Hun Sen, as the current chair of ASEAN, will officially co-chair the summit with Biden. The gathering is part of a wider U.S. effort to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific, a foreign policy priority for the president and congressional lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.
It describes how the lake’s extraordinary ecosystem has been of historical importance to Cambodia, but is now threatened by overfishing, dams and climate change.
Key House proponents of the bill say they trust Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who represents the large Cambodian community in Lowell, will get the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk.
Washington had cited corruption related to the Ream Naval Base, a geopolitical flashpoint, as the US worries it may become a Chinese military outpost.
Legal experts say renewed divisions between international and Cambodian court members will likely result in dismissal of the case against Meas Muth.
The Day of Remembrance was canceled as part of the government’s efforts to increase workdays in the year.
Khmer New Year would have officially been celebrated Tuesday until Thursday. But in Cambodia, the government has postponed the holidays to contain the spread of the virus, and in the US, the government has urged the population to stay home and close all non-essential businesses.
On Friday, health officials confirmed that two foreigners – a Belgian and Canadian national – had tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Phnom Penh, with Siem Reap seeing one case in early March, one of them a Cambodian national.
The settlement is being viewed as a landmark case of accountability in a country where the impunity enjoyed by Cambodia’s elites has seen little or no relief for land dispute communities.
ANZ Australia will pay the families with interest earned by the $40 million loan to Phnom Penh Sugar (PPS), a company owned by a conglomerate headed by Cambodian lawmaker and tycoon Ly Yong Phat, who is affiliated with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
A planning document for the summit, obtained by VOA Khmer from an ASEAN diplomatic source, notes the summit will be held at Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort on March 14
The pre-trial chamber of the hybrid court was split in its decision on whether to uphold the indictment against Ao An, who was a regional deputy commander in the Khmer Rouge regime.
Sitting down with VOA Khmer, Im Chaem said that she had “offered” her land to Christ last year, following her conversion, as a way to atone for any sins she may have committed. She does not clarify if these sins are linked to the accusations against her.
Kem Sokha's lawyer told VOA Khmer that a recent letter from President Donald Trump to Prime Minister Hun Sen, aimed at thawing bilateral relations, could help Kem Sokha’s case.
peaking to VOA Khmer, Cambodian government spokesperson Phay Siphan said Cambodia continued to back China, as was consistent with the Kingdom’s foreign policy stand to support the ‘One China’ policy.
“The lifting of Mr. Sokha’s house arrest is a progressive development, however, I regret that the court order continues to limit his civil and political rights in particular his freedom of movement and freedom of association,” she said, in the statement.
The United States has taken no public steps so far to review Cambodia’s GSP access but the House of Representatives has passed the Cambodia Democracy Act 2019.
Hun Sen in response said local authorities would arrest Sam Rainsy if he was “brave” enough to enter the country, regardless of how many people met him at the airport.
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