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Nightclub fire kills 6 people in Cambodia: police
AFP, Published on 02/07/2023
» At least six people were killed in a nightclub fire in Cambodia's capital on Saturday, police said.
Cambodia poll body disqualifies sole opposition party from July election
Reuters, Published on 15/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's election commission on Monday disqualified the sole opposition Candlelight Party from contesting elections in July over its failure to submit proper registration documents.
Hun Sen giving out pricey watches at Asean summit
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, an aficionado of luxury watches, will hand out intricate, locally made timepieces as souvenirs for world leaders at the Asean summit this week.
Cambodia's ruling party wins local commune elections but new opposition gains
Reuters, 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
AFP, 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
Reuters, 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.
Cambodia breaks up protest over alleged China military base
Reuters, Published on 23/10/2020
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian security guards broke up a small protest on Friday near the Chinese embassy opposing alleged plans to boost Beijing's military presence in the country, as police detained some demonstrators for questioning.
Cambodian farmers deploy scarecrows to ward off virus
AFP, Published on 11/10/2020
» Armed with a stick, a floral-shirted scarecrow with a plastic pot for a head stands guard in front of a rural Cambodian home -- a sentry erected by superstitious farmers to ward off the coronavirus.
Cambodia seeks Rainsy's arrest amid EU sanctions threat
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia renewed calls for arrest of veteran opposition chief Sam Rainsy on Monday amid the threat of sanctions by the European Union, its biggest garment export market worth billions of euros a year, over human rights concerns.
Cambodia PM's party to win 'all seats' in flawed election
AFP, Published on 30/07/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's flawed elections are set to hand the ruling party led by strongman Hun Sen all 125 parliamentary seats, a spokesman told AFP Monday, an outcome that would turn the country into a one-party state after a vote devoid of an opposition.