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JAKARTA: A global money-laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), will place Cambodia on its watchlist on Friday (Feb 22) because of ...

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

The government has announced it will form a committee in preparation for the construction of a new international airport in Kandal province, a step forward in the ...

More than 1000 cases of dengue fever have been reported so far this year, a number similar to that reported over the same period last year, said Leang Rithea, ...

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, will lead a top-ranking delegation on a state visit to Cambodia on Monday and ...

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 ...

Phnom Penh – Cambodia has seen a remarkable decline in the number of casualties from landmines and unexploded ordnances (UXOs) over the last two ...

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A commission has been established to supervise the development of a $1.5-billion airport that will serve the Cambodian capital. On Monday, Prime Minister Hun ...

Court drops an incitement charge against a former unionist who allegedly called on the EUto impose sanctions against Cambodia.

Withdrawing Cambodia's EBA privileges might not do more harm than good.

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said the Kingdom is not ready yet to create legislation to allow same-sex marriages because the issue is still causing ...

Editor's Note: Former diplomats, researchers, and human rights activists gathered recently at the University of Melbourne, Australia, for the book launch of ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on local authorities to advise farmers to cultivate dry-season rice once due to dry spell and water shortage this year.

Prime Minister Hun Sen took to Facebook on Tuesday – Meak Bochea Day, an important festival in Buddhism – to hail the benefits the state religion brings to ...

In a Facebook posting, the US embassy in Phnom Penh calls CNRP leader Kem Sokha an innocent man held on unjust charges.

Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy vowed again on Friday to go back to Cambodia after more than three years abroad, defying threats by ruling Prime ...

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 ...

Authors: Kimkong Heng, University of Queensland and Veasna Var, UNSW Canberra. Cambodia is drifting towards autocracy with a clear trend.

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

Prime Minister Hun Sen has officially endorsed a decentralisation proposal aimed at restructuring the management of cities and their districts as part of a bid to ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen today met with Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Luo Shugang to boost relationship and cooperation between the two countries, ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has again used Facebook to compare the Kingdom's current state of development with that of the post-war era. On Tuesday, he posted ...

(Phnom Penh Post/ANN) — The Cambodian government on Friday strongly urged Singaporean outlet Channel News Asia (CNA) to issue a correction to an ...

Hun Sen urges the army to 'destroy... revolutions that attempt to topple the legitimate government,' adding he is 'not afraid to issue an order' if faced with threats.

At the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Army on Thursday, Prime Minister Hun Sen ...

PHNOM PENH (REUTERS) - China has pledged four billion yuan (S$800 million) in aid to Cambodia from 2019 to 2021, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen's visit to Beijing on Sunday to discuss economic and trade issues presents a good opportunity for the Kingdom to strengthen Chinese ...

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.

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday insisted he will not react to comments from a politician – seemingly Sam Rainsy – saying he had already made his ...

Cambodia's Hun Sen at a 7 January ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime (Photo: Tang Chhin Sothy via Getty) ...

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 ...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's exiled opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, a longtime foe of Prime Minister Hun Sen, has vowed to return to the country next year.

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 …

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday that foreign governments should not “ill-treat” Cambodia, and accused those suspicious of an alleged Chinese naval ...

The prime minister refuses to speak to an RFA reporter, accusing the international broadcaster of bias against him.

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday denied a “rift” among top leaders of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), and rejected claims that Senate president Say ...

But critics say the move seeks to ease international pressure and won't resolve the country's political crisis.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen kept the bar low in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of International Human Rights Day, asserting that under his ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc have agreed to speed up the resolution to an ongoing dispute with the swift ...

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

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said the government is committed to putting an end to border disputes between Cambodia and Laos by asking for France's ...

A book titled “New Blood among Successors”, which is about PM Hun Sen's three sons, was launched by its author in the capital.

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 ...

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen lashed out at critics on Thursday (Nov 8) for questioning high-level appointments bestowed on the ...

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 told his ministers to ease pressure on labor union leaders on Wednesday, after threats by the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday slammed critics over claims that China is “invading” Cambodia, calling the argument “crazy”. Speaking to members of ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday appealed to the people not to be concerned about an increase of Chinese people in Preah Sihanouk province because they ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will pay an official three-day visit to Turkey following the conclusion of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels.

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday will lead a delegation to Brussels to attend the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting summit, an Asian-European political dialogue ...

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

Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen's use of a privately chartered jet to fly himself and an entourage of 40 to a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly in ...

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 ...

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 at the UN General Assembly on 28 September, 2018 (Photo: Kim Haughton/UN Photo) ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen wrapped up his trip to the UN General Assembly by highlighting recent government achievements and results of bilateral talks with ...

During Prime Minister Hun Sen's official visit to the UN, rallies in support and against him took place over the weekend as planned, with supporters of the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen's attendance at the United Nations General Assembly will be met with both support and opposition in New York over the upcoming days.

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday announced plans to meet “thousands” of supporters in the US for the first time after his landslide victory in July's national ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has vowed to protect peace and people's lives as long as he leads the Kingdom.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said peace in Cambodia remains fragile because of ongoing meddling in the Kingdom's internal affairs by foreign powers. In a written ...

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 ...

PHNOM PENH • Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen batted down speculation yesterday that he caved in to international pressure after an opposition leader ...

A fugitive government critic is seeking asylum abroad after claiming he rejected Prime Minister Hun Sen's efforts to lure him to the ruling Cambodian People's ...

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

Kem Sokha, leader of the main now-dissolved Cambodian opposition party, was released Monday after a year in pretrial detention.

PHNOM PENH--Cambodia's one-party legislature on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Hun Sen for another five-year term, cementing his status as one of the ...

Prime Minister-designate Hun Sen on Thursday hinted that he could soon request that a royal pardon is issued for 12 imprisoned members of the ...

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 ...

BANGKOK - Lawmakers in Cambodia's new parliament will come from only one party - the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of long-time Prime Minister Hun ...

With caretaker prime minister Hun Sen expected to attend the United Nations (UN) General Assembly next month as Cambodian leader, top ruling party officials ...

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Hackers targeted the official Facebook page of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday (Aug 10) and falsely claimed he would ...

Cambodian People Party (CPP) president Hun Sen on Tuesday promised that his new government would serve the people by doing “double work” for ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday he will give a speech to the United Nations General Assembly after claiming victory in a ...

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 ...

Fair is foul and foul is fair in Cambodia ahead of its fifth general election since a United Nations-brokered peace agreement and a poll in 1993.The m.

Caretaker Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday credited liberating Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge as among the reasons why people will vote for his ruling ...

HANOI -- A crowded field of 20 political parties will compete in Cambodia's general election later this month, but Prime Minister Hun Sen is on course to retain ...

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.

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday said those who curse or insult him would eventually die without a plot of land to bury their bodies after being killed by ...

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 ...

The Cambodian prime minister has vowed to beat up protesters if they burn effigies of him at a summit of South-East Asian leaders in Sydney next month.