Podcasts about prime minister hun sen

It's a pivotal moment in Cambodia's history, and Charles Dunst joins the Democracy That Delivers podcast to discuss the leadership transition as Prime Minister Hun Sen hands power to his son Hun Manet. Does this create a once-in-a-lifetime historic change for the country? Dunst is a regional expert and the author of Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman, and joins Jennifer Anderson, Program Director for CIPE's Asia & Pacific team, to discuss implications of this historic transition and what it means for Cambodia's future. 

Lee Morgenbesser is an Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University.  His most recent book is titled The Rise of Sophisticated Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia, so he is a perfect match for the next episode of my podcast. We discussed how Prime Minister Hun Sen took over Cambodia and if his reign is somehow unique if we compare Hun Sen to other authoritarian rulers. The July election showed that Hun Sen is running the country seemingly unopposed. But can people in Cambodia still resist his rule? Listen to our conversation. And if you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/amatisak --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message

Kate Adie introduces stories about Cambodia's outgoing Prime Minister, and from Pakistan, Romania, New Zealand and Germany. Cambodia has suffered more tragedy than most, including civil wars, American bombing, and the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. For the last 38 years, the country has been ruled by one, increasingly autocratic man, Prime Minister Hun Sen. He is now handing power to a new Prime Minister next week – his own son. Jonathan Head has just been to Cambodia, and reflects on Hun Sen's remarkable longevity in office. Three hundred young Pakistani men are still missing, feared drowned, in the Mediterranean after the Greek shipping disaster in June. Why did they want to leave their country, at the mercy of people smugglers? Caroline Davies has been finding out, and asks what the police are doing to stop the human trafficking. She also meets a family whose teenage sons died in the Greek shipwreck. In Romania on the other hand, the economy is booming, and people are moving to it, rather than away from it. That includes many Romanian emigrants who are now returning home, armed with new skills and attracted back by improved salaries. Tessa Dunlop detects a new confidence in the country. She also finds that this new Romanian tiger, has teeth, and claws. New Zealand is trying to eradicate all rats, possums and stoats. These are not native to New Zealand but were brought there by humans in recent centuries. They have been decimating the local wildlife, like flightless and ground-nesting birds that evolved without those predators. Killing all individuals of several species across a whole country is a tall order however. And what about ethical qualms? Henri Astier joins a rat-catching expedition in Wellington to find out more. Culture wars are raging in many countries, about different issues. In Germany, it's sausages, motorway speeds, and grammar. German is a gendered language, with male and female forms of nouns that denote people, like actor/actress. In German however, the -ess applies to everything. Doctoress. Prime Ministeress. But in the plural, the male form is used no matter the gender of the individuals. This makes some feel that women don't count. The answer? Doctor*esses or Prime Minister:esses, using * or : to indicate that a group does or could include both genders. Damien McGuinness carefully wades into the debate. Producer: Arlene Gregorius Editor: Bridget Harney Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar (Image: Outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Credit: Kith Serey/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

AP correspondent Laurence Brooks reports on Cambodian politics

①Senior leaders of the Communist Party of China have held a meeting to set out the economic work for the second half of the year. We take a look at the main messages from the meeting. (00:51) ②We look at the future of the China-Cambodia relations in the wake of Prime Minister Hun Sen's general election victory. (14:21) ③The Israeli parliament has passed a law stripping the Supreme Court of the power to block government decisions. Why has Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed judicial overhaul? (25:03) ④China says it regrets the curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology. What will Japan gain in return by aligning with the US chip restrictions on China? (36:17) ⑤NASA scientists say 2024 will probably be hotter than this year because of El Niño. (44:26)

In this bulletin, Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley accuses the Prime Minister of having no leadership; Cambodians head to the polls as Prime Minister Hun Sen remains confident of re-election; and in A-F-L, Collingwood condemn racist messages sent to Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli.

Cambodia will hold general elections on 28 July - but it's a foregone conclusion that Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party, the CPP will win after the only opposition party was barred from participating. Who is in place to eventually replace Hun Sen and what does the succession mean for the future of Cambodia? We discuss the political landscape in Cambodia with author and journalist Sebastian Strangio.Image by: Shutterstock

In Cambodia, 11 union leaders and activists are on trial for organising a strike at NagaWorld – one of the countries largest corporations that owns gaming venues, restaurants, hotels and casinos. Teh charges are incitement to commit a felony.The case is the latest against the NagaWorld union members and part of a larger crackdown by Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party on unions ahead of a general election slated for July 23.My guest today is Taphalin Ou, the President of the Cambodian Food and Service Workers Federation in Cambodia.

Cambodia's strongman leader has ordered the shutdown of one of the country's few remaining local independent media outlets. One of the world's longest-serving leaders, Prime Minister Hun Sen has increasingly cracked down on any opposition as he prepares for elections later this year. We take a closer look.

