Tag: Cambodia

Hun Sen future-proofs Cambodia’s politics (Astrid Noren-Nilsson, East Asia Forum)

As 2021 drew to a close, three events seemed to encapsulate the state of Cambodia’s long-standing political camps: the announcement of Prime Minister Hun...

Prospects for Cambodia’s chairing of ASEAN in 2022 (Riko Watanabe, East Asia Forum)

In October 2021, Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei handed over the chairmanship of ASEAN to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. In 2022, ASEAN will continue to...

Voices of concern at ASEAN over Hun Sen’s Myanmar visit (Al Jazeera)

Malaysia’s foreign minister has said that some Southeast Asian countries had reservations about last week’s visit to Myanmar by Cambodia’s leader, with concerns the...

Groundhog Day for Cambodia’s economic rebound (Heidi Dahles, East Asia Forum)

As 2020 drew to a close, major global finance authorities projected cautious optimism in their economic outlook for Cambodia in 2021. The profound impact...

In Cambodia, union arrests spotlight pressures on civil society (Andrew Haffner, Al Jazeera)

Before plainclothes police forced Chhim Sithar into an unmarked sedan within sight of the casino complex where she had worked last week, the Cambodian...

Protests, anger as Hun Sen visits Myanmar’s military leaders (Al Jazeera)

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has landed in Myanmar ahead of a meeting with coup leader Min Aung Hlaing amid protests in Myanmar and...

Hun Sen set for Myanmar visit as envoy warns of looming civil war (Al Jazeera)

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is preparing for a visit to crisis-wracked Myanmar even as his top diplomat warned that the Southeast Asian country...

Cambodia: Arrests of strikers may be breach of human rights law (UN News)

The arrest and detention of at least 29 casino union leaders and activists during a strike that began on New Year’s Eve in Cambodia, may represent a...

Hun Sen’s all-encompassing rule of Cambodia (Mark Tilly, The Interpreter)

While Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has kept the artifice of democracy in the country, with local commune elections to be held next year,...

Cambodia is China’s leverage point on ASEAN (Davis Florick, East Asia Forum)

Chinese interference has negatively impacted Cambodian politics and allowed Prime Minister Hun Sen to lean more fully into authoritarianism. As illiberalism calcifies in Cambodia,...

Approaches to Strengthening Fisheries Financing and Institutional Mechanisms: A Cross-Country Comparison of Cambodia, India, and Indonesia (ADBI)

Using marine resources in a healthy and sustainable manner is at the center of building a blue economy that will make “Sustainable Development Goal...

US tightens curbs as Cambodia moves closer into China’s embrace (Andrew Nachemson, Al Jazeera)

The United States has announced new restrictions on Cambodia, including an arms embargo, citing the “growing influence” of the Chinese military, as well as...

U.S. imposes new restrictions on Cambodia over human rights, corruption -Commerce (Reuters)

The United States imposed an arms embargo and new export restrictions on Cambodia on Wednesday to address human rights abuses and corruption, as well...

Cambodia tests living with COVID-19 (Jayant Menon, East Asia Forum)

Cambodia recorded its sharpest daily decline of COVID-19 cases when they fell from 978 to 232 between 30 September and 1 October 2021. This...

China-Cambodia FTA takes effect January 1, 2022: MOFCOM (Global Times)

The China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will officially take effect on January 1, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Monday. The FTA was...

Phnom Penh Rebuffs US Sanctions of Cambodian Military Leaders (Sok Khemara, VoA)

The United States announced sanctions against two high-level Cambodian military officials last week, setting off a storm of invectives from Phnom Penh and ratcheting...