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Another Cambodian opposition party boycotts election
Published on 03/05/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Another Cambodian opposition party announced on Thursday that it will boycott the July general election, saying it will not be free and fair.
Detained Kem Sokha rejects new opposition movement
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's detained opposition leader Kem Sokha has declined to join a new movement, founded by prominent exiles following a ban on the main opposition party, his lawyer said on Saturday.
Vietnam oil executives apologise to Communist Party in trial
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» HANOI: Vietnamese executives on trial for losses at a scandal-hit state oil firm used their final statement in court on Wednesday to apologise to the ruling Communist Party, media said, as Vietnam's biggest corruption trial for years draws to a close.
Exiled Cambodian opposition members set up new movement
Associated Press, Published on 14/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Foreign-based members of Cambodia's dissolved opposition party have launched a movement to demand the release of its detained leader and to call for free and fair elections and possibly protests.
German political deadlock broken
Published on 12/01/2018
» BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats took a big step on Friday toward forming a new German government, sealing a preliminary agreement in which they vowed to strengthen the EU and keep a lid on the number of migrants entering the country.
Pheu Thai calls out PM on poll date
News, Published on 11/01/2018
» The Pheu Thai Party has called on Prime Minister Chan-o-cha to state exactly when the general election will take place while reaffirming its opposition to a non-elected prime minister.
36 countries concerned at Cambodia's political tension
Published on 15/09/2016
» PHNOM PENH - A group of 36 countries, including the United States and Japan, has issued a statement expressing their concern about the current escalation of political tensions in Cambodia.
Sam Rainsy accuses CPP of "constitutional coup"
Published on 18/11/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who the government has threatened to arrest if he returns to Cambodia from abroad, on Wednesday accused the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of staging a "constitutional coup" to solidify its grip on power.
Suu Kyi undecided on 2015 polls
Kyodo News, Published on 31/12/2014
» Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday that her National League for Democracy is undecided whether to contest next year's general election.
Germans agonise over World Cup 'gaucho' victory dance
AFP, Published on 16/07/2014
» Commentators chided Germany's football champions Wednesday for mocking Argentina during a giant World Cup title party in Berlin, an event that marked a rare exuberant celebration of national pride.