Cambodia has the largest religious structure ever built within its borders and was built to the Hindu god Vishnu. It's home to many interesting and unique animal species including the first (and currently the only) species of terrestrial mollusk known to be bioluminescent. It's also where the Aspara dance originated – a dance which is such a symbolic feature of the culture that it was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Prime Minister – Hun Sen – single, and serving since 1985, is an avid social media user who insists that he wouldn't appoint anyone to be a provincial governor who isn't knowledgeable in the use of social media and smartphones. ·      00:00 – Intro  ·      01:17 – Bare Bones ·      02:47 – Heart of the Nation ·      01:18:24 – Who Is? ·      01:23:56 – Who Would've Thought? Find Nations of the World Podcast: Email now-podcast@heartsgroup.org Website https://nations-of-the-world.captivate.fm/ (https://nations-of-the-world.captivate.fm) Patreon https://www.patreon.com/nationsoftheworld (https://www.patreon.com/nationsoftheworld) Where is this information coming from? The Fact File  https://thefactfile.org/cambodia-facts/ (https://thefactfile.org/cambodia-facts/) CIA World Factbook  https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cambodia/ (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cambodia/) Worldometers  https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/cambodia-population/ (https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/cambodia-population/) https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/cambodia-demographics/ (https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/cambodia-demographics/) Living National Treasures http://lntreasures.com/cambodiab.html (http://lntreasures.com/cambodiab.html) Animalia https://animalia.bio/elastic-search?search=Cambodia (https://animalia.bio/elastic-search?search=Cambodia) The World of Info  https://theworldofinfo.com/cambodia/ (https://theworldofinfo.com/cambodia/) Culturalatlas https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/cambodian-culture (https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/cambodian-culture) UN Data http://data.un.org/en/iso/kh.html (http://data.un.org/en/iso/kh.html) OEC  https://oec.world/en/profile/country/khm (https://oec.world/en/profile/country/khm) The Global Economy https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Cambodia/ (https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Cambodia/) World Data  https://www.worlddata.info/asia/cambodia/economy.php (https://www.worlddata.info/asia/cambodia/economy.php) The Crazy Tourist  https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-places-visit-cambodia/#more-24004 (https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-places-visit-cambodia/ - more-24004) Google Freebase sites  https://mobile.sites.google.com/site/theinternetnations/the-earth/receitas/cambodia-english (https://mobile.sites.google.com/site/theinternetnations/the-earth/receitas/cambodia-english) U.S. State Department https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Cambodia.html (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Cambodia.html) Country Reports on Human Rights Practices  https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/cambodia (https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/cambodia) https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-report-on-international-religious-freedom/cambodia/ (https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-report-on-international-religious-freedom/cambodia/) International Trade Administration  https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/cambodia-business-travel...

In 2020, a video championing social justice by a young Cambodian rapper, Kea Sokun, went viral. Shortly after that, the artist was arrested and accused of inciting criminal activity under an overly broad interpretation of Article 495 of Cambodia's criminal code, a law that has been increasingly used against citizens expressing political opinion on social media. While the government portrays Sokun as an opposition-funded musician calling for an uprising, his parents argue that he was just a kid making music in his room. The short documentary Not Love Songs follows Sokun's story, and we find out more from the film's director Jackson Brook, who is also a Cambodia-based journalist with the Southeast Asia Globe. Jackson also discusses the current political environment in Cambodia, under Prime Minister Hun Sen, and the Cambodian People's Party. The film will be presented as part of the Freedom Film Festival 2022, which will screen films that bring diverse and critical perspectives on the theme of Pandemik Dua Darjat or Pandemic of Inequality, that are often missing from the mainstream.Image credit: Freedom Film

In 2020, a video championing social justice by a young Cambodian rapper, Kea Sokun, went viral. Shortly after that, the artist was arrested and accused of inciting criminal activity under an overly broad interpretation of Article 495 of Cambodia's criminal code, a law that has been increasingly used against citizens expressing political opinion on social media. While the government portrays Sokun as an opposition-funded musician calling for an uprising, his parents argue that he was just a kid making music in his room. The short documentary Not Love Songs follows Sokun's story, and we find out more from the film's director Jackson Brook, who is also a Cambodia-based journalist with the Southeast Asia Globe. Jackson also discusses the current political environment in Cambodia, under Prime Minister Hun Sen, and the Cambodian People's Party. The film will be presented as part of the Freedom Film Festival 2022, which will screen films that bring diverse and critical perspectives on the theme of Pandemik Dua Darjat or Pandemic of Inequality, that are often missing from the mainstream.Image credit: Freedom Film

