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Igor Driesmans, the new EU ambassador to Cambodia speaks to the press in Phnom Penh, October 25, 2023. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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No Likelihood of EBA’s Full Reinstatement For Now, Says EU Ambassador to Cambodia

26 Oct 2023 8:50 AM|
Sovann Sreypich|

There is no confirmation that the EU would fully reinstate its preferential scheme, Everything But Arms (EBA), for Cambodia, said newly-appointed EU ambassador to Cambodia Igor Driesmans, while identifying four priorities in his mandate.

Prime Minister Hun Sen meets with Myanmar’s military-recognised foreign minister Wanna Maung Lwin at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. Picture taken December 7, 2021. Photo from the prime minister's Facebook page

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Hun Sen reaffirms resolve to visit Myanmar despite mounting criticism

15 Dec 2021 8:13 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday reaffirmed his intention to visit Myanmar to meet with the military junta that seized power in the February coup. Hun Sen also defended Cambodia’s upcoming ASEAN chairmanship, saying that China had no influence over his country’s position on the contested South China Sea.

Former opposition leader Kem Sokha greets his supporters as he leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Picture taken January 16, 2020. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Court resumes treason trial against Kem Sokha

14 Dec 2021 7:39 PM|

After a long delay, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has set a date to resume the hearing of treason charges against former opposition leader Kem Sokha.

A prison truck brings former CNRP activists and inmates to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on December 7, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Phnom Penh Municipal Court resumes trials of opposition party activists

7 Dec 2021 9:17 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court today resumed the first of a series of trials involving 44 opposition party activists charged with plotting and incitement to cause social chaos in connection to the failed attempt by leading opposition figure Sam Rainsy to return to Cambodia from exile on November 9, 2019. The trials had been delayed for several months due to COVID-19.

The body of Prince Norodom Ranariddh is carried by Cambodian officers at the international airport in Phnom Penh, December 5, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Body of Prince Ranariddh returned to Cambodia

5 Dec 2021 9:04 PM|

The body then was sent to the royal palace, where traditional Cambodian and Buddhist funeral ceremonies will be held. According to a statement released last Friday, the Cambodian government has also chosen Wednesday as the official day of mourning marking the prince’s death.

Prime Minister Hun Sen's son Hun Manet (center) attends the Independence Day ceremony in Phnom Penh. Picture taken November 9, 2019. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Hun Sen backs oldest son to be the next country’s leader

2 Dec 2021 7:39 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly announced his support for his eldest son, Hun Manet, as his potential successor as prime minister. He claimed the announcement came in response to critics who have long accused him of paving the way for his son to take over as Cambodia’s next leader.

Prince Norodom Ranariddh gives an interview with media at his home in Phnom Penh. Picture taken October 14, 2017. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Prince Ranariddh dies Sunday in France, body will be returned to Cambodia this week

29 Nov 2021 9:29 PM|

Royalist Funcinpec party president and former first Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh died from illness Sunday morning in France. He was 77 years old.

Former CNRP president Sam Rainsy (Center Right) and vice president Kem Sokha greet supporters during Rainsy's 2013 homecoming to Phnom Penh. Picture taken July 19, 2013. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Kem Sokha’s message shows Rainsy-Sokha split after Candlelight Party congress

29 Nov 2021 6:38 PM|

Former president of the outlawed opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha has put distance between himself and exiled political figure Sam Rainsy, saying the two men “are not the same person”. Sokha pointed to the return of Rainsy’s former Candlelight Party as a sign of the political split between the two opposition leaders.

A portrait of the late Sin Khon, an activist associated with the former CNRP, is seen near his mother in Ta Keo province, November 23, 2021. Photo taken by Em Bunnarith

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Sin Khon’s friends and family claim murder was politically motivated

24 Nov 2021 5:19 PM|

Family and friends of murdered student Sin Khon have said that they believe the young opposition activist was targeted in a political assassination, rejecting public statements by police that Khon was killed after getting into an argument with a motorcycle repairmen and his brother while drunk.

Politics

No Likelihood of EBA’s Full Reinstatement For Now, Says EU Ambassador to Cambodia

Hun Sen reaffirms resolve to visit Myanmar despite mounting criticism

Court resumes treason trial against Kem Sokha

Phnom Penh Municipal Court resumes trials of opposition party activists

Body of Prince Ranariddh returned to Cambodia

Hun Sen backs oldest son to be the next country’s leader

Prince Ranariddh dies Sunday in France, body will be returned to Cambodia this week

Kem Sokha’s message shows Rainsy-Sokha split after Candlelight Party congress

Sin Khon’s friends and family claim murder was politically motivated

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