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Cambodia's ruling party wins local commune elections but new opposition gains

Cambodia's ruling party scored a landslide win in local commune elections although a new opposition party gained more posts than expected, official results showed on Monday.

Reuters

Ruling party seems set to win Cambodian local elections

Early indications show Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party headed for victory in local elections as people voted in large numbers for the first time since a 2018 vote that was widely criticized as unfair

The Independent UK

Cambodians vote as new opposition party seeks gains

Cambodians voted in local elections on Sunday as a reborn opposition movement sought to mount a challenge to the party of longtime leader Hun Sen.

Reuters

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Cambodians vote in local election amid intimidation, threats

Cambodians are voting Sunday in local elections that are their first chance to go to the polls since the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen swept a 2018 general election that was widely criticized as unfair

The Independent UK

‘We’re back’: Cambodia’s embattled opposition hopes for revival

Cambodia holds local elections Sunday and new opposition party hopes to chip away at the dominance of the ruling party.

Al Jazeera

Cambodian opposition rises from the ashes ahead of local elections

Speaking from the back of a pickup truck decked out with campaign posters and loudspeakers, veteran politician Son Chhay is determined to convince voters that democracy in Cambodia is not dead.

Reuters

Cambodian minister ‘believes’ full reconciliation with US to come

FRANCE 24 interviewed Kao Kim Hourn, Cambodia's minister delegate to Prime Minister Hun Sen, from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Hourn said he believes a full reconciliation with the US will occur. He affirmed that no Chinese military base has been established in Cambodia, and said that China does…

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Zodiac superstition leads Cambodia PM to change date of birth

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that he has decided to shift his official date of birth to the day he was actually born, despite having used the wrong day for a few decades.

Bangkok Post

Biden makes $150m commitment to Asean leaders

WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden opened a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders with a promise to spend $150 million on their infrastructure, security, pandemic preparedness and other efforts aimed at countering the influence of rival China.

Bangkok Post

Southeast Asian leaders face rights questions, flying shoe on Washington debut

The Biden administration hopes a first-ever Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit hosted in Washington this week will demonstrate U.S. commitment to a region where it is vying with Beijing for influence, but the region's leaders faced questions, and at least one awkward moment, over human rights and democracy.

Reuters

Cambodia PM says rival indicted for treason should be allowed medical care abroad

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday that opposition party leader Kem Sokha, who is on trial accused of treason, should be permitted to travel overseas for medical treatment, in a rare conciliatory move.

Reuters

'Sceptical' Asean vis-a-vis 'maverick' US

The timing and venue of the upcoming special summit between Asean and US leaders later this week are extraordinary. However, the ways in which the unusual strategic circumstances and tensions could further shape the trajectory of Asean-US relations remain to be seen. With the new schedule of the May 12-13…

Bangkok Post

Biden should give ASEAN leaders face time to improve ties, says Cambodian minister

U.S. President Joe Biden should spend more time with Southeast Asian leaders during a summit in Washington next week if his administration is serious about elevating U.S. ties with the region, where China holds significant sway, a senior Cambodian official told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

Cambodian dissident dresses up as 'Lady Justice' for trial

An outspoken critic of Cambodia’s government dressed up as “Lady Justice,” complete with scale and blindfold, to bring attention to her case while lawyers in her trial for treason presented their final arguments

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Cambodia PM appeals to Myanmar junta for access to Suu Kyi

Cambodia's prime minister has urged Myanmar's top general to allow a special Southeast Asian envoy access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in his strongest call so far for the junta chief to demonstrate commitment to a regional peace process.

Al Jazeera

Khmer Rouge Tribunal, helping Cambodians heal, nears end

Hybrid UN-Cambodia court has been criticised, but teaching people about the past will be its most valuable legacy.

The Independent UK

UN special envoy on Myanmar meets with ASEAN counterpart

The top U.N. envoy dealing with the crisis in Myanmar has met with her counterpart from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss their joint efforts to promote peacemaking in the strife-torn nation

Al Jazeera

Misreading the room: Why Hun Sen is failing on Myanmar

Cambodia’s strongman thought he would have a connection with Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing. He didn’t.

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The Independent UK

Cambodian leader says officials must master mobile internet

Cambodia’s long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen has declared that he will not appoint anyone to be a provincial governor who is not knowledgeable in the use of social media and smartphones

Reuters

Cambodia PM condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and echoed calls for an immediate ceasefire made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which Cambodia currently chairs.

France 24

Ukraine retakes control of Irpin amid ongoing ‘catastrophic’ situation in Mariupol

Irpin's mayor said Ukrainian forces had retaken control of the city as some 170,000 civilians remained trapped in Mariupol without adequate food, water or medicine, according to Ukraine’s foreign ministry. Read about the events as they unfolded on Monday's live blog. All times indicated are Paris time [GMT+1].

Al Jazeera

ASEAN envoy meets generals in controversial Myanmar visit

It is unclear whether Prak Sokhonn will meet members of the Natonal Unity Government or detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Bangkok Post

Japan’s Kishida, Cambodia's Hun Sen hold talks over Ukraine, Myanmar

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on Sunday and is expected to seek further cooperation in dealing with Russia's intensifying aggression on Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Japan's PM visits Cambodia, also one of China's key partners

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in Cambodia for talks with his counterpart, Hun Sen, to deepen relations with one of the Southeast Asia’s closest partners of both China and Japan

Bangkok Post

Exiled Cambodia opposition leader hit with 10-year jail term

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy to 10 years in prison over an alleged plot to topple strongman ruler Hun Sen.

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