Cambodia's long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen declared Monday that he would not appoint anyone to be a provincial governor who is not knowledgeable in the use of social media and smartphones. Hun Sen, an avid user of Facebook, said at a hospital inauguration in the capital Phnom Penh that officials need to be able to use applications such as WhatsApp, Viber, LINE, Telegram, WeChat and Zoom to effectively do their jobs, such as organizing online meetings. Hun Sen said recently he has set up groups on WhatsApp and Telegram so he can use his phone to coordinate with various government ministries. The 69-year-old Hun Sen has led Cambodia since first becoming prime minister in 1985, when what evolved into the internet was still in its infancy and generally available only to academic institutions. Hun Sen also urged members of his Cabinet, some of whom also entered government service more than three decades ago, to make sure they were adept in the use of smartphones and their apps. Hun Sen posts comments and photos on his Facebook page almost every day, and also uses the platform frequently to broadcast his speeches and other news events on Facebook Live. His page also allows people to send complaints about their dealings with the authorities. Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy, the country's main opposition leader, have competed in the past over who could attract the most Facebook followers. Hun Sen's page currently shows 13 million followers, while that of Sam Rainsy, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2015 to avoid criminal charges he says are politically motivated, lists 5 million. Hun Sen's critics, however, have charged that he boosts his number of followers by buying them in bulk from shady operations that provide such services. Hun Sen has denied the allegation. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

In today's episode, passports take centre stage, as the Cambodian government has rejected reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has Cypriot nationality and passports from the island ranked 15th globally in terms of ease to travel to other countries. Meanwhile, President Nicos Anastasiades denied any wrongdoing connected to the Pandora Papers and a couple is being accused of sexually abusing and exploiting three children. All this and more in today's briefing.

The final living member of the Khmer Rouge regime took the stand Monday in an attempt to overturn charges of genocide and war crimes he'd been previously convicted of in 2018. In what is believed to be the Khmer Rouge tribunal's final hearing, the legal team of 90-year-old Khieu Samphan, former Khmer Rouge head of state, argued in a Phnom Penh courtroom that their client did not have adequate time to prepare an initial defense, among other things. “It [the verdict] should be null and void, and so I am requesting the Supreme Court chamber to … reverse the judgment,” attorney Kong Sam On told the judges, according to the AP. Experts say the original conviction is unlikely to be overturned, though a ruling isn't expected until next year. Samphan is one of just a handful of former leaders of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, whose members are commonly known as the Khmer Rouge, that the tribunal has managed to try and convict since it started prosecuting some 15 years ago. Some have lauded the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, also known as the Khmer Rouge tribunal, but it may actually end up with a mixed legacy.Related: Cambodian refugees saved from deportation through pardons‘The tribunal was the answer' The Cambodian government established the tribunal in 1997, in conjunction with the United Nations, with the goal of putting Khmer Rouge leaders on trial for allegedly committing crimes against humanity and other heinous acts during the region's rule between 1975 and 1979.At the time, the lofty project had overwhelming support from the Cambodian people, said Youk Chhang, executive director of the Phnom Penh-based Documentation Center of Cambodia, which possesses the largest archive on the Khmer Rouge period. “I think people also wanted to give justice a chance. ... They want people to recognize the suffering that people have been through. So, the tribunal was the answer.”Youk Chhang, executive director, Documentation Center of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia“I think people also wanted to give justice a chance,” he said. “They want people to recognize the suffering that people have been through. So, the tribunal was the answer.”Chhang, 60, was a teenager living in Phnom Penh when the Khmer Rouge took power following the Cambodian Civil war. He said he remembers the locking down of cities and forced evictions of people into the countryside. Related: Cambodians reflect on Khmer Rouge: 'It was chaos.'His family ended up feeling the country — but not without heavy costs. Chhang lost his father, some sisters, uncles and cousins.“It's been broke, you know, it's a broken family. Not just our family, but for the entire Cambodia,” Chhang said.Some 2 million Cambodians died during the totalitarian rule of the Khmer Rouge, about 25% of the country. Many of the victims were suspected political opponents, while others perished during a failed agricultural reform that led to widespread famine. Early surveys, including this one from the University of California Berkeley School of Law, showed that the tribunal, which consisted of both Cambodian and international judges, had overwhelming support. Public participation was key to that success, Chhang said. Since the public can file complaints, seek reparations and testify during hearings, “there's a sense of ownership of history.”Yet, while the tribunal brought some closure and a lot of awareness to atrocities committed by the regime, that level of participation also spurred frustration, he said. These frustrations range from constant financial troubles to alleged meddling by the Cambodian government ruled by Prime Minister Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge commander who has openly voiced disapproval of the tribunal.These frustrations, experts say, have eroded the perception of the body over time — even though a recent survey from the Documentation Center of Cambodia shows the Cambodian people overwhelmingly still want Khmer Rouge leaders brought to justice.“It feels to be political — not a proper tribunal in a sense — but because there's too much compromise. ...But I think for the first conviction and the second conviction there was some sense of justice being done.”Virak Ou, human rights activist, Phnom Penh, Cambodia“It feels to be political — not a proper tribunal in a sense — but because there's too much compromise,” said Virak Ou, a human rights activist based in Phnom Penh, who lost his father during the Khmer Rouge. “But I think for the first conviction and the second conviction there was some sense of justice being done.”Still, it took a while to get there — highlighting another frustration with the tribunal: its glacial pace at getting anything done.Not only did it take 10 years just to set up the body itself, by the time hearings began in the late 2000s, Ou said, to the Cambodian eye, the defendants looked like regular grandparents. “So, it was very difficult to connect the level of brutality of the alleged crime to the people who are supposed to stand trial,” he said. Waning influence The tribunal's first conviction didn't come until 2010 when Keng Guek Eav, commonly known as Commander Duch, was sentenced to life in prison on a slew of charges, including crimes against humanity, murder and torture. He is most known for his role in overseeing the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, also known as S-21, where thousands were interrogated, tortured and eventually executed. The prison is now a museum and memorial to its victims. Longtime journalist May Titthara recalls going to Duch's village to cover reactions to the verdict. There, May said, Duch was known as a teacher and a good man. “But when they saw him in front of the TV they were so surprised. They say, ‘Oh, my friend! I cannot believe that you are the chief of police of S-21!'” Titthara said.Other defendants have been of similar ages — or even older. Some, like Duch, have died while serving out their sentences. Other Khmer Rouge senior leaders, including the infamous military commander Pol Pot, died before they could be tried. May said that while the tribunal may have once been very important to an older generation, many Cambodians now have other things on their mind — like widespread poverty and the pandemic.“Right now, Cambodian people, they care about their daily living. They think about their food, how can they survive when they're locked down. So they don't care about the hearing anymore."May Titthara, journalist, Cambodia“Right now, Cambodian people, they care about their daily living. They think about their food, how can they survive when they're locked down. So, they don't care about the hearing anymore,” May said. Virak Ou agrees with that sentiment. He said while the Cambodian people may be happy in 20-30 years that the perpetrators of the killing fields were at least put on trial, ultimately, the tribunal cannot fix many of the country's current problems. “Because of that, I don't think many of the Cambodian population, or Cambodian people, have the privilege to focus on closure and justice and a process that could be dragging on for months, if not years,” Ou said.Wider implications The tribunal's end could potentially have wider geopolitical implications — especially when it comes to China. China was a crucial backer of Khmer Rouge and was never supportive of the tribunal, said Josh Kurtlantzick, senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Affairs. Each hearing served as a reminder of how Beijing supported the regime. Although China is Cambodia's largest investor today, he also noted that Beijing is acutely aware of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the region.“So, they don't want stories widely circulating of China backing one of the — probably after the Nazis — one of the most brutal regimes in world history,” Kurtlantzick said.

