A quarter of a century has passed since a UN-backed peace agreement set Cambodia on the path to multi-party elections and the end of a bitter civil war.
The NEC estimates that more than nine million people are eligible to register to vote.
The Grassroots Democratic Party claims to have 2,000 members, many of whom are drawn from local non-governmental groups.
Global Witness has written an open letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen appealing to the government to ensure the safety of activists and human rights workers in Cambodia.
It comes amid unprecedented criticism that Phnom Penh had again prevented ASEAN from adopting a unified stance on the South China Sea dispute.
From Nigeria to Indonesia, Turkey’s ambassadors have requested governments in 50 countries shutter schools it claims are linked to Gulen.
In July, Cambodia agreed to an additional $600 million in aid and loans from China, reportedly in exchange for diplomatic support over the South China Sea issue.
A day after Hun Sen filed a claim for defamation at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court against Sam Rainsy, Rainsy doubled down on the accusation in an email to VOA.
His departure came immediately after the July 10 murder of popular political commentator Kem Ley.
VOA Khmer’s efforts to contact the two Thai companies by email and phone were unsuccessful.
The group was led by William G. Lafferrandre, vice president of Asia Pacific with ConocoPhillips and included members of the U.S.-Asean Business Council.
Hun Sen praises the country’s development since the 1990s and he compared this success to the conflicts that have engulfed the Middle East in recent years, blaming U.S. interventionism.
Hun Sen requested the court impose a symbolic fine of 100 riel (about 2 cents) in each case.
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋថៃជិត ៥០ លាននាក់ ដែលមានសិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវគេរំពឹងថានឹងធ្វើការសម្រេចចិត្តចំពោះអនាគតនៃច្បាប់ពង្រាងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញថ្មីរបស់ប្រទេសថៃ ដែលរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនេះត្រូវគេមើលឃើញថាមានសារៈសំខាន់ចំពោះគម្រោងរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលយោធាក្នុងការធ្វើឲ្យការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិមានភាពប្រសើរឡើង។
Puo Sovijja, a student at Brown University, where he studies math and biology, said he hopes he can break his previous record for the men’s 100-meter freestyle at the games.
Prak Sokhon denied accusations that Cambodia was siding with China in the disputes and had blocked the issuance of yet another joint statement from Asean earlier this week.
The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh has been hosting a series of lectures and fact-finding sessions for young Cambodians interested in democracy.
Sam Rainsy was found guilty this morning of defaming National Assembly president Heng Samrin, a high-ranking member of the ruling party, in a Facebook post last November.
Koul Panha, executive director of the election watchdog Comfrel, said that the groups would advocate for media access to polling stations.
Irrevocably change is underway upriver and downriver – from China to the Mekong delta – as countries along the river’s length pursue hydroelectric dams as a path to power generation.
ព័ត៌មានផ្សេងទៀត
