Shoe thrown at Hun Sen put up for auction to raise money for charity
The man who threw a shoe at Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen last year says he got the shoe back from police – and plans to auction it off to raise money … Read More
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Myanmar junta seals off roads after hitting crowded concert with airstrike
Myanmar’s military has blocked off roads leading in and out of concert grounds that its jets hit with an airstrike that killed as many as 70 people and wounded dozens … Read More
Over 1,000 Journalists Registered for Forthcoming ASEAN Summits and Related Summits
As of Oct. 23, 2022, a total of 1,016 journalists have been registered to cover the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh in November, said … Read More
Navel-gazing biopic shuns Hun Sen’s revolutionary rise to power
A new biopic about Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen focuses on the now 70-year-old’s impoverished childhood, eschewing any mention of his time as a Khmer Rouge battalion commander to instead … Read More
Wife of Cambodian opposition supporter mulls compensation to drop murder case
The wife of a slain supporter of Cambodia’s Candlelight Party said Tuesday she has rejected a compensation offer of U.S. $7,000 from the alleged assailant in exchange for dropping the … Read More
Cambodia opposition supporter shot as Hun Sen threatens to jail opponent
A supporter of Cambodia’s Candlelight Party was shot dead in Tbong Khmum province over the weekend, the latest in a series of attacks on the opposition in a year of … Read More
Jailing of Theary Seng is a ‘bellwether case’ for Cambodia, lawyer says
International human rights lawyer Jared Genser is providing pro bono counsel to Cambodian-American lawyer and activist Theary Seng, who was sentenced to six years in prison in June on treason charges. … Read More
Constitutive Meeting of a New Working Group of Victims-Survivor-Centered Civil Society Organizations Facilitated by ECCC
Yesterday, 8 September 2022, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) facilitated the first constitutive meeting of a new working group of civil society organizations in relation to their ongoing and future work serving the needs of …
Anticipating power transfer, Cambodian activists turn to Hun Manet for help
The relatives of jailed opposition members and protesting casino workers in Cambodia are appealing for help with their cases from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son – widely seen as next in line to lead the nation – saying they no longer have faith in…
Cambodia PM Hun Sen defends role of bodyguards in protected forest area
Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen on Tuesday defended the presence in a protected forest zone of a controversial bodyguard unit accused of assaulting environmental activists monitoring activity in the area.Writing on his Facebook page, Hun Sen said he h…