On Eyes on Asia this week, we take a musical journey with Cambodian refugees who are using songs to voice dissent against Prime Minister Hun Sen. And an RFA Uyghur journalist reflects on the origins and impact of China's crackdown that has transformed his own life and led to the detention of close relatives in Xinjiang. Featuring RFA journalists Mat Pennington, Paul Eckert, Vuthy Huot and Eset Sulaiman.

The human rights situation today in Cambodia is dire, and rapidly deteriorating under Prime Minister Hun Sen's single-party state. In 2017, Cambodia's Supreme Court dissolved the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the only viable opposition party in the country. In this episode, we interview exiled CNRP vice president Mu Sochua, as well as academics, journalists and labour activists, about the impact the dissolution has had on the human rights situation in the country. "Corruption and violence and violation of human rights are part of life in Cambodia, and people at the grassroots level, people even at the top-level of government, are aware of the level of corruption, are aware of the level of injustice." 

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Meet the AuthorSophal EarAssociate Professor of Diplomacy and World AffairsOccidental CollegeChinese influence over Cambodia is pervasive. From banks to casinos, from basic imports to expensive infrastructure projects, Beijing's shadow looms from all directions. As the West punishes Phnom Penh for human rights violations and backsliding on democracy, China forges stronger ties. The two countries have announced the conclusion of a free-trade agreement. Sophal Ear of Occidental College and co-author Japhet Quitzon outline the economic benefits that the Chinese have brought to the ASEAN member nation, now a low middle-income country. The government of Prime Minister Hun Sen is counting on China to help it handle the immediate task of post-pandemic recovery and overcome longer-term structural challenges for the economy. The question is whether this dependency will be profitable and sustainable.Read the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/china-and-cambodia-getting-lot-help-friendSubscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.comFollow us onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstituteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subscribeABOUT ASIAGLOBAL ONLINEAsiaGlobal Online (AGO) offers Asian perspectives on global issues through research-based content that is published weekly, and AsiaGlobal Voices, a curated feed of summaries of opinion articles, columns and editorials published in local languages in media from across the region. It is run by the Asia Global Institute (AGI) at the University of Hong Kong.

