カテゴリー: Cambodia
In the phone call, Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra discusses a border dispute with former Cambodian leader and calls him ‘uncle’Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, apologised after a leaked phone conversation with former Cambo…
The border dispute has led to a surge in nationalist sentiment and tit-for-tat actions by both governments Cambodia has banned imports of fruit and vegetables from Thailand, the latest escalation in a series of retaliatory actions sparked by a long-run…
Xi Jinping expected to present China as reliable partner in contrast to US, which imposed – then suspended – tariffs over 40% on some countriesUS politics live – latest updatesThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, warned there would be “no winners” in a t…
President’s first stop is Vietnam as China urges US to end trade war and return to ‘right path of mutual respect’The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will visit Vietnam on Monday as he begins a tour of south-east Asia where he will seek to strengthen tie…
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos hit with rates over 40% as experts say the real target is ChinaBusiness live – latest updatesDeveloping nations in south-east Asia, including war-torn and earthquake-hit Myanmar, and several African nations are among the trad…
Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cutsEach month Su Myat secretly crosses the border from Thailand into Myanmar to report on her conflict-ridden homeland, covering …
Parents of Muo Lisa and her male cousin were doing farm work when the two-year-olds came across unexploded ordinanceA grenade believed to be more than 25 years old killed two toddlers when it blew up near their homes in rural Cambodia, officials said….
Treatment of Gerald Flynn, who writes for the outlet Mongabay, condemned as attack on independent media A British environmental and investigative journalist has been banned from entering Cambodia, in what press groups have condemned as yet another atta…
US funding provides humanitarian assistance to a region vulnerable to natural disasters and support for pro-democracy activists battling repressive regimesTrump’s executive order halting US foreign aid funding flows for 90 days for review has caused gl…
People who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ could be jailed for up to five years under the law, which still needs parliament approvalCambodia’s government has approved a draft law that will jail for up to five years anyone denying atrocities, includ…
A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on the dual Cambodian-French national as he arrived in Thai capital from Cambodia’s Siem ReapA former Cambodian opposition lawmaker and French national was fatally shot by a gunman in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok o…
Sun Chanthy also barred from running for office, in latest case to target critics of governmentThe leader of a Cambodian opposition party has been sentenced to two years in jail and banned from running for office after he was found guilty of inciting s…
Dara, known for his reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry, had worked for an independent news outlet that authorities closed last yearAn award-winning Cambodian journalist known for his reporting on human trafficking in the cyber sc…
Anger is rising at Indonesia’s new administration – while Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos and Brunei are all led by the children of former leadersIn early August, against a backdrop of deadly student-led protests, Bangladesh’s prime minister …
Activists from the award-winning Mother Nature found guilty on charges of plotting against governmentTen activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight years in jail in a case human rig…