Cambodian-American lawyer Theary Seng, center, dressed as Lady Liberty, talks to the media outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Heng Sinith Advertisement Theary Seng, a Khmer-American lawyer currently serving a six-year prison term for treason, has been transferred from a remote prison in northern Cambodia … Read more
Advertisement On July 24, the U.S. Department of State announced that it would withhold $18 million in aid earmarked for the Royal Government of Cambodia. This move came in response to profound democratic repression throughout the run-up to the national elections held a day earlier. Yet, over the weekend, following newly installed Prime Minister Hun … Read more
Cambodia’s incoming Prime Minister Hun Sen Manet during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 13, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Hun Manet Advertisement Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has pledged that his country will work to build a “high-quality” relationship with the new-look Cambodian leadership that is scheduled to take office next … Read more
Advertisement Yesterday, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen announced in a televised speech that he was stepping down as Cambodia’s leader, after 38 years in the cockpit of power, and will make way for his eldest son, Hun Manet. The announcement follows an election in which the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won a crushing victory … Read more
Advertisement Cambodian-U.S. relations have steadily eroded ever since Phnom Penh went public in its support for Beijing and its foreign policy ambitions while hosting the ASEAN foreign ministers summit in 2012. This is one of the main issues that incoming Prime Minister Hun Manet will have to deal with. Sore points have been many: a … Read more
Advertisement The United States announced today that it will suspend some foreign assistance programs in Cambodia and impose visa bans on individuals it says undermined democracy in the country, after Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party romped to its expected lopsided victory at yesterday’s national election. After polls closed yesterday, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) … Read more