Cambodia News: Hun Sen

A new report from media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders has degraded Cambodia over its record on media freedoms in 2018. In the group's Press ...

Traffic accidents cost Cambodia $350 million a year, according to officials.

Police in southern Cambodia say eight protesters were arrested and six policemen hurt when villagers angry about being evicted tried to block a main road.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has written a letter to French Prime Minister Edouard Phillippe to offer his sympathy to the French government and people over the ...

PARIS - On April 4, a group of international buyers' associations from the garment, footwear, sporting and travel goods industries sent a letter to Cambodian ...

DRIVING ALONG Hun Sen Boulevard—named after the man who has led Cambodia since 1985—a shiny Mercedes-Benz dealership appears in the ...

by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan. PHNOM PENH, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will bring closer ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian People's Party now utterly dominate Cambodia, after the CPP won control of the entire lower house of parliament in ...

Last year, the Trump administration deported a record number of Cambodians from the United States. On the surface, these deportations appear to be another ...

A high-ranking government official said on Tuesday that the executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap), ...

Last week's official visit by Cambodian army chief Lt Gen Hun Manet, the son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, has cemented military ties between the two ...

Cambodian leader has kept Taiwan at a distance at China's behest but needs Taipei's money and markets now more than ever.

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has told officials to cut off electricity to the homes of those who claim he orchestrated blackouts to drum up public support for ...

Lieutenant Colonel Pheng Vannak, a popular figure on Facebook, was arrested by military police on Tuesday following an order from the Phnom Penh ...

Cambodian leader had promised to reduce power rates to encourage business investment but has failed even to keep electricity flowing in the blacked out ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday appealed to villagers to be careful because despite the current dry season, strong winds and lightning strikes still occur during ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday blasted the United States for rallying behind the removal of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 and accused it of supporting ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has allowed exiled government critic Lu Lay Sreng to return to the Kingdom before the Khmer New Year after his request. On Friday, Mr ...

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday unveiled his strategy to offset the loss of a preferential trade agreement that the European Union is likely to ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday lauded the government's success in developing the economy and securing a 99.3 percent employment rate for the Kingdom.

Strengthening the education sector is a top priority for the Cambodian government, says Prime Minister Hun Sen. He said they will be expanding scholarships ...

W&D Garment Company has accepted the return of more than 1,000 of its sacked workers following an appeal by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The workers were ...

The recent tragic massacre in Christchurch by an Australian extremist, unleashing his hatred in New Zealand's mosques, puts the spotlight on giant tech ...

In response to calls from the European Union and the United States for Cambodia to respect democracy and human rights, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ...

Five former officials from Cambodia's banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party on Monday defended their decision to seek political rehabilitation ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Monday ordered authorities to find justice for the family of Yorn Ravuth, a building contractor who ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday highlighted the government's move to give former opposition party members banned from politics an opportunity to return ...

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia broke ground on Friday (March 22) on a US$2 billion (S$2.70 billion) Chinese-funded expressway - the country's first - as ...

BANGKOK — A Cambodian court has issued arrest warrants for eight opposition leaders who fled abroad for safety but say they are now trying to return.

Prime Minister Hun Sen encouraged Korean private investors to learn more about Cambodia's business potentials and to contribute to the country's economic ...

Suggestions by Sam Rainsy of a palace coup grossly overestimate factionalism in the CPP and underestimate Hun Sen's power.

Hun Sen said he would donate the proceeds from the seized assets to charity, but did not name any individuals who would be targeted.

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday mulled capital punishment for those found guilty of sexual violence against children. While meeting with victims of sexual ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen today said he wants the constitution amended to allow the death sentence for child rapists.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Sunday he is considering proposing a new bill to impose the death sentence for those who rape their daughters or ...

Some 118 former Cambodia National Rescue Party officials were banned from political activities for five years in a Supreme Court ruling in November 2017.

Speaking at the opening of a $50 million China-funded hospital in Tbong Khmum province late last month, Hun Sen said China had no intention of trying to ...

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday dismissed concerns that increased investment and aid from China would result in the “occupation” of his country ...

Cambodian union leaders say Prime Minister Hun Sen's promise of free legal benefits to vulnerable women, including garment factory workers, was prompted ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has defended his country's close ties with Beijing, declaring that a surge of mainland visitors and investment does not put ...

Khmer Rise Party president Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung says no politician will ever be able to defeat PM Hun Sen in election.

The prime minister is a regular Facebook user, often making announcements and responding to public opinion on the social media platform.

The legal team of Kem Sokha, the president of the former opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), on Wednesday complained of being attacked by ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Wednesday that factory workers will have access to legal representation free of charge once his volunteer group of his ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday taunted opposition groups who wish to see him dead by telling them to wait until the next lifetime, and claiming himself to be ...

Cambodia must work during the next 18 months to destroy the opposition party at the local level before European Union trade sanctions come into effect, Prime ...

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodian Premier Hun Sen warned against interference in the country's affairs on Tuesday (Feb 12), his first comments since the ...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia is teetering on the verge of economic crisis, as it faces higher export tariffs into Britain due to Brexit at a time when the E.

A government spokesman today said he will file a complaint to the Interior Ministry today asking it to search and arrest a Facebook user for posting a death threat ...

PM Hun Sen meets with the Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Luo Shugang.

Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen on Thursday called on his country's military to "destroy" opponents if the government comes under threat, in a tirade i.

