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Cambodia’s slow power transfer begins with death of Chea Sim

Billboards across the country have carried the same picture for more than a decade – side-by-side the three most senior members of the ruling Cambodian Peoples Party (CCP) stand: President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin, Prime Minister Hun Sen, and CPP President Chea Sim. ...

Luke Hunt
http://bit.ly/1L1ieqQ

Rainsy returns, open to PM’s ‘oath of lightning’

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy returned from an extended trip abroad Wednesday saying that he would accept Prime Minister Hun Sen’s challenge to swear on his life that the July 2013 national election was “stolen” by the CPP, adding that a systematic vote recount could be ...

Khuon Narim and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rainsy-returns-open-to-pms-oath-of-lightning-85338/

Hun Sen to commit good cooperation with new elected senate president

Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his strong belief for the continuity of the good cooperation between the country’s executive and legislative body under the leadership of the new elected president of senate Say Chhum. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1Gqy8uV

VN strives to boost Cambodia relations

Viet Nam would do its utmost to preserve, develop and disseminate the solidarity and co-operation with Cambodia, said Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, Le Hong Anh. ...

Viet Nam News Staff
http://bit.ly/1MraO0j

In Cambodia, English classes more popular than Chinese

In a small courtyard in downtown Phnom Penh sits the city’s oldest public school. Founded more than 100 years ago, Tuan Hoa features a Chinese temple and Mandarin language instruction for its 2,000 students. ...

Neou Vannarin and Colin Lovett
http://bit.ly/1GxFgI7

Chea Sim’s death unlikely to upset order inside ruling party

In the wake of Chea Sim’s death, analysts say Prime Minister Hun Sen will hold even more power within his own party, though many agree that the internal politics of the party won’t change all that much. ...

Sok Khemara
http://bit.ly/1MH1CWs

Hun Sen wants ‘lightning oath’ from Rainsy

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday asked opposition leader Sam Rainsy to join him for a ritual oath-taking ceremony at a popular shrine in Phnom Penh to jointly swear that Mr. Rainsy should be killed by lightning and bullets if his accusations that the 2013 ...

Khuon Narim and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-wants-lightning-oath-from-rainsy-85206/

PM wants boundaries issue clarified

Prime Minister Hun Sen reacted to the Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmakers’ accusations of irregularities in the determination of the Cambodian-Vietnamese boundaries. ...

Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12093/pm-wants-boundaries-issue-clarified/

Cambodian PM expresses condolences over capsized ship tragedy in central China

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday expressed his deepest sympathy to China and members of the bereaved families in a passenger ship mishap in central China’ s Hubei province on Monday. ...

Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12016/cambodian-pm-expresses-condolences-over-capsized-ship-tragedy-in-central-china/

PM rebuffs calls for Areng to serve as Eco-tour site

Prime Minister Hun Sen has dismissed calls from opposition lawmakers to ensure that Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley is turned into an eco-tour destination, saying in a letter that he had already twice addressed the future of the valley. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-rebuffs-calls-for-areng-to-serve-as-eco-tour-site-84976/

Apsara fires back at villager accusations

Describing complainants as opportunists, the Apsara Authority on Sunday rejected allegations that it has not complied with a sub-decree ordering it to return 220 hectares of land to local villagers in Siem Reap province. ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apsara-fires-back-villager-accusations

Meeting over NGO law on hold as PM’s deadline passes

A deadline set by Prime Minister Hun Sen to finalize a controversial draft NGO law by the end of May will be missed, as a government spokesman said discussions were put on hold while the Interior Minister is abroad. ...

Kuch Naren and George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/meeting-over-ngo-law-on-hold-as-pms-deadline-passes-84645/

Cambodian PM tells opposition leader not to take revenge

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has told opposition leader Sam Rainsy not to take revenge on him if one day he is out of power so as to maintain national peace and unity. ...

Global Post News Staff
http://bit.ly/1FpLbNa

Cambodia to continue diversifying export markets - Hun Sen

Cambodia will continue to diversify its export markets, and is optimistic that investors will reap good benefits from investing in the country. Prime Minister Hun Sen said to expand its exports, the government would promote transport connectivity and the logistic systems, improve the regulatory framework and ...

Bernama News Staff
http://bit.ly/1A3ptbv

Hun Sen shutters two firms in Siem Reap tour boat trade

Two companies collecting commission from tourist-boat operators on the Tonle Sap lake in Siem Reap province have been closed down on orders from Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to the provincial governor. ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-shutters-two%e2%80%88firms-in-siem-reap-tour-boat-trade-82661/

Hun Sen, Rainsy host joint event abroad

Amid the latest rapprochement between Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition CNRP leader Sam Rainsy, the two men are scheduled to team up in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday as hosts at a reception for Cambodians working in Malaysia. ...

Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-rainsy-host-joint-event-abroad-82651/

Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy to meet Cambodians abroad together

Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy will meet together with Cambodian people living in Malaysia this weekend, Sam Rainsy posted in his Facebook page. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1I2WVFT

Prince calls for 3-party coalition

Funcinpec party president Prince Norodom Ranariddh has called on the opposition and ruling parties to form a tripartite coalition with the royalists after Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy and Prime Minister Hun Sen embarked on a “honeymoon” after years spent at each others’ ...

Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prince-calls-3-party-coalition

Amid slow sales, some Aeon tenants leave mall

Less than 10 months after the $200-million Aeon Mall opened its doors to Phnom Penh’s consumers, at least seven tenants at Cambodia’s largest shopping center have shuttered their businesses, complaining of disappointing foot traffic, construction disturbances and overly thrifty patrons. ...

Anthony Jensen and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/amid-slow-sales-some-aeon-tenants-leave-mall-82423/

Cambodia’s Hun Sen slams ASEAN-splitting TPP

On April 19, the 24th World Economic Forum on East Asia kicked off in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. One of the main events was a conversation on “East Asia in the New Global Context,” which featured two heads of state – Cambodian prime minister ...

Prashanth Parameswaran
http://bit.ly/1J4FSoA

RI offers weaponry, uniforms to Cambodia

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo suggested on Tuesday that Cambodia procure weaponry and uniforms from Indonesia as part of cooperation between the two countries. ...

Jakarta Post News Staff
http://bit.ly/1OEG3Fk

In old enemy Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy sees hope

After years of bitter rhetoric and violence, a freshly pardoned opposition leader Sam Rainsy returned from exile in France to announce the end of Cambodia’s zero-sum political culture and a new start in his relationship with Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

Alex Willemyns and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/in-old-enemy-hun-sen-sam-rainsy-sees-hope-82211/

Pass the union law: Hun Sen

A controversial statement released by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday calls for the quick passage of a trade union law, which union advocates say violates international labour conventions. The statement, which was signed on April 10 but distributed this week, was released ahead of International ...

Pech Sotheary and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pass-union-law-hun-sen

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