Cambodia

Gov’t weighing minimum wage increase, Hun Manet tells garment workers

Gov’t weighing minimum wage increase, Hun Manet tells garment workers

Unions have proposed a monthly salary of US$220 for 2024 as living costs in Cambodia continue to rise.

Kicked out of training school for being too short – then beaten for protesting

Kicked out of training school for being too short – then beaten for protesting

Cambodian man is detained by police after protesting with friends in front of a government ministry.

Meta rejects its oversight board’s advice to suspend Hun Sen’s Facebook account

Meta rejects its oversight board’s advice to suspend Hun Sen’s Facebook account

In response, Cambodia allows the popular platform to operate in the country, but bans board members from visiting.

Cambodian activist assaulted in Thai beach town

Cambodian activist assaulted in Thai beach town

Attack on Vatt Mony is the latest in a series of assaults on Khmer activists outside Cambodia.

Vietnam wants it all in balancing its ties with the US and China

Hanoi has worked to keep Beijing on side as Biden visit elevates U.S.-Vietnam relations.

UN: Hundreds of thousands of people forced to scam

UN: Hundreds of thousands of people forced to scam

Cambodia and Myanmar are the epicenters of a new human trafficking scourge in Southeast Asia, report says.

Candlelight Party Vice President Rong Chhun [shown] says he hopes party officials can meet with Cambodia Interior Minister Sar Sokha.

Candlelight Party asks to meet interior minister in attempt to regain status

2023-09-07

Human rights group releases a report finding restrictions on freedom of association in every province.

The fourth floor of the Cambodian Interior Ministry’s new main building was flooded last week after several fire hoses were turned on.

Fire hoses flood Cambodian ministry

2023-09-05

Investigators believe an unidentified suspect meant to damage the new Interior Ministry.

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Singapore a magnet for cash from politically connected Cambodians

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Upstream dam leaves Cambodian fishermen high and dry

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Game of Huns

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Hun Manet aims to turn Cambodia into upper middle-income country by 2030

Hun Manet aims to turn Cambodia into upper middle-income country by 2030

But critics say corruption and nepotism will be hard for the new prime minister to overcome.

Police in Cambodia hold a press conference with some of the suspects arrested in connection with the escape of a Taiwanese drug lord from custody last week while he was at a Siem Reap dental clinic, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

Taiwanese drug lord, 10 others, arrested for dental clinic raid

Bulk of suspects have yet to be charged after nearly a week in jail.

Hun Manet gestures as he registers at the National Assembly before parliament’s vote to confirm him as Cambodia’s next prime minister, in Phnom Penh, on Aug. 22, 2023.

Hun Sen’s son chosen as Cambodia’s new prime minister

Pheu Thai’s Srettha Thavisin greets supporters at party headquarters in Bangkok after Thai MPs voted him in as Thailand’s next prime minister, Aug. 22, 2023.

Thai lawmakers elect Srettha Thavisin to serve as prime minister

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni (C) leaves the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh after the opening ceremony of the parliament, Aug. 21, 2023.

Cambodia’s king calls on lawmakers, government to resolve their differences

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Policy veterans in charge behind succession of Cambodia’s princelings

Policy veterans in charge behind succession of Cambodia’s princelings

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Aussie government ‘pathetic’ on Cambodian dirty money, lawmaker tells RFA