During the official launch of the National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that Cambodia will again face power shortage this year due to the shortage of hydropower for power generation. - ​កាលពីព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី០​៧ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៩ នៅក្នុង​ពិធី​ប្រកាស​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​អោយប្រើ​ប្រាស់​ជា​ផ្លូវការ​នូវ​ផែនការ​យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ជាតិ ​ឆ្នាំ២០១៩-២០២៣ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន សែន បានប្រកាសថា ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា នឹងប្រឈមមុខជាថ្មីទៀត ដូចឆ្នាំមុន គឺខ្វះភ្លើងអគ្គិសនីប្រើប្រាស់ ដោយសារតែ​ខ្វះទឹក នៅតាមវារីអគ្គិសនី សម្រាប់ផលិតថាមពលអគ្គិសនី ចាប់ពីពេលតទៅហើយ​​។

From the Associated Press Bank of England warns over global economic hit to UK The growth outlook for the British economy has deteriorated largely as a result of a gloomier global backdrop, the Bank of England said Thursday as it refrained from cutting rates in the run-up to a general election that could have huge repercussions on Brexit. From BBC News Dalian Atkinson: Police officer charged with footballer murder A police officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after being Tasered. The ex-Aston Villa striker, 48, was restrained by police officers at his father's house in Telford, Shropshire, on 15 August 2016. A second police officer, also from the West Mercia Police force, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. Both were bailed after appearing at Birmingham Crown Court. Here are the World Headlines for Today From The New York Times Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia The Justice Department's charges raised questions about the security of technology companies. From The Washington Times International court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as “The Terminator” to prison for 30 years for crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery. From The Hill China, US agree to reduce tariffs amid trade talks, Beijing says A Chinese official said Thursday that Beijing and Washington have agreed to reduce tariffs amid trade negotiations, according to multiple reports, clearing a potential obstacle to a deal. From Al Jazeera Cambodia's Rainsy 'refused boarding' onto Paris-Bangkok flight Opposition leader is attempting to return to Cambodia from self-imposed exile to challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen. That's all for today come back tomorrow for more news.

On October 22, 2019, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the termination of monopoly contract with CINTRI Cambodia Co. Ltd to collect the waste in Phnom Penh. - កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២២ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៩ ​ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានប្រកាស ឈប់​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ ស៊ីនទ្រី ប្រមូលសំរាម នៅ​ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ តទៅទៀត​។ មូលហេតុ ដោយសារតែប៉ុន្មានឆ្នាំចុងក្រោយ និងរហូតដល់ពេលនេះ ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ ស៊ីនទ្រី ដែលផ្តាច់មុខ ប្រមូល​ ដឹកជញ្ជូនសំរាម នៅភ្នំពេញតែមួយនេះ មិន​មានសមត្ថភាពគ្រប់គ្រាន់ ដើម្បីប្រមូល និងគ្រប់​គ្រងសំរាម នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញឡើយ។

On September 24, 2019, the 26th anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution of Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced his continued support for the monarchy, as exile acting opposition leader Sam Rainsy called on the armed forces to oppose Prime Minister Hun Sen. - នៅថ្ងៃ២៤កញ្ញា ទិវាប្រកាស​ឲ្យប្រើ​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញកម្ពុជា គឺ​លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ប្រកាសបន្តគាំទ្រ​របប​រាជានិយម រីឯ​លោកសមរង្ស៊ី អំពាវនាវដល់កងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធ ប្រឆាំង​លោក នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន។

Prime Minister Hun Sen has confirmed that Cambodia has already sent a court order to ASEAN counties to arrest prisoners, which referred to Sam Rainsy and his factions. - លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន សែន​ បាន​បញ្ជាក់ថា កម្ពុជា​ បាន​បញ្ជូន​ដីកា​របស់​តុលាការ ក្នុងការ​ចាប់ខ្លួន​ទណ្ឌិត ដែល​លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ចង់សំដៅលើ​លោក សមរង្ស៊ី និង​បក្សពួក ទៅកាន់​បណ្តា​ប្រទេស​អាស៊ានរួចហើយ​​។ ក្នុងនោះ ថៃ បានទទួល​រួចហើយ រីឯ​ឡាវ ក៏បាន​ប្រកាស​ជំហរ មិន​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យក្រុម​លោកសមរង្ស៊ី​ ឆ្លងកាត់​ប្រទេស​ឡាវ ដើម្បី​ចូល​ទឹកដី​កម្ពុជា ឬក៏​យក​ទឹកដី​ឡាវ ដើម្បី​បង្កើត​ចលនា​ប្រឆាំង​កម្ពុជា​នោះទេ​។​

Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a renounce letter from Prime Minister Hun Sen in response to the US news agency that Cambodia and China have signed a secrete memorandum of understanding to allow China to establish a military base in the Cambodian Sea. At the same time, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry also denied the information published by The Wall Street Journal. - ក្រសួងការបរទេស​កម្ពុជា បានចេញផ្សាយនូវ​សេចក្តីបំភ្លឺរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន តប​នឹង​កាសែត​អាមេរិក ដែលបានចុះផ្សាយថា កម្ពុជា និង​ចិន បានចុះកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងសម្ងាត់ ដើម្បី​ឲ្យចិន ​បង្កើតមូលដ្ឋានទ័ព នៅដែនសមុទ្រកម្ពុជា។ ជាមួយគ្នានោះ អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងការបរទេសចិន ក៏បានប្រកាសបដិសេធព្រមគ្នា​នូវព័ត៌មាន​ ដែលចុះផ្សាយ​ដោយកាសែតអាមេរិក The Wall Street Journal នេះផងដែរ​។

At a press conference on June 24, 2019, at the wreckage of a 7-storey building, in the coastal province, Sihanoukville, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the completion of the search operation for the collapse with the final figure of 28 deaths, and 26 wounded. - ក្នុងសន្និសីទកាសែត កាលពី​ព្រលប់ថ្ងៃទី២៤ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៩ នៅគំនរបាក់បែក នៃអាគារកម្ពស់ ៧ជាន់ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន សែន បានប្រកាស​បញ្ចប់​ប្រតិបត្តិ​ការរុករកជនរងគ្រោះ​ នៅ​គំនរ​បាក់​រលំ​អាគារ ៧​ជាន់ នៅ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ដោយ​តួលេខ​ចុងក្រោយ គឺ​ស្លាប់ ២៨​នាក់ និង​របួស ២៦​នាក់។ ក្នុងនោះជនរងគ្រោះ​ ២៦​នាក់ ត្រូវបាន​សង្គ្រោះ ចេញពី​គំនរ​អាគារ​បាក់បែក​​។

Recently, Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to appoint a 30 spokesperson team from all across government departments to do the weekly press conference. - កាលពីពេលថ្មីៗនេះ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន សែន បានសម្រេច តែងតាំង​​សមាសភាពអង្គភាព​អ្នកនាំពាក្យរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល មានចំនួន ៣០ រូប គឺជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យមកពីតាមអង្គភាពស្ថាប័នក្រសួងរបស់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​។

On April 2, 2019, Prime Minister Hun Sen denied the comments of some analysts mentioned that the lack of power supplies that Cambodia is currently experiencing, is an excuse for the government to establish hydro-power dams. - ក្នុង​​ពិធី​​សម្ពោធ​​ដាក់​ឱ្យ​​ដំណើរ​ការ​​ជា​​ផ្លូវការ​នូវ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ផ្គត់​ផ្គង់​​ទឹក​ស្អាត ខេត្តកំពត សាង​សង់​ឡើង​ក្រោម​ជំនួយ​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ជប៉ុន ជាង ២៦លានដុល្លារ​ កាលពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​០២ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៩ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​បដិសេធ​នឹង​ការលើកឡើង​របស់​អ្នកវិភាគ​មួយចំនួន​ថា បញ្ហា​ខ្វះ​ភ្លើងអគ្គិសនី ដែល​កម្ពុជា កំពុង​​ជួប​ប្រទះ​​នា​ពេ​ល​នេះ ​មិនមែន​ជា​លេស ដើម្បី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល បង្កើត​វា​រី​អគ្គិសនីបន្ថែម​ទៀត​​​នោះទេ​។​

At the closing ceremony of the Ministry of Interior's annual general meeting in Phnom Penh on February 14, Prime Minister Hun Sen reaffirms ​ again that Cambodia would not die without EBA tax benefits from the European Union. On the other hand, if there is an EBA withdrawal from Cambodia, it means killing the opposition in Cambodia. - ក្នុងពិធីបិទសន្និបាត​ប្រចាំឆ្នាំរបស់​ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាលពីរសៀលថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែកុម្ភៈ លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ​បានបញ្ជាក់ជំហយ៉ាងម៉ឺងម៉ាត់​ជាថ្មីម្តងទៀតថា កម្ពុជានឹងមិនស្លាប់ទេ​ ទោះគ្មានការអនុគ្រោះពន្ធ​ EBA ពីសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ បើមាន​ការដក​ EBA ពីកម្ពុជាមែននោះ មាន​ន័យ​ស្មើសម្លាប់​បក្សប្រឆាំង នៅកម្ពុជា។​

In the 20th Anniversary of forming the troops in Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen in military uniform, the five-star general, has reminded the armed forces of all kinds must crackdown any attempt to topple his government without waiting for his order. - ក្នុងពិធីរម្លឹកខួប ២០ឆ្នាំ នៃការបង្កើតកងទ័ពជើងគោក ដែលសព្វថ្ងៃ មានកូនច្បងរបស់លោក ជាមេបញ្ជាការ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២៤ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១៩ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ក្នុងឯកសណ្ឋានកងទ័ព ជានាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ ផ្កាយមាស៥ ​បានប្រកាស ក្រើនរម្លឹកជាថ្មីទៀត ដល់កងម្លាំង​ប្រដាប់អាវុធគ្រប់ប្រភេទ ត្រូវ​វាយកម្ទេចចោលចលនាប៉ុនប៉ងផ្តួលរំលំរដ្ឋាភិបាលស្របច្បាប់របស់លោក ដោយមិនចាំ​បាច់​ រង់ចំាបទបញ្ជាពីលោកនោះឡើយ។