Phnom Penh – Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen on Thursday called on his country's military to “destroy” opponents if the government comes under threat, ...

First, there was a 4.5-ton sticky-rice cake. Then came the longest scarf ever and other oddball world records. They were all part of Prime Minister Hun Sen's plan ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday marked 34 years in power by pledging to push for economic revival and vowing to not let anyone die of starvation so long as ...

Cambodian leader's attack comes as EU mulls removal of Everything But Arms status over human rights concerns.

Hun Sen warned workers that continuing to press for the bonuses could lead to the closure of two-thirds of garment factories in the country.

Speculation about succession by Hun Sen's eldest son is an interesting talking point – that could go on a while yet.

The Cambodian prime minister inaugurated a monument celebrating his own achievements.

PHNOM PENH • Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen lashed out at Western governments for pushing "democracy and human rights" on his country, capping ...

Twenty years since collapse of ultra-communist movement, policy hailed by Cambodia PM for ending war back in spotlight.

Charles Dunst, writing for the Council on Foreign Relations' Asia Unbound blog, takes a lengthy look at succession of power in Cambodia — specifically, the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen, prompted by a family quarrel, has called for the dismissal of CNC Television CEO Ouk Vora, according to a recording of the ...

Charles Dunst is a journalist based in Phnom Penh. He was written for the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, the South China Morning …

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen concluded his official visit to Vietnam from December 6 to 8 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart ...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is considering reversing a ban on more than 100 opposition politicians to avert European Union sanction.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen voiced regret on Thursday that he hadn't had leaders of protests against his ruling Cambodian People's Party in 2013 and ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday there would never be a foreign military base in his country, following a news report that China was lobbyin.

PHNOM PENH -- The Khmer Rouge tribunal will on Friday announce whether two surviving leaders of the Pol Pot regime are guilty of genocide -- a verdict.

When a country has a strongman for a ruler, an army at his disposal, and control of the media, how can the people fight back? You go after the one thing he does ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen lashed out at critics on Thursday for questioning high-level appointments bestowed on his children, denying that the ...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen defended on Thursday the promotion of his three sons to senior positions in government and the ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen told his ministers to ease pressure on labor union leaders on Wednesday, after threats by the European Union to remove ...

FROM STITCHING sequins to printing logos, making clothes can be a delicate, fiddly process. Even so, Cambodian factories swiftly fulfil huge orders placed by ...

Senior members of the Cambodian regime amass multi-million-dollar properties and business portfolios in Melbourne, raising questions about the clout of the ...

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen, a battle-hardened veteran of the Khmer Rouge, faces one of the toughest fights of his long political ...

Departing from Cambodia on Tuesday, the long-serving prime minister posted on his Facebook page, saying he would attend the Asia-Europe meeting in ...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian authorities are planning to "strictly control" the activities of potential critics of the regime, as Prime Minister Hun Sen ai.

Hun Sen's hunt for 'terrorists'. A series of arrests are widely seen as orchestrated but the Cambodian govt says threats are real.

Lieutenant General Hun Manet is now serving as the chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces after he was appointed last month to replace long-time ...

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has taken a defiant stance following a European Union announcement last week that it would ramp up trade pressure on ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said he regards Japan as a model for his country with respect to strengthening democracy and national development. In an exclusive i.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen last week spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. His presence at this year was highly strategic ...

A steady stream of political prisoners has been released since Prime Minister Hun Sen and his long-ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won all 125 seats ...

Mekong Delta nations can solve their own problems, controversial leader says while defending Myanmar's government.

HONG KONG — Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was released on bail Monday, a year after he was jailed on treason charges that were widely seen ...

Cambodia's lawmakers on Thursday voted in a new parliamentary leadership and government, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party, after a July general ...

Arguably the real story of Cambodia's election late last month was that Prime Minister Hun Sen has effectively pulled the bamboo curtain down on a quarter ...

Ruling party sweeps up all seats in parliament in last month's poll overshadowed by forced absence of viable opposition.

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday he will give a speech to the United Nations General Assembly after claiming ...

TOKYO -- As Cambodia comes to terms with many more years under the leadership of Hun Sen, the focus is now on his son Hun Manet, who is widely expecte.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — In a fiery speech more than three years ago Prime. Minister Hun Sen claimed credit for ridding his country of the Khmer Rouge, ...

Cambodia's prime minister, Hun Sen, has won a landslide election victory, a result that was seen as a foregone conclusion after a months-long brutal crackdown ...

Ahead of Cambodia's election on Sunday, Hun Sen has been touring the kingdom with a smile on his face and the air of a victor. There is little doubt about the ...

PHNOM PENH -- With Prime Minister Hun Sen set to cruise to a landslide victory in Cambodia's general election on Sunday, the preservation of his dynasty, and ...

For the past 33 years, Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia with an iron fist. He now looks set for re-election in a general election on Sunday. Freedom of ...

Having decimated all credible opposition, the Cambodian strongman is expected to romp to victory in the general election next week. Given the fear, resignation ...

A fiercely loyal armed force is essential to cementing a dictatorship, and the sheer military might of Cambodia's Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge commander ...

Hun Sen's crackdown possible due to support of a cadre of 'dangerous men', says Human Rights Watch.

In the run-up to Cambodia's national elections next month, long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen, in power since 1985, has taken no chances of a political shocker ...

A COUNTRY boy, Hun Sen gets up early and works hard. He is said to spend hours every morning on his treadmill, to counter the ravages of his earlier years as ...