Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Six months after becoming Cambodia’s new prime minister, the eldest son of the country’s long-serving autocratic leader on Wednesday won approval from lawmakers to have his youngest brother take the post of deputy premier. The development is the latest in a generational change in top positions in the Southeast Asian nation … Read more

Cambodia’s chief returns to Fb weeks after an acrimonious breakup with the platform

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Fb account was reactivated Thursday, three weeks after he introduced he was forsaking the social media large in favor of posting on Telegram, a well-liked messaging app that additionally serves as a running a blog device. Hun Sen’s return to the Fb fold got here three … Read more

Cambodia’s High Opposition Occasion Barred From Elections

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s prime opposition occasion was barred Thursday from collaborating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused to overturn a choice to not register the occasion over a paperwork subject. The Candlelight Occasion, the only credible challenger to the governing Cambodian Folks’s Occasion within the upcoming polls, misplaced its enchantment … Read more