Veteran Journalists and historians are saddened by the passing of American journalist Nate Thayer, who once covered the Cold War conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last western journalist to interview Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot.
The departure of two senior officials from the Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP), Yang Saing Koma and Lek Sothear, who recently joined the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), could cause problems for GDP and seriously hamstring its political activities
The departure of two senior officials from the Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP), Yang Saing Koma and Lek Sothear, who recently joined the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), could cause problems for GDP and seriously hamstring its political activities in the run-up to next year’s general election, according to some analysts and observers.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has appealed to all compatriots to stand up and protect the King against fresh “insults” from former opposition leader Sam Rainsy.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has appealed to all compatriots to stand up and protect the King against fresh “insults” from former opposition leader Sam Rainsy. The call followed a video clip released on October 24, in which Rainsy – former president of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) – can be heard calling King Norodom Sihamoni a “traitor”.