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Parties Debate the Big Issues, but CPP Is Absent
Despite efforts by NGOs and civil society organizations to create a platform for Cambodia’s major political parties to discuss their policies prior to the national election on July 28, the…
Rong Chhun Unveils 7th Grade Geography Book in Island Dispute
Digging up old animosities over contested land with Vietnam that has previously landed him in jail, government critic and union leader Rong Chhun yesterday presented what he said is new…
With Limited Media Access, Opposition Turns to the Web
There is widespread consent among political analysts in Cambodia that the CPP will be returned to power in July’s national election. But online, the popularity contest between Prime Minister Hun…
CNRP Still Undecided on Election Boycott
Discussions inside the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) continued over the weekend on whether to withdraw from next month’s national election due to a series of disruptions on opposition rallies…
Voters Question Candidates on Women’s Rights in Cambodia
Hundreds of voters came together at Phnom Penh’s Himawari Hotel on Wednesday to ask candidates running in July’s national election what they will do to protect the country’s women and…
US Rebukes Government’s Expulsion of Opposition
In a strongly worded statement issued Saturday, the U.S. State Department said it was “deeply concerned” by the National Assembly’s decision last week to expel 27 opposition parliamentarians from the…
Voters Decry CPP Lawmakers’ Absence From Election Forum
Several hundred voters from around the country gathered Thursday in Phnom Penh for a forum in which members of the public were invited to ask lawmakers running in July’s national…
Opposition Lawmakers Stripped of Posts, Salaries
The 12-member National Assembly permanent committee, made up entirely of CPP lawmakers, decided Wednesday to strip 27 opposition lawmakers from the SRP and Human Rights Party (HRP) of their parliamentary…
Hopes Pinned on Populist Appeal of Kem Sokha
Prime Minister Hun Sen has made a sport out of sparring with, and ultimately defeating, opposition politicians over the past 20 years. But political analysts said Tuesday that he faces…
Within Confucius Institutes, China Spreads Soft Power
The classrooms inside the Confucius Institute (C.I.) on the campus of the Royal Academy of Cambodia are a model of studiousness. The white walls are freshly painted, brand new chairs…
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