Nancy Pelosi wrapped up two days of meetings in Cambodia on Tuesday, having met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and key rights and democracy workers.
In an interview with VOA Khmer Tuesday, Pung Chhiv Kek said she is worried about the independence of the NEC, which oversees both voter registration and elections.
Mondulkiri province is known as a good place to trek, where wildlife and waterfalls make for good scenery, amid forested mountains of red clay, and where indigenous hill tribes still live a traditional way of life.
The senior opposition lawmaker will be questioned on April 8 over violent demonstrations held in Phnom Penh in July of last year.
In 2015, there are only 25 female members of the National Assembly, representing 20 percent of the legislature.
Following a closed-door session on Friday, Assembly lawmakers announced they would be taking applications for all nine members.
Judge Mark Harmon charged former Khmer Rouge cadre Ao An, better known as Ta An, with a raft of atrocity crimes associated with an execution site and two security centers, according to a tribunal statement issued Friday.
At least seven different indigenous groups in Ratanakiri depend mainly on forest products for their survival, say they face loss of their land, traditional way of life.
The dropout rates remain high: just 20 out of 100 students registered in Cambodian primary schools are able to finish 9th grade.
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on the government to drop insurrection charges against 11 opposition activists, including one who holds a US passport.
The stupa is 6 meters tall and was funded by the German government, as a part of ongoing efforts to foster national reconciliation for the atrocity crimes of the Khmer Rouge.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday criticized the visit of First Lady Michelle Obama, saying her 'Let Girls Learn' initiative is not funding the education of Cambodian girls.
Prime Minister Hun Sen says issue should be solved only by nations directly affected by the disputes - as Philippines, Vietnam seek multi-lateral approach.
An estimated 800,000 Cambodian workers migrated to Thailand in search of jobs this year alone.
Many residents in Siem Reap say they were not aware of the first lady’s visit, and some said even though they were, they aren’t sure what will happen next or how it will help.
The UN and Cambodian sides of the court have been at odds at numerous times since the tribunal’s inception, in 2006.
Sok Vanseka said Cambodia’s effective use of any future funding from the new bank would largely depend on its own political will.
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, meanwhile, will have until 2018 to enjoy preferred statuses, as they race to catch up to the rest of the region.
They are the result of months of negotiations between the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a public speech Monday he admired Lee’s leadership and ability to move his country beyond British colonization.
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