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Hun Sen challenged by 'doomsday cult'
Published on 01/09/2022
» Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the public to refrain from discriminating against the followers of a politician who has attracted thousands to what many commentators are calling a “doomsday cult”.
Cambodian court jails American lawyer, dozens of others for treason
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2022
» PHONM PENH: A Cambodian court handed down jail sentences on Tuesday to about 60 opposition figures including prominent lawyer Theary Seng for conspiring to commit treason, in a mass trial condemned by the United States and rights groups as politically motivated.
Cambodia's ruling party wins local commune elections but new opposition gains
Published on 06/06/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's ruling party scored a landslide win in local commune elections although a new opposition party gained more posts than expected, official results showed on Monday.
Cambodians vote in local polls as revived opposition vies for seats
Published on 05/06/2022
» Cambodians voted in local polls on Sunday as a revived opposition party attempted to dent Prime Minister Hun Sen's decades-long grip on power ahead of national elections next year.
Cambodian opposition rises from the ashes ahead of local elections
Published on 01/06/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Speaking from the back of a pickup truck decked out with campaign posters and loudspeakers, veteran politician Son Chhay is determined to convince voters that democracy in Cambodia is not dead.
Exiled Cambodia opposition leader hit with 10-year jail term
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy to 10 years in prison over an alleged plot to topple strongman ruler Hun Sen.
Cambodia passes law barring dual citizenship for holders of top posts
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's parliament on Monday passed constitutional amendments barring holders of the country's top posts, including prime minister, from being citizens of other countries.
Cambodia jails another activist as crackdown widens
Published on 10/09/2020
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian activist has been imprisoned for five years on a charge of plotting to overthrow the government, a court said on Thursday, bringing to 17 the number of Prime Minister Hun Sen's opponents detained or convicted since late July.
Hun Sen: Freed opposition leader still faces trial for treason
AFP, Published on 18/11/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian opposition figure Kem Sokha, freshly freed from house arrest, will still stand trial for treason, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday.
Sam Rainsy heads to Singapore
Published on 15/11/2019
» JAKARTA: Sam Rainsy, the self-exiled leader of a banned Cambodian opposition party, departed Indonesia for Singapore on Friday evening after a one-day visit, an Indonesian official said.