China has distributed about $15 billion in loans to Cambodia in the past two decades. It has already pledged $600 million this year.
On Wednesday, Sokha made the short drive to the voter registry office near the party’s headquarters, before returning and giving a speech to supporters.
On a mission to Preah Vihear province in March to meet with local indigenous groups, her car was blocked by security forces.
Kem Ley was gunned down on July 10 at a gas station in the capital. One suspect has since been arrested and charged with pre-meditated murder.
“If the government doesn’t confirm it recognizes Kem Ley as a hero … [it] would undermine the voters’ support at the upcoming elections,” Meas Ny said.
Cambodia’s increasing reliance on China, he said, had diversified its support base, making the country less reliant on aid from western nations.
History would prove the Swedes wrong, though Bergström himself disavowed the Khmer Rouge in 1979, a year after his return from Cambodia.
The five CNRP representatives on the permanent committee said they would end their boycott ahead of the session.
The council settled on the government’s figure, which was then increased by $5 per month by the intervention of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Almost half of the 612 women – 46 percent – had considered suicide, while nearly one-fifth had actually attempted suicide.
In the clip posted online, General Neth Savoeun, the national police chief, said it was the first such training course “to prevent demonstrations.”
Activists say California's vote-by-mail system can help more Cambodians in Oakland to participate in November's presidential election. But for many non-English speaking immigrants, the system is not perfect.
Co-sponsored by 21 House members, US Congressman Alan Lowenthal’s resolution was passed on September 12, 2016.
Community leaders are still hopeful that more Cambodian-American voters will be registered by election day.
Almost a third of the 4,000 students at the school are of Cambodian origin.
According to a report by the Global Nature Fund, the Tonle Sap is considered one of world’s the most threatened rivers.
Civil society groups in Cambodia have called for an environmental impact assessment to be carried out before a highway is built leading into the at-risk Areng Valley.
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced House Resolution 728 on Monday, saying it was intended as a strong message of support for human rights and democracy in Cambodia.
Minister of Agriculture Veng Sakhon has issued an order in an attempt to stabilize plummeting prices of agricultural products.
It cited the deterioration of relations since the 2014 agreement between the CPP and CNRP that ended a period of unrest following elections in 2013,
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