Tag: Myanmar

Prime Minister Hun Sen hands a gavel to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, a gesture symbolizing the handover of the Asean chairmanship on November 13, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

Cambodia Hands Asean Reins to Indonesia on Last Day of Summit

13 Nov 2022 8:30 PM|
Matt Surrusco|

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday turned over the Asean chairmanship to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who said the bloc must “not be a proxy…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Asean summit in Phnom Penh on November 12, 2022. CamboJA/Sorn Sarath

In Cambodia, UN Chief Calls for More Civic Space, Defense of Rights Defenders

12 Nov 2022 2:08 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Cambodia’s civic space should be expanded and human rights defenders protected, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Phnom Penh on Saturday, adding that “everybody has…

Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) is welcomed by Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing during a meeting in Myanmar on January 7, 2022. (CamboJA/ Supplied: National Television of Cambodia)

Asean to Follow Five-Point Plan, “Review” Myanmar’s Representation at Meetings

11 Nov 2022 3:48 PM|
Jack Brook|

In contrast to the proposals of at least one Asean leader, Asean may continue to allow Myanmar’s military junta to be represented at some bloc…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba exchanged signed documents with Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn during a ceremony for the Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia by Ukraine at the Asean summit in Phnom Penh on November 10, 2022. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

World Leaders Convene in Phnom Penh for Asean Summit

10 Nov 2022 7:49 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Cambodia launched the start of the 40th Asean summit and related regional meetings on Wednesday as world leaders from 29 countries converged in Phnom Penh…

Flags of Cambodia, Asean and other countries are seen near Independence Monument in central Phnom Penh on November 4, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

At Asean Summit, Myanmar Conflict to Top Talks After Failing Consensus

7 Nov 2022 6:32 PM|
Matt Surrusco|

Ahead of the Asean summit in Phnom Penh this week, observers say leaders of the bloc’s member states will mostly debate regional security issues, especially…

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has a group photo with ASEAN Foreign Ministers during the opening ceremony for the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh, August 3, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

ASEAN Foreign Minister meeting focuses on Myanmar crisis

3 Aug 2022 8:26 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Foreign ministers from ASEAN states — excluding Myanmar — gathered in Phnom Penh this week at a moment of escalating global and regional tensions, and…

Prak Sokhonn, Cambodian foreign minister and ASEAN special envoy, addresses a press conference at Phnom Penh International Airport, March 23, 2022. Supplied

Cambodian FM criticized for meeting only Junta on Myanmar trip

23 Mar 2022 10:08 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Rights groups have slammed Cambodian Foreign Minister and ASEAN special envoy Prak Sokhonn for meeting the leader of Myanmar’s military junta on Tuesday, just months…

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida held a press conference after meeting Sunday at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, March 20, 2022. Picture from Hun Sen's Facebook page.

Cambodia and Japan sweetening relations to balance China’s influence, analysts say

22 Mar 2022 11:31 AM|
Sorn Sarath|

On Sunday, visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated his support for democracy and rule of law, touching on the subject once again after raising…