Another U.S.-built facility at Cambodia's Ream naval base has been demolished, as revealed by recent satellite imagery from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has summoned former CNRP leaders, including Sam Rainsy, Eng Chhay Eang, Mu Sochua, and former lawmakers Ho Van, Long Ry, Ou Chanrith, and Kong Saphea, as well as lower-level officials and former commune councilors.
Hungarian Foreign MinisterPeter Szijjarto was declared positive with coronavirus on arrival in Thailand on Wednesday, after a slew of quick meetings on Tuesday with senior Cambodian officials, including Prime Minister Hun Sen.
While some Cambodians said a new administration would not have much impact on Cambodian politics, some said they want the next US president to care about democracy and human rights in Cambodia.
Cambodian officials have said that Wanchalerm Satsaksit's visa expired in 2017 and they were uncertain if he was in Phnom Penh during the incident.
The Mekong River Commission and China’s Water Resource Ministry signed an agreement last week to share hydrological data twice a day from two stations in Yunan province.
Starting in 2022, the new curriculum will be taught once a week for an hour and will focus on physical and mental health issues specific to the students’ age groups.
Former Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan questioned the neutrality of Cambodia and Laos and their commitment to ASEAN, suggesting that their inclination to act as proxies for China was contrary to regional interests.
The three had been arrested during a protest to mark the anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement on Friday, where local officials forcefully dispersed the small crowd of protestors.
The protest was called by the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party to mark the 29th anniversary of the Peace Paris Agreement and to protest against China’s potential military presence in Cambodia.
Friday marks the 29th anniversary of the historic Paris Peace Agreement that saw four warring factions end civil strife that had plagued Cambodia since the 1970s.
In recent years, more ASEAN countries have accepted China’s loans for infrastructure projects, and through increased trade and investment, and experts said this has highlighted the shortcomings of ASEAN engagement efforts by the U.S. and Japan.
Author Sebastian Strangio analyzes each Southeast Asian country’s relationship with the economic superpower and the challenges increased investments and geopolitical influence from Beijing bring to the region.
They have been charged under the controversial lèse-majesté legal provision, which criminalizes the “insult” of the King, but neither the court nor police have presented any evidence to support the charges.
At least 18 people have died, 25,000 evacuated from their homes, and 210,000 affected by the flooding, according to the National Committee for Disaster Management.
Authorities in Cambodia have detained more than 50 people including opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party activists, youth, environmental activists and journalists “on politically motivated grounds,” according to Human Rights Watch.
The flooding has killed at least 12 people and affected more than 30,000 households across 17 provinces in Cambodia.
A Cambodian People’s Party Senator, military generals, local officials, and commune chiefs have gotten off with only rap on the knuckles after being involved in an attempted land grab in the northeastern province of Mondulkiri.
ព័ត៌មានផ្សេងទៀត
