Cambodia News: Ranariddh

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In june 1998, during the lead-up to contentious national elections, the body of Funcinpec activist Thong Sophal was found in a dry canal bed in Kandal province.

Source: Ranariddh - Yahoo! News Search Results | 18 Jun 2013 | 5:35 am

This Day in History - June 17 - Jamaica Observer

This Day in History - June 17
Jamaica Observer
1997: Fighting erupts in Phnom Penh between police and bodyguards loyal to Cambodia's feuding prime ministers Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen. At least one is killed. 1999: Nelson Mandela bids farewell to the country he led into democracy and hands ...

Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 17 Jun 2013 | 10:44 am

Cambodian US Army Major Convicted in Data Leak - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

Cambodian US Army Major Convicted in Data Leak
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
The U.S. did suspend military aid to Cambodia after armed forces loyal to then-Second Prime Minister Hun Sen ousted then-First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh during factional fighting in 1997, but resumed the aid in 2006. (Additional reporting ...

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Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 17 Jun 2013 | 2:16 am

Political Parties Sign Anti-Graft Pledges Ahead of Cambodia's Polls - Radio Free Asia

Political Parties Sign Anti-Graft Pledges Ahead of Cambodia's Polls
Radio Free Asia
Two members of the disbanded Norodom Ranariddh Party who joined the Funcinpec party have also been sacked from the assembly. The Cambodian government should reinstate the dismissed lawmakers and should remain neutral in all political matters, ...

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Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 13 Jun 2013 | 9:42 pm

Cambodia's leader intends to keep his post - Vancouver Sun

Cambodia's leader intends to keep his post
Vancouver Sun
When his Cambodian People's Party (CPP) lost the country's first democratic elections in 1993 to the royalist FUNCINPEC party, the leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh found it advisable to make Hun Sen co-prime minister. Hun Sen repaid the prince by ...

Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 12 Jun 2013 | 9:20 am

CPP-Led Assembly Tells US to Stop Meddling - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

CPP-Led Assembly Tells US to Stop Meddling
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
The assembly first informed 27 members of the SRP and Human Rights Party—as well as two members of the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP)—that they had been stripped of their status and salaries because they had effectively resigned when their parties ...

Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 12 Jun 2013 | 12:33 am

Cambodia's Ruling Party Says Controversial Law Not Aimed at Opposition - Radio Free Asia

Cambodia's Ruling Party Says Controversial Law Not Aimed at Opposition
Radio Free Asia
Two members of the disbanded Norodom Ranariddh Party who joined Funcinpec have also been sacked from the assembly. US criticism. The dismissal of the lawmakers drew criticism from Washington over the weekend, with the U.S. State Department ...

Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 11 Jun 2013 | 2:08 am

CNRP Wants Delay in Khmer Rouge Crime Law Debate - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

CNRP Wants Delay in Khmer Rouge Crime Law Debate
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
All but two of the remaining 31 parliamentarians, including two members of the now dissolved Norodom Ranariddh Party, were removed from their positions by the permanent committee on Wednesday. While Cambodia's Law on the Election of National ...

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Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 7 Jun 2013 | 4:41 am

Opposition Lawmakers Stripped of Posts, Salaries - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

Opposition Lawmakers Stripped of Posts, Salaries
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
Two members of the now disbanded Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP), who are now running as candidates for the Funcinpec party, have also been removed from the National Assembly as part of the decision, said Mr. Vun. “We held discussions and the ...

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Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 6 Jun 2013 | 2:38 am

An Ambiguous Anniversary in Cambodia - MorungExpress

An Ambiguous Anniversary in Cambodia
MorungExpress
In that first democratic election, ruling leader Hun Sen -- a one-time Khmer Rouge commander who defected to Vietnam and came to power at the head of the 1979 Vietnamese invasion -- lost to Prince Norodom Ranariddh. But Hun Sen contested the ...

Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 30 May 2013 | 12:25 pm

Cambodian Democracy Deferred - Wall Street Journal

Cambodian Democracy Deferred
Wall Street Journal
In July 1997, Hun Sen ousted Norodom Ranariddh in a coup. While there have been elections every five years since, each has become less free and fair than the previous one. The next will be held this summer. Hun Sen is now one of the longest serving ...

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Source: Ranariddh - Google News | 27 May 2013 | 3:35 pm