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Hun Sen issues threat to Cambodians who spoiled ballots

Authoritarian ruler said voters who destroyed ballot papers will face legal action

The Guardian - UK

Hun Sen's party claims a win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed

Hun Sen's party claims a win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed

Longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's party was assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression any real opposition.

Cambodian PM's ruling party claims landslide win in general election

Cambodian PM's ruling party claims landslide win in general election

The ruling party of Cambodia's longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election, an outcome that was virtually assured thanks to the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote critics said made a farce of democracy.

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Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election

Critics described the election as the least free and fair in decades due to exclusion of main opposition party.

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen set to claim landslide election victory after banning opposition

Long-time ruler, who has ruthlessly oppressed critics, has indicated he will soon hand power to his son

The Guardian - UK

Cambodian leader's son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK

Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls

Cambodians go to the polls Sunday with incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party all but assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression and intimidation of any real opposition

The Independent UK

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‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value

Some plan to resist a discredited national election the only way they can: by staying at home on voting day.

Certain of election victory, Cambodia’s Hun Sen prepares to hand power to son

Certain of election victory, Cambodia’s Hun Sen prepares to hand power to son

Hun Manet, eldest son of strongman who has ruled for four decades, faces balancing act when he inherits patronage system

The Guardian - UK

Autocratic Cambodian leader paving way for son, a West Point graduate with PhD in economics, to rule

Autocratic Cambodian leader paving way for son, a West Point graduate with PhD in economics, to rule

Cambodia's Hun Sen has been his country's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK

Cambodia's leader returns to Facebook weeks after an acrimonious breakup with the platform

Cambodia's leader returns to Facebook weeks after an acrimonious breakup with the platform

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has reactivated his Facebook account three weeks after announcing he was forsaking the social media giant in favor of posting on the Telegram messaging app

The Independent UK

Cambodian opposition party officials arrested for allegedly encouraging casting of spoiled ballots

Cambodian opposition party officials arrested for allegedly encouraging casting of spoiled ballots

Two senior members of the only major functioning opposition party in Cambodia have been arrested for allegedly teaching voters how to cast a spoiled ballot in this month’s general election

The Independent UK

Cambodian pair arrested in ballot protest

Cambodian pair arrested in ballot protest

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition party members have been arrested for allegedly inciting voters to spoil ballots, officials said on Saturday, ahead of a national vote in which Prime Minister Hun Sen is effectively running unopposed.

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race

Seventeen parties registered for election alongside PM Hun Sen’s party, but it is almost impossible for him to lose.

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Hun Sen uses Pita defeat to warn critics

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has used the occasion of Pita Limjaroenrat’s failure to win the Thai prime ministerial vote to attack the opposition in his own country.

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UN expert group calls for release of Cambodian-American human rights activist after investigation

A United Nations expert group is calling for the immediate release of a Cambodian-American human rights activist, saying an investigation it conducted has concluded she was being “arbitrarily detained in violation of international law.”

415 million Indians came out of multidimensional poverty in 15 years, says UNDP study

A total of 415 million people moved out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the United Nations (UN) said on July 11, highlighting the remarkable achievement by the world’s most populous nation.

Cambodian politician 'faces deportation'

A member of a banned Cambodian opposition party has been arrested in Bangkok and is at risk of deportation, according to Human Rights Watch.

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Migrants get an extension on amnesty

The cabinet has agreed to extend its foreign migrants' amnesty programme until the end of the month, allowing about 500,000 workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to sort out the permits they need to legally reside and work in the country.

Buri Ram border checkpoint hours extended

BURI RAM: The Sai Taku temporary checkpoint at the border with Cambodia is now open seven days a week for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

OR opens laundry service in Cambodia

SET-listed PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) continues to expand its non-oil businesses overseas by opening a laundry service at its filling station in Cambodia.

Nightclub fire kills 6 people in Cambodia: police

At least six people were killed in a nightclub fire in Cambodia's capital on Saturday, police said.

A Florida lawyer raped 2 minors a day at least 5 times while overseas, indictment says

A Tampa lawyer arrived in Cambodia with a photo or video of sex involving two kids, then raped two minors on at least five different days while there, according to a federal indictment.

Hun Sen kicks off campaign for one-sided election

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday opened his ruling party’s campaign for an election later this month — a poll that has been criticised as a sham after the main opposition party was prevented from running.

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Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election

Campaigning for Cambodia’s general election has officially begun

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