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by Suy Se and Joe Freeman Agence France Presse PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s ruling party said it had won a landslide in Sunday’s one-horse election, an expected outcome after the main opposition was banned, paving the way for leader Hun Sen to prolong his 33 years in power. Hun Sen, who came to power in 1985 in a country still plagued by civil war, has cracked down on dissent in the run-up to this […]
by Suy Se and Joe Freeman Agence France Presse PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia voted Sunday in an election set to extend strongman premier Hun Sen’s 33 years in power after the only credible opposition was dissolved, effectively turning the country into a one-party state. Hun Sen, who came to power in 1985, has cracked down on dissent in the run-up to the poll, squeezing out civil society, independent media and his political […]
by Suy Se and Joe Freeman Agence France Presse PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen on Friday hailed his success in eliminating “traitors” ahead of an election he cannot possibly lose, with no credible opposition left to challenge his 33-year rule of what has become a virtual one-party state Hun Sen addressed a huge crowd on the final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s vote, which promises to be an easy […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia’s government on Friday approved the country’s first lese majeste law handing a five year sentence to anyone found guilty of insulting the king, a move rights groups fear will be used to target dissent. Unlike neighboring Thailand where royal defamation often results in decades in jail, Cambodia’s largely symbolic monarchy was not until now shielded from criticism. The law was adopted during a cabinet meeting chaired by premier […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia sent its first batch of maids to work in Hong Kong on Wednesday, December 27, as the Asian financial hub scrambles to meet growing demand for domestic helpers after a series of abuse scandals. Hong Kong is home to more than 300,000 foreign maids, mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia. But high-profile cases of abuse and forced labor have seized global headlines in recent years and threatened to […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia has seized nearly a tonne of ivory hidden in hollowed-out logs and discovered inside an abandoned shipping container, an official said Wednesday. The country has become a key regional transit point for the illicit wildlife trade. Nearly 280 pieces of ivory — full and partial elephant tusks — were found in the container at the southwestern port of Sihanoukville after sitting there for a year. The shipment, owned by […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged opposition leader Kem Sokha with treason and espionage over an alleged conspiracy with unnamed foreigners, as strongman premier Hun Sen takes his assault against his political enemies into new ground. The case comes as opponents of Cambodia’s strongman premier, as well as NGOs and the critical press, have increasingly been smothered by court cases and threats ahead of a crunch general election next […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Conservationists in Cambodia have found a nest with 19 eggs from one of the world’s most endangered crocodiles, boosting hopes for a rare species threatened by poachers and habitat loss. The clutch of fist-sized eggs was discovered this week by environmental officers and local villagers near a pond in southwestern Koh Kong province, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which assisted with the discovery. The group had been searching […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is now back in the country after his official visits to Cambodia, Hong Kong and China, saying that he is now more convinced that the future of the country lies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Asian cooperation. “I am glad to be back,” he said upon arriving around 3 a.m. on Tuesday from his trip in Beijing, China where he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte became an economic ambassador during the recently-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia. This was how Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez described President Duterte, recounting how the latter conducted himself before the forum in Phnom Penh, which was attended by hundreds of top CEOs and executives and other world leaders. Lopez said Duterte highlighted the economic thrust […]
Several members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s official delegation on Thursday, May 11, held a joint Cabinet presentation and press conference on ‘DuterteNomics’ before the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) 2017 at the Sokha Hotel in Cambodia. The term ‘DuterteNomics’ refers to the socio-economic agenda of the current administration that aims to widen the country’s economic reach and uplift the quality of lives of the Filipino […]