Top national institutions, such as ministries, departments, governors, and general commanders, have issued the ir statements expressing support for Prime Minister Hun Sen's against the EU threats of withdrawal EBA status from Cambodia. - ស្ថាប័នជាតិកំពូល ដូចជា ក្រសួងមន្ទីរ អភិបាលខេត្ត និងមេទ័ពជាច្រើនអង្គភាព ជាដើម បានចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ ប្រកាស​គាំទ្រ​ជំហររបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលថា កម្ពុជា សុខចិត្តបង់ពន្ធ​លើ​ប្រភេទ​ទំនិញ​នាំចូល​ទៅកាន់​ទីផ្សារ​អឺរ៉ុប ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​ពីជំហរ​រក្សា​អធិបតេយ្យ និងឯករាជ្យ​ជាតិ​របស់កម្ពុជា ដោយ​មិន​ចុះញ៉ម ចំពោះ​ការគំរាម​ដកការ​អនុគ្រោះពន្ធ​ឡើយ​​​។

Rally of CNRP opposants in Phnom Penh for the communal elections. Recorded by David Oppetit in binaural in 2017. The Cambodia National Rescue Party, commonly abbreviated as CNRP, (Khmer: គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ, Khmer pronunciation: [kuə̯n paʔ sɑŋkruəh ciət], literally: "Party of Rescuing the Nation") was a major political party in Cambodia. It was founded in 2012 as a merger between the Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party. The party believed in the strengthening of freedom and human rights, institution of free and fair elections, and defending Cambodia's "national integrity". It became the sole challenger to the Cambodian People's Party after the 2013 election. Its official motto was "rescue, serve, protect" (Khmer: សង្គ្រោះ បម្រើ ការពារ) and the logo for the CNRP is the rising sun. Party leader Kem Sokha was arrested in September 2017 after which the party was in danger of being dissolved, allegedly for being part of a foreign plot to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen. The case was heard by the Supreme Court which is headed by Chief Justice Dith Munty, a member of the CPP's permanent committee. On 16 November 2017, the Supreme Court of Cambodia ruled to dissolve the CNRP. As a result of the ruling, all CNRP office holders, including 489 commune chiefs and 55 MPs, will lose their positions and their seats allocated to other parties. Additionally, 118 senior party official were banned from politics for five years. About half the party’s former MPs, including its vice president Mu Sochua, had already fled Cambodia before October out of fear of arrest by the ruling party. The forced dissolution of the party prompted condemnation and calls to reverse the decision from the international community. (Wiki)

Fears are growing that Cambodia is coming under authoritarian rule. Prime Minister Hun Sen, the world’s longest-serving government leader, has dissolved the opposition party and started arresting its leadership in September 2017. Deputy opposition leader and human rights activist Mu Sochua, fearing imprisonment herself, went into exile last October. In this conversation with FSI senior fellow Larry Diamond, she talks about how Cambodia has changed the since the time Khmer Rouge genocide, how events on the ground are unfolding, and what steps she hopes the US and other governments will take in order to put Cambodia back on a path towards democracy.

Fears are growing that Cambodia is coming under authoritarian rule. Prime Minister Hun Sen, the world’s longest-serving government leader, has dissolved the opposition party and started arresting its leadership in September 2017. Deputy opposition leader and human rights activist Mu Sochua, fearing imprisonment herself, went into exile last October. In this conversation with FSI senior fellow Larry Diamond, she talks about how Cambodia has changed the since the time Khmer Rouge genocide, how events on the ground are unfolding, and what steps she hopes the US and other governments will take in order to put Cambodia back on a path towards democracy.

Cambodian ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Koy Kuong, told SBS Khmer that he is hosting an event to welcome Prime Minister Hun Sen to Australia, with the present of thousands of Khmer communities across Australia and New Zealand. - ឯក​អគ្គ​រាជ​ទូត​ខ្មែរ​ប្រចាំ​ប្រទេស​អូស្រ្តាលី​និង​ណូវ៉ែលហ្សេឡង់ លោក កុយ​ គួង បាន​ប្រាប់​វិទ្យុ​SBS ខ្មែរថា ​«លោកកំពុងតែ​រៀប​ចំ​កម្មវិធី​ទទួល​ស្វាគមន៍​ដំណើរ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​របស់​លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី​ហ៊ុន សែន​មក​កាន់​ប្រទេស​អូស្រ្តាលី ដែល​មាន​ការ​ចូលរួម​ពី​សំណាក់​សហគមន៍​ខ្មែរ​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​អូស្រ្តាលី និង​នូវ៉ែល​ហ្សេឡង់ រាប់ពាន់​នាក់»។

