Since the first law on investment in Cambodia was promulgated in 1994, Cambodia’s moves towards the diversification of the sources of growth and trade partners have produced only limited outcomes.
Economic security defines national security. Economic success and social justice play a critical role in determining the legitimacy of the government.
This week, Khmer Times have run two editorials calling for accountability in the public sector and the empowerment of new generation of leadership.
Several cabinet ministers in Cambodia have been in their posts for a good 27 years. Some were appointed as co-minister’s way back in 1993 and remain in their positions today, albeit minus to co.
The recent building collapse in Kep city that killed 36 people and wounded scores of others, and the calls for the governor of Kep to resign or even be sacked, should be a wakeup call for the Government.
A spate of building collapses and construction-related deaths in the past six months, along with the declaration that up to 23 already constructed, some occupied, in Sihanoukville alone were to be demolished, draws unwarranted attention to the construction boom in the country.
In ushering in the first day of the new year, Cambodia is calling for concrete reforms.
What is supposed to be a remarkable year after a defining landslide polls victory in 2018, the year 2019 comes to an end very much the same way it started – it is merely rhetorical than substantive.
According to various forecasts, Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate is expected to ebb slightly to less than 7 percent growth in 2020 mainly
The failure of Sam Rainsy’s plan to overthrow the government via what he calls a “populist uprising” creates a new turning point in Cambodian politics.
In the weeks leading up to what could have been the much delayed and long awaited premiere of the sequel to Rainsy’s political life, Cambodians feared what might have been, while the rest of the world looked on with relative indifference.
In his novel “A Tale of Two Cities”, a well-known historical novelist, Charles Dickens, wrote, ”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom…”, This is quite a reminiscent of Cambodian politics.
By any standards, the coup plot orchestrated by Sam Rainsy has failed. Those supporters, including some foreigners, who stand with Sam Rainsy have faced and will face consequences.
Phnom Penh Court has allows Kem Sokha to be free to travel within Cambodia.
The decision by the Indonesian and Malaysian governments to allow fugitive Cambodian politicians to use their countries as political platforms against the Cambodian government is a clear violation of the non-interference principle of Asean.
Yes, security will be much tighter and more evident this water festival because of the threat of a regime change and coup by Rainsy, but it is necessary to ensure