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Cambodian opposition leader calls for free and fair vote
Reuters, Published on 01/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's detained opposition leader Kem Sokha called for free and fair elections in the Southeast Asian country in a New Year's message on Monday.
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.
Asean's busy election calendar
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/01/2018
» What should we expect for Asean in 2018? On the economic front, the overall picture remains unclear even though export growth is likely to continue on the back of improving global demand. But what is certain is that domestic politics will ultimately dominate the headlines.
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.
Australian filmmaker denied bail in Cambodia over 'espionage'
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's top court on Tuesday denied bail to an Australian filmmaker who has spent seven months behind bars accused of espionage and who faces 10 years in jail if he is convicted.
Cambodian court again rejects bail for opposition leader
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: An appeals court in Cambodia has for the second time denied a request for the release on bail of opposition leader Kem Sokha, who has been charged with treason.
Cambodia criminalises criticism of king
AFP, Published on 02/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government on Friday approved the country's first lese majeste law handing a five-year sentence to anyone found guilty of insulting the king, a move rights groups fear will be used to target dissent.
Hun Sen critic 'fears deportation' from Thailand
Published on 03/02/2018
» A woman who fled Cambodia to avoid prosecution for throwing a shoe at a billboard of Prime Minister Hun Sen has been arrested in Thailand and is at imminent risk of deportation, according to a lawyer and human rights groups.
Thailand sends shoe-thrower back to Cambodia
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A woman who threw a shoe at a billboard depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been arrested after she was repatriated from Thailand, where the UN refugee agency reportedly had formally recognised her as a refugee.
US criticises Thailand for deporting shoe-thrower
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: The US is criticising Thailand for repatriating a Cambodian labour activist wanted for throwing a shoe at a billboard depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.