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Newly elected commune chief from Cambodian opposition arrested for 2002 ‘robbery’

Newly elected commune chief from Cambodian opposition arrested for 2002 ‘robbery’

Nhim Sarom's defenders say the arrest is designed to discourage challenges to country’s ruling party.

Cambodian American activist Theary Seng transferred to remote prison

The transfer makes it more difficult for her to meet her family and lawyer.

Split between opposition leaders could solidify Hun Sen’s rule in Cambodia

Split between opposition leaders could solidify Hun Sen’s rule in Cambodia

Lawyer for arrested Cambodian American activist Theary Seng said he has been denied access to his client.

Former Cambodian opposition chief Kem Sokha claims end to alliance with Sam Rainsy

Former Cambodian opposition chief Kem Sokha claims end to alliance with Sam Rainsy

But Sam Rainsy says the comments are the result of legal duress and part of a plot by PM Hun Sen.

Jailed Cambodian American activist is allowed to meet with lawyer

Supporters had feared Theary Seng’s transfer to a remote prison would block her access to legal help.

Russia, Ukraine turn Indonesia into diplomatic battlefield

Russia, Ukraine turn Indonesia into diplomatic battlefield

Jakarta’s “foreign policy tradition in such a situation is to play it safe,” one analyst says.

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen holds his ballot as he casts his vote at a polling station during local commune elections in Kandal province on June 5, 2022.

Cambodia’s Hun Sen changes birth year to align with the lucky Year of the Dragon

2022-06-23

Lawyer blames confusion during the Khmer Rouge era, but some critics say Hun Sen is just superstitious.

Tom Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, June 23, 2022.

UN expert: Member-states should engage with NUG to find Myanmar crisis solution

2022-06-23

ASEAN needs a fresh approach to ensure the member country gets back on a democratic path, he adds.

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Singapore a magnet for cash from politically connected Cambodians

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“World's biggest” freshwater fish netted in Cambodia

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Statesman or shark bait?

Statesman or shark bait?
Cambodian American lawyer gets 6 years for ‘treason’ in mass sentencing of opposition

Cambodian American lawyer gets 6 years for ‘treason’ in mass sentencing of opposition

Theary Seng refused to enter the court, saying that authorities would have to arrest her publicly.

China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (4rd R) and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) attend the ministerial roundtable luncheon at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, June 11, 2022.

ASEAN states unlikely to choose sides between US and China, say officials and experts

Questions remain on where smaller Southeast Asian nations feature in the U.S. grand strategy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (on screen) addresses participants at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore via a video link, June 11, 2022.

‘We must stop Russia,’ Ukraine’s leader urges Singapore security forum

Self-exiled Cambodian opposition party founder Sam Rainsy speaks during an interview with Reuters at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 10, 2019.

Cambodian local elections legitimized resurgent opposition party, exiled founder says

Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Makati, Metro Manila, June 9, 2022.

Philippines protests new Chinese ‘swarming’ in South China Sea

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If the shoe hits

If the shoe hits

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Aussie government ‘pathetic’ on Cambodian dirty money, lawmaker tells RFA

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