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Cambodia faces international action after opposition party ban
The ban of Cambodia’s largest opposition party Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) by the country’s Supreme Court ahead of elections is not at all...
Cambodia PM unimpressed by potential Western sanctions
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen in a Cabinet speech last week said that he had no fear of Western sanctions against his country in...
The Cambodia Daily shuts down after 24 years
September 4, 2017 will see the final edition of one of the few independent newspapers in Cambodia, The Cambodia Daily. The paper announced that...
Genocide? What genocide? Ex-Khmer Rouge leader in denial
Khieu Samphan, one of the two surviving top leaders of the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, in his final statements in the second...
Cambodia’s communal polls testing the waters for 2018 election
Cambodians in around 1,600 municipalities across the country are going to the polls on June 4 in what is seen as the biggest test...
Cambodia takes center stage as host for WEF on ASEAN
With the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN kicking off on May 10 in Phnom Penh, for thress days all eyes are on host...
Cambodia kicks out US aid programme
The Cambodian government scrapped a long-standing U.S. military development aid programme and ordered its members to leave the country.
Phnom Penh has asked the US...
Cambodia irate over US demand to repay $500 million “war debt”
Cambodian officials and commentators reacted angrily over the recurring demand by the US government through its ambassador in Phnom Penh to repay what Washington calls...
Angelina Jolie buys more land in Cambodia – from former Khmer Rouge soldier
Hollywood actress and director Angelina Jolie is expanding her private stretch of jungle in Cambodia by buying neighbouring land from a former Khmer Rouge...
Cambodia PM sides with Donald Trump in attacking media
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, who came to power with the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s and has ruled the country with...
Cambodia opposition in shock after leader’s resignation
Cambodia's opposition party met on February 12 after the surprise resignation of its founder and leader Sam Rainsy, with the movement seemingly paralysed ahead...
Cambodia bans Taiwan, Tibet flags in kowtow to China
Cambodia's long-time Prime Minister Hun Sen has released an order that the raising of the flags of Taiwan and Tibet is forbidden in the...
Construction set to begin for world’s tallest twin tower in Phnom Penh
A Chinese construction consortium won a $2.7-billion contract to build a 133-story twin-tower commercial skyscraper in Phnom Penh which - at a height of...
Cambodia’s political mess closely watched by international community
A group of 36 countries, including the United States and Japan, issued a statement expressing their concern about the current escalation of political tensions...
Cambodian army investigates call for coup d’etat
Cambodia's military is investigating a suspected coup plot against Prime Minister Hun Sen after an activist announced plans to topple Cambodia's leader in Facebook...
Cambodia PM’s opaque business network exposed
Hun Sen, Cambodia's Prime Minister for more than 30 years, and his extended family are in the center of a businesses network that owns...
Oppositions warns of looming political crisis in Cambodia
Cambodia, ironically just named the "World Best Tourism Destination 2016," seems to be running into a severe political crisis, at least when the country's...
Cambodia to build its first nuclear power plant
Cambodia, with the help of Russia, will build its first nuclear power station in a bid to overcome its massive reliance on electricity from...
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Laos to boost online gambling industry
Laos has plans to issue regulations for offshore online gambling businesses with the aim to attract operators targeting markets elsewhere in Southeast Asia, particularly...
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Laos to boost online gambling industry
Laos has plans to issue regulations for offshore online gambling businesses with the aim to attract operators targeting markets elsewhere in Southeast Asia, particularly...