“From the outset, the authorities repeatedly violated Ms. Seng’s fair trial rights,” the report said, noting that she was named as part of a long list of defendants accused of incitement, without any specific explanation of what she had done.
Whatever decision comes down Thursday, the lone surviving leader of the genocidal regime that killed at least 1.7 million people will be facing the same fate — locked in prison for the rest of his life.
Anthony Galliano: "My sense is US businesses are probably concerned with the state of the relationship right now, given the perception that China and Cambodia are very close..."
Administration encouraged Tehran appears to have dropped some 'non-starter demands,' such as removing Islamic Revolutionary Guards from US terror watchlist
Furious over the U.S. House speaker's visit to Taiwan this week, China says it is suspending talks with the United States on several issues. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with VOA about tensions in the region. Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
“Tensions and controversy will arise, especially with regard to Russia's presence at the meeting, as the West is opposed to Russia's presence,” Chheang Vannarith told VOA Khmer on Friday. “It’s hard to reach a consensus because it already has two blocs.”
Opposition Candlelight Party is projected to win at least four commune chief positions, collecting some 2,176 commune council seats nationwide, according to party’s officials
Ahead of local elections, many voters were apprehensive about the repressive environment and said the opposition Candlelight Party had struggled to reach them.
Candlelight Party candidates are keen for another chance to challenge the long-ruling CPP, despite facing a repressive environment and missing their exiled leader
The recent Washington summit marks a renewed U.S. commitment to ASEAN after four years of neglect under former President Trump. But experts caution that keeping up the momentum — and effectively engaging ASEAN in U.S. efforts to counter China’s regional influence — remains an uphill challenge.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, leaders of other Southeast Asian nations to meet this week for US-ASEAN Summit at White House
Hun Sen, as the current chair of ASEAN, will officially co-chair the summit with Biden. The gathering is part of a wider U.S. effort to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific, a foreign policy priority for the president and congressional lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.
Abby Seiff, author of a new book called “Troubling the Water: A Dying Lake and A Vanishing World in Cambodia,” discusses the future of the Tonle Sap Lake.
It describes how the lake’s extraordinary ecosystem has been of historical importance to Cambodia, but is now threatened by overfishing, dams and climate change.
រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា បានសម្រេចចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងបង្ការជំងឺកូវីដ១៩ ដល់កុមារដែលមានអាយុពី៣ឆ្នាំដល់ក្រោម៥ឆ្នាំចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី២៣ខែកុម្ភ:ខាងមុខនេះ ដោយលើកឡើងពីការបារម្ភចំពោះការឆ្លងរាលដាលកើនឡើងយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័សនៃវីរុសកូរ៉ូណាបំប្លែងខ្លួនថ្មី អូមីក្រុង ក្នុងប្រទេស។
The central challenge for Hun Sen and his diplomats is maintaining regional unity without alienating Beijing — a feat Phnom Penh failed to achieve during its last chairmanship a decade ago.
Key House proponents of the bill say they trust Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who represents the large Cambodian community in Lowell, will get the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk.
It’s been four years since the Cambodia National Rescue Party was dissolved, however Prak Chhorn, a former commune councilor in Battambang province, is still itching to be involved in politics. He says he’s just waiting for the “right time” to restart his public activism.
Local residents told VOA Khmer they are worried about private beaches and private establishments replacing natural surroundings.
ព័ត៌មានផ្សេងទៀត
