Now, Duch is gone, too; he died last week, at the age of 77, serving out his life sentence as the first former Khmer Rouge leader to be tried and convicted at the UN-backed court in Cambodia. For me, …
UN calls for release of human rights activists in Cambodia
The United Nations human rights office called Friday for Cambodia to release detained human rights and environmental activists, saying at least two dozen have been arrested because of their work in …
Cambodia: Free Detained Youth, Environmental Activists
The Cambodian authorities should immediately drop baseless incitement charges against 14 recently detained youth and environmental activists and unconditionally release them, Human Rights Watch said …
AIIB to provide $65 million loan to Cambodia
Last September prior to Covid-19, Ministry of Economy and Finance spokesman Eng Touch told The Post that AIIB’s loan conditions were unsuitable for Cambodia and its public debt management. “The …
Post-EBA, Cambodia Needs to Jettison its ‘Double Standard’ Narrative
Harping on the EU’s ‘unfair’ withdrawal of trade preferences will do nothing to address the serious challenges facing the country.
Cambodia jails activist for plot to overthrow PM as crackdown widens
A Cambodian activist has been imprisoned for five years for plotting to overthrow the government, a court said on Thursday (Sept 10), bringing to 17 the number of administration opponents detained or …
Jilted lover who threw acid in his girlfriend’s face and hacked her hand off with a meat cleaver is jailed in Cambodia
Kub Pha, 43, was on the run for 18 months before he was caught by police. He was convicted in his absence of attacking his girlfriend San Chenda and was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison.
Liquid Group and Wing Partners Up for Cross-Border Payment in Cambodia
Liquid Group, a regional mobile payment services group headquartered in Singapore, will partner with Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialised Bank, Cambodia’s leading mobile banking services provider, to …
Liquid Group and Wing Partners Up for Cross-Border Payment in Cambodia
Liquid Group, a regional mobile payment services group headquartered in Singapore, will partner with Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialised Bank, Cambodia’s leading mobile banking services provider, to …
Cambodia police chief sacked over sexual misconduct in landmark case but faces no prosecution
PHNOM PENH (REUTERS) – A high-ranking Cambodian police official has been sacked over sexual misconduct at work in a landmark case in the South-east Asian nation but will not be prosecuted to “protect …