Join the Open Society Justice Initiative for a discussion of the options for the international supporters of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal, as Prime Minister Hun Sen further consolidates his power. Speakers: James Goldston, Putsata Reang, Heather Ryan, David Tolbert. (Recorded: Oct 24, 2017)

It's been one month since Cambodia's main opposition party was dissolved and its members banned from politics. It couldn't have come at a better time for Prime Minister Hun Sen, who's facing re-election next year. In fact, many see him as the driving force behind the banning of Cambodia's National Rescue Party. And now with no real challengers, Hun Sen is almost certain to extend his 32 years in power.

Mu Sochua, Deputy Leader of the recently dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, speaks with Research Fellow Aaron Connelly on China's support for Prime Minister Hun Sen, the government crackdown on Cambodia's independent media and what Australia can do to encourage a return to democracy in Cambodia.

Cambodia's Supreme Court has dissolved the opposition - Cambodia's National Rescue Party. After its leader Kem Sokha was jailed and charged with treason, Prime Minister Hun Sen called on the Court to disband the party. Now the Prime Minister's biggest political threat has been eliminated. But Hun Sen says next year's elections will go ahead as planned. Rights groups say it won't be a fair vote, and Ken Sokha's number two has called it the death of democracy.

A report by Human Rights Watch has revealed that civil and political rights are deteriorating in Cambodia. It comes off the back of the arrests of multiple opposition members and a clampdown on the press. All domestic media is now under government control. Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of the world's longest serving leaders, and critics say he's attempting to extend his power. Elections don't take place until next year, but the crackdown has forced half of the main opposition party to flee.

The Lowy Institute's East Asia Program Research Fellow Aaron Connelly speaks with Milton Osborne, a former Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow and one of the world's leading historians of Cambodian politics, about recent political developments in the country and how to put them in the context of Cambodian history. In the middle of the night on Saturday, hundreds of police surrounded Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha’s house. Despite his parliamentary immunity, they arrested him and took him to the notorious Correctional Center 3 on the border with Vietnam. On Monday, prosecutors announced that they had charged Kem Sokha with treason for conspiring with the United States to overthrow the government. As evidence, they produced a video of a talk he had given in Australia four years earlier describing US support for democratisation in Cambodia. Under the Cambodian Constitution, parliamentary immunity is void if a member is caught committing a crime in flagrante delicto, or in the act, and the prosecutors said the video qualified. At the same time, the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen has been cracking down on Cambodia’s English-language press, handing a disputed $6.3 million tax bill to the Cambodia Daily that forced the paper's closure on Monday. The Cambodia Daily’s final headline ('Descent into Outright Dictatorship') summed up the high drama of the weekend’s crackdown.

Sarah Montague speaks to the President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, Sam Rainsy. The UN, US and Europe all say they are worried about what is going on in Cambodia. More than a dozen opposition figures are in prison, the party's vice president has not left their headquarters in four months for fear of being arrested, and the opposition leader Sam Rainsy fled the country to avoid jail. They want to replace Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for more than 30 years and whom they claim has rigged past elections. They have threatened mass demonstrations if the intimidation continues. But can their leader make a difference to life in Cambodia when he is in self-imposed exile in Europe?(Photo: Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, 2014. Credit: Tang Chin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images)

Prime Minister Hun Sen warned senator from Sam Rainsy party, Mrs. Thak Lany not to travel to leave Cambodia because she needs to face with the court case sued by him. - លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ព្រមាន​សមាជិក​ព្រឹទ្ធិ​សភា មក​ពី​គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី លោក​ស្រី​​ ថាក់​ឡានី ដែល​ត្រូវ​លោក​ប្តឹងថា កុំ​ឲ្យ​រត់​ទៅ​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស ត្រូវ​នៅ​ប្រឈម​មុខ​ជាមួយ​តុលាការ។

Opposition leader, pro-democracy campaigner, social worker, and women’s rights advocate Mu Sochua joins the Council to discuss her efforts to oppose sex trafficking, domestic violence, land grabs and corruption in Cambodia. A member of the opposition party in the Cambodian parliament, Ms. Sochua recently attempted to sue Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation but the court dismissed her suit and instead upheld the prime minister’s counter-defamation lawsuit in August. Sochua was fined and had her parliamentary immunity stripped in a court case that attracted the attention of the UN High Commission on Human Rights. She and other human rights groups argue that the Cambodian government is using the courts to silence political opponents, journalists and human rights activists. Mu Sochua originally served as a member of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet but left the position after witnessing government corruption and is now a senior member of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party. A former minister of women’s affairs, in 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to stop the trafficking of women in the Cambodian and Thai sex trade.