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University students visit the Win Win Monument in Phnom Penh, January 3, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Win-Win Policy Day Re-Named “Peace Day in Cambodia”, Now A National Holiday

4 Jan 2024 5:35 PM|
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A year after being added as a day of celebration to the calendar, “Win-Win Policy Day”, which falls on December 29, has been declared a national holiday, albeit with a new name, “Peace Day in Cambodia”. The auspicious day commemorates the end of the war in Cambodia, which was resolved through a win-win policy.

Kong Korm, a former senior adviser to the outlawed opposition CNRP, speaks at an event, in a photo posted to his Facebook page in February 2022.

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Ex-CNRP Adviser First Witness Called in Kem Sokha Trial

5 Oct 2022 7:26 PM|

Nearly three years after ex-CNRP leader Kem Sokha’s treason trial began, prosecutors called their first witness on Wednesday, questioning a top opposition adviser about foreign organizations’ roles in the creation of the outlawed opposition CNRP.

Opposition Candlelight Party deputy president Son Chhay arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday to attend his hearing in a defamation lawsuit filed by the National Election Committee. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Phnom Penh Court Begins Trial of Son Chhay Over Commune Election Criticisms

29 Sep 2022 9:12 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday tried opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay, who was sued for defamation by the National Election Committee for criticizing the June commune elections.

Kem Sokha greets supporters while leaving the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after attending his hearing on January 19, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Kem Sokha Denies Involvement in ‘Color Revolution’ Trainings

29 Sep 2022 10:23 AM|

A Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge on Wednesday questioned former opposition CNRP president Kem Sokha about a Serbia-based nonviolent political advocacy organization that the judge said instructed CNRP members in 2016 on how to overthrow the government.

Former CNRP vice president Mu Sochua shows her boarding pass and U.S. passport, in a photo posted to her Facebook page on January 15, 2021.

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Jailed CNRP Official Says He Blocked Opposition Support Calls

22 Sep 2022 6:18 PM|

Another jailed defendant in a trial of 39 ex-CNRP members accused of plotting against the state was questioned in court Thursday about alleged phone conversations in which another man said he wanted exiled opposition leaders to return to Cambodia “to change the country.”

A voter casts their ballot during the June 2022 commune election. CamboJA/Samrang Pring

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Opposition Parties Push Government, Japan to Back Electoral Reforms

16 Sep 2022 5:34 PM|

An alliance of four opposition political parties are lobbying the government and foreign donor nations like Japan to push for a free and fair election process and guarantee political rights ahead of next year’s parliamentary vote.

Three defendants of the nearly 40 former CNRP leaders and members accused of plotting against the government were transported to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court from prison on September 15, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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In Court, Jailed CNRP Activist Kong Mas Denies Plotting by Phone

15 Sep 2022 5:57 PM|

The trial of 39 former CNRP leaders and members accused of plotting against the state began Thursday at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in a case linked to their support for the unsuccessful attempt by an ex-CNRP vice president to return to Cambodia early last year.

Former CNRP president Kem Sokha waves to supporters in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after judges decided not to re-arrest him on June 29, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Court to hear witness testimony in Kem Sokha trial in October

14 Sep 2022 10:08 PM|

Some 20 witnesses are set to testify next month in the long-delayed treason trial of former opposition leader Kem Sokha, court officials said at a hearing on Wednesday.

People who have agreed to be relocated from the Angkor temple site in Siem Reap province. Picture taken on August 26, 2022. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Hun Sen warns political parties not to exaggerate Angkor Wat issue ahead of elections

13 Sep 2022 7:18 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday warned he would take legal action against any political party that uses the removal of people living within the Angkor Archeological Park as a campaign issue ahead of next year’s elections.

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Win-Win Policy Day Re-Named “Peace Day in Cambodia”, Now A National Holiday

Ex-CNRP Adviser First Witness Called in Kem Sokha Trial

Phnom Penh Court Begins Trial of Son Chhay Over Commune Election Criticisms

Kem Sokha Denies Involvement in ‘Color Revolution’ Trainings

Jailed CNRP Official Says He Blocked Opposition Support Calls

Opposition Parties Push Government, Japan to Back Electoral Reforms

In Court, Jailed CNRP Activist Kong Mas Denies Plotting by Phone

Court to hear witness testimony in Kem Sokha trial in October

Hun Sen warns political parties not to exaggerate Angkor Wat issue ahead of elections

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Win-Win Policy Day Re-Named “Peace Day in Cambodia”, Now A National Holiday

Ex-CNRP Adviser First Witness Called in Kem Sokha Trial

Phnom Penh Court Begins Trial of Son Chhay Over Commune Election Criticisms

Kem Sokha Denies Involvement in ‘Color Revolution’ Trainings

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Opposition Parties Push Government, Japan to Back Electoral Reforms

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