Having rejected project before, government’s environmental watchdog is now on board; move could give Beijing new outpost for its sweeping Belt and Road Initiative.
The government says the measure is meant to show officials’ loyalty to their homeland and avoid foreign interference.
Fisherfolk are worried about their livelihood, long provided by the 4,350-kilometer-long river, as dams change water levels
Former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans sat down with VOA Khmer on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements to discuss its meaning in the context of modern-day Cambodia.
The country's plans to oversee all online traffic is making journalists think twice before reporting, analysts say.
Satellite images show new buildings amid long-simmering concerns that Ream base expansion is for Chinese military use, which the Cambodian government denies .
The online meeting began Friday evening, according to sources from two ASEAN governments.
But Moscow does not appear not to have the military or financial power to become a larger player in the region, analysts say.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday made public what it said were satellite images showing construction in August and September of three new buildings and the start of a new road.
Michelle Bachelet says the Cambodian government is clamping down hard on civic activists, perceived dissidents.
Media associations say Cambodia should use the country’s press law rather than a criminal prosecution for journalism cases.
Asia Centre executive director Robin Ramcharan discusses the reduction in online freedom of expression in Cambodia and increased surveillance of its rapidly growing number of internet users.
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