian policies aimed at foreign real estate investment

New Cambodian policies aimed at foreign real estate investment

Prime Minister Hun Manet says the private sector has asked for new ways for foreigners to own property.

Chinese warships dock at Cambodia’s Ream naval base for ‘training’

Until now, there has been no known instance of foreign warships gaining access to the naval base.

China-backed naval base in Cambodia ‘continues to grow’

China-backed naval base in Cambodia ‘continues to grow’

Analysts offer a closer look at the expanding Chinese-funded Ream naval base in Preah Sihanouk province.

Buddhist followers attend a meeting of the Vinh Long Provincial Board of Administration of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, where it decided to discipline Khmer Krom monk Thach Chanh Da Ra, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Vinh Long Newspaper)

Vietnam expels Khmer Krom monk for being ‘uncooperative’

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Advocacy group says monk was defending pagoda from an attack.

A government worker examines chicks for signs of bird flu infection at a poultry farm in Darul Imarah in Aceh province, Indonesia, March 2, 2023.

Pneumonia, bird flu, other outbreaks prompt concerns of new contagion in Asia

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Few events have affected states’ security and prosperity more than a pandemic.

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Singapore a magnet for cash from politically connected Cambodians

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Khmer Krom athletes train for water festival boat race in Phnom Penh

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ASEAN’s rotating chairmanships should be scrapped for a troika system

ASEAN’s rotating chairmanships should be scrapped for a troika system

ASEAN would be more effective and show more unity on crises with greater continuity between one year and the next.

An aerial view of Run Ta Ek, relocation site in Siem Reap, Cambodia, July 6, 2023. Cambodian authorities have evicted 40,000 people from the famed Angkor temple complex since 2022, citing the need to protect the sprawling UNESCO World Heritage site, according to a report from Amnesty International released on Tuesday.

Report: 40,000 evicted from Cambodia’s Angkor temple area since 2022

Authorities say the removals are aimed at preserving the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Vietnamese warship Quang Trung (016) left Cam Ranh port on Nov. 8 for Zhanjiang.

China hosts joint drills amid tensions in South China Sea

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet and his wife Pich Chanmony arrive for the gala dinner at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 2023.

Cambodia’s Hun Manet goes up against the private sector

Candlelight Party Vice President Rong Chhun [center, with hands folded] holds a news conference to announce he is resigning from the party and joining the National Power Party, Nov. 9, 2023.

Top Candlelight Party official resigns, joins newly formed party

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Cambodia’s Hun Manet goes up against the private sector

Cambodia’s Hun Manet goes up against the private sector

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Aussie government ‘pathetic’ on Cambodian dirty money, lawmaker tells RFA