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.
Government blames fast-rising waters on torrential rains, but some Cambodians see connection between the many capital-area lakes filled for development and Prek Thnot River flooding.
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.
The flooding has killed at least 12 people and affected more than 30,000 households across 17 provinces in Cambodia.
At the signing ceremony, Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said the agreement would ensure a robust economic partnership between the two countries by providing increased market access for goods, services and investment.
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.
Trash has piled up on Phnom Penh’s streets after workers at waste management firm Cintri Cambodia and City Hall were unable to reach an agreement over labor benefits, as the capital looks to restructure its garbage collection system.
In September, the ADB had revised its April estimate of a 5.5 percent contraction in the economy, severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, to a slightly better four percent contraction.
Nineteen unionists, youth, and rights activists have been placed under pre-trial detention on alleged incitement charges, according to the local rights group Licadho.
Close to two dozen former CNRP party officials have been arrested or convicted in recent months, mostly on alleged incitement charges.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there were “credible reports” that Dara Sakor “could be used to host (Chinese) military assets.”
The European Union on Friday expressed serious concern over the recent spate of arrests and detentions of youth and rights advocates, linked to a government crackdown on protests emanating from the arrest of trade unionist Rong Chhun.
A Beijing-based think tank released a report in early August to show that a few hundred Vietnamese fishing boats had entered Cambodia-controlled maritime areas in the Gulf of Thailand since June.
Sar Kheng’s comments on drugs crossing the border with Laos comes after he said drug usage and trade had been “spreading faster than the coronavirus diseases” in communities and rural areas across the country.
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said Brussels could reverse course if Cambodia improves its human rights and political situation, including the political rehabilitation of banned opposition politicians and revocation of amendments to the much-criticized political party and NGO laws.
The six brands, H&M, Adidas, Puma and Gap, Nike, and Specialized, said they have committed to environmental commitments and that continued investment in coal energy could negatively impact Cambodia’s prospects of attracting future investment.
The shift to fish farming comes amid the novel coronavirus-induced global economic slowdown, which has hit the Cambodian tourism, manufacturing, and construction sectors.
According to the Agriculture Ministry and Chinese Embassy statistics, there are 21 banana packaging plants in Cambodia, servicing roughly 8,000 hectares of plantations.
Experts and analysts told VOA Khmer that the new power dynamics have caused a strain in Cambodia’s relationship with Vietnam, which helped overthrew the Khmer Rouge in 1979 and install the current ruling elites.
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