Cambodia has received $680.5 million in aid from the ADB and other funders to build or renovate roads across 22 provinces, linking it to Vietnam, Thailand and Laos.
Ruling party lawmakers are dismissing criticism by the UN’s special envoy for human rights over their passage of three judicial reform laws.
Police in Kampong Speu province say there is no evidence to link the charred remains of a corpse to a 16-year-old boy who went missing during a government crackdown on labor demonstrations in January.
Australia is facing immigration attempts by hundreds of thousands of people, mostly from Asia and the Middle East, and is seeking regional partners to take some of them in
“Brothers in Arms,” by author Andrew Mertha, shows how China’s foreign policy goals shaped the Khmer Rouge in ways favorable to Beijing.
Hun Sen said in a public speech Tuesday rumors they would seek to form a shadow government in Cambodia were untrue and dangerous.
An estimated 620,000 workers are employed in nearly 1,000 shoe, garment and textile factories in Cambodia, making the $5.5 billion sector a major driver of the economy.
Resolutions in both the House and Senate have been introduced to recognize “freedom fighters” from Cambodia, Laos and the Hmong population of Vietnam, who supported the US in its war against Vietnam.
Both issues greatly affect regional stability, and Cambodia, geographically, is right in the middle of them, said Chheang Vannarith, a lecturer at Leeds University in Leeds, UK.
The military coup d’etat in Thailand has had little impact so far on ordinary Cambodians, but rights workers said Friday it was of some concern.
Cambodia’s history is deeply intertwined with both nations, including during the Khmer Rouge period, when Cambodian communists received help from both at different times.
A group representing Cambodia’s indigenous communities traveled to New York this week, meeting with UN officials and other minority groups from 70 countries.
The Law on the Organization of the Courts will put more power within the Ministry of Justice and was passed without critical questioning.
Even though more lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Cambodians have opened up publicly, they say they are still facing stigma and discrimination against them by the society.
Von Pov told the court Wednesday he had joined demonstrations to call for a raise in the minimum wage, to $160 per month, but not to directly attack the Yak Ching factory, as alleged.
There are an estimated 250,000 Cambodia workers in Thailand, working in the construction, fishing and agricultural industries.
Three CPP lawmakers took about an hour at the Assembly on Wednesday to express their support for the continuing debate on the law.
Sam Rainsy and Hun Sen have spoken before and been unable to bridge the gap between parties that has led to a prolonged political deadlock.
Human Rights Watch said such crackdowns benefit from the training Cambodian forces receive from the US—training that is supposed to be humanitarian in nature.
A team of Japanese experts met with political negotiators from the ruling party and opposition, seeking to find middle ground on election reform and end a long political deadlock.
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