UN rights expert warns Cambodia's political polarization reaching breaking point
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, warned Monday that the increasing polarization of the political parties in Cambodia is reaching a breaking point. Smith is concerned about the possible...
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy was removed as a member of the country's National Assembly on Monday, paving the way for his arrest in connection with a defamation case following his return from South Korea. The National...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday heard oral arguments in the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over land surrounding the Temple of Preah Vihear . The ICJ awarded the temple to...
Cambodia asks ICJ to review disputed temple on Thailand border
The Cambodian government requested Friday that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) clarify its 1962 decision awarding the Temple of Preah Vihear to the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh. Cambodia has...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Cambodia and Thailand to enter into a ceasefire agreement to resolve recent border clashes between the two countries. Saying that a military resolution is...
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy lost his final appeal to the Cambodian Supreme Court on Wednesday for charges of intentionally destroying posts marking the border between Cambodia and Vietnam and inciting racial...
Cambodia opposition leader sentenced over Vietnam border controversy
A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced opposition leader Sam Rainsy in absentia to 10 years in prison following his conviction on charges of forging and disseminating a false map of the Cambodia-Vietnam...
Cambodia parliament passes controversial anti-corruption bill
The Cambodian parliament passed a controversial anti-corruption bill Wednesday meant to further transparency in government while opposition parties staged a walkout, saying the new law would stifle criticism and foster corruption. The law will create a national...
Cambodia opposition leader faces new lawsuit over Vietnam border controversy
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy was accused in a new lawsuit filed Friday in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court by the Cambodian government of forging and then disseminating a...
Rights group criticizes Cambodia opposition leader's conviction
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called the closed door trial of Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy and two others a "farce," saying the ruling demonstrates the government's control over the country's judiciary....
