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The Senate building in Phnom Penh on June 29, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Hun Sen Calls for Major Senate Reforms

21 Mar 2025 7:54 PM|
Khuon Narim|

During a ceremony to promote military leaders, Senate President and former Prime Minister Hun Sen called for sweeping reforms to Cambodia’s Senate, saying it should mirror the larger National Assembly, which has broader provincial representation. He accused senators of “doing nothing” and holding sinecure positions.

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Hun Sen Calls for Major Senate Reforms

21 Mar 2025 7:54 PM|

Rong Chhun, advisor to Nation Power Party, speaks to the press on March 12, 2025. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Rong Chhun Asks Court to Allow Him to Pay $100K Compensation in Installment

12 Mar 2025 6:39 PM|

Rong Chhun, advisor to Nation Power Party, who maintains his stance on human rights, says paying 400 million riel or about $100,000, in damages to the Border Affairs Committee is a huge burden for him, requesting that he be allowed to pay in stages.

Supporters of Paris Peace Agreement activist Srun Sorn gather outside Phnom Penh Court of Appeal for his hearing on February 25, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Appeal Court Upholds Lower Court’s Verdict to Split Hearing of CLV-DTA Case

25 Feb 2025 8:01 PM|

The Phnom Penh Court of Appeal denied a motion filed by the Paris Peace Agreement (PPA) and political activists to hear their cases together. Instead, it upheld the decision by a lower court to hear them separately, one of the lawyers said.

Wreaths and garlands are placed next to a portrait of former opposition court-dissolved CNRP lawmaker Lim Kimya near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Nako district of Bangkok, where he was shot dead. Photo taken on January 16, 2025. (CamboJA/Khuon Narim)

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Lim Kimya Murder: French Ambassador Meets Cambodian Authorities Over Investigation

25 Feb 2025 4:03 PM|

French Ambassador to Cambodia Jacques Pellet met with Dy Vichea, Deputy Chief of Cambodian National Police, on Monday to discuss measures taken by Cambodian authorities in relation to Thailand’s investigation into the assassination of Lim Kimya, a dual French-Cambodian citizen and former opposition lawmaker.

Citizens vote at a polling station during the national election in Phnom Penh on July 23, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NEC Should Be Impartial and Independent, Say Political Parties, Election Observers

15 Feb 2025 3:18 PM|

Political party representatives and election observers called on the National Election Committee (NEC) to strengthen its independence so that the upcoming elections (2027-2028) are free and fair.

Family members and supporters of jailed activists gather to pray at the Tonle Sap riverbank after Phnom Penh authorities stopped them from marching to Preah Ang Dorngkeu Shrine near Royal Palace on December 10, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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ADHOC Report: Human Rights, Political Rights Still Restricted Amid Arrests of NPP Members

10 Feb 2025 8:59 PM|

A civil society organization stated that Cambodia’s freedom of expression, assembly, including political rights remains restricted in a report, which comes amid continual arrests of opposition Nation Power Party (NPP) officials recently.

A CMAC staff shows UXO discovered in a mine field. A photo post on CMAC Director-General Heng Ratana’s Facebook on January 31, 2025 during his announcement on a halt to their activities following USAID’s fund suspension.

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U.S. Aid Freeze Forces Cambodian Government to Seek New Funding Partners Amid NGO Layoffs

3 Feb 2025 9:34 PM|

Amid a disruption of key projects in Cambodia due to the U.S. aid freeze, the government is scrambling to secure new funding partners to keep afloat initiatives which have stalled. With programs grinding to a halt, NGO staff are also facing job losses and uncertainty—prompting officials to urge Washington to reconsider its decision.

Phan Sarath and fellow party members receive an appointment letter from Rong Chhun (standing, third from right), senior advisor to Nation Power Party. A photo posted on NPP’s Facebook.

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Nation Power Party Official Phan Sarath Detained for Alleged Incitement to Disturb Social Security

31 Jan 2025 9:29 AM|

Takeo provincial authorities arrested Phan Sarath, deputy chairman of Daun Keo Municipal Executive Committee of Nation Power Party (NPP), on January 28 for allegedly inciting chaos to disrupt social security, spreading false information with the intention to incite, leading to discrimination against the leadership, and harming national security.

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Hun Sen Calls for Major Senate Reforms

Hun Sen Calls for Major Senate Reforms

Rong Chhun Asks Court to Allow Him to Pay $100K Compensation in Installment

Appeal Court Upholds Lower Court’s Verdict to Split Hearing of CLV-DTA Case

Lim Kimya Murder: French Ambassador Meets Cambodian Authorities Over Investigation

NEC Should Be Impartial and Independent, Say Political Parties, Election Observers

ADHOC Report: Human Rights, Political Rights Still Restricted Amid Arrests of NPP Members

U.S. Aid Freeze Forces Cambodian Government to Seek New Funding Partners Amid NGO Layoffs

Nation Power Party Official Phan Sarath Detained for Alleged Incitement to Disturb Social Security

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