After decades of depredations, both real and imagined, Vietnam remains the main bogeyman of Cambodian nationalism.
July 06, 2021
A Catholic church in Chong Kneas, a predominantly Vietnamese village on the edge of the Tonle Sap lake in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Prominent Cambodian human rights organizations ignore discrimination and violations committed against ethnic Vietnamese communities in the country, fearful of backlash from nationalists and supporters of the now-dissolved opposition party, according to sources who spoke to The Diplomat.
Since early June, for instance, Cambodian authorities have been evicting
hundreds of ethnic Vietnamese people from their floating homes on the banks of the Tonle Sap river, ostensibly as part of a “clean up” of the capital ahead of Cambodia’s assumption of the ASEAN chairmanship next year and its hosting of the Southeast Asian Games in 2023.
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Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, a forceful opponent of the Vietnam War who made history when he read passages from the Pentagon Papers in Congress, died Saturday at his home in California. He was 91.
Gravelâs political career spanned the Alaska Legislature and Congress. He also made unsuccessful bids for president. Alaska politicians recalled Sunday the impact Gravel had on politics in Alaska and across the nation.
âMike committed his life to his country and to public service through his work with the military, Alaska State Legislature and the U.S. Senate, said Gov. Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy, in a prepared statement. His legacy is of leadership and commitment to fight for Alaskans and Alaska. We offer our sincere condolences to the Gravel family in this time of mourning.â
Former Khmer Republic’s Information Minister Chhang Song in Critical Condition
21 May 2021
Chhang Song, former information minister under Lon Nol regime in the 1970s. (Courtesy of Facebook/Chhang Song)
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
Former Khmer Republic official Chhang Song has been hospitalized in an “extremely critical condition,” his family said on Friday.
The wife of Chhang Song, who was information minister and military spokesperson for the Khmer Republic, issued a clarification statement after rumors circulated that the 82-year-old man had died.
“He is still alive,” Sum Sarun told VOA Khmer on Friday from Long Beach, United States, where the couple resides. “He was briefly [in a coma] before being saved by the doctors in their last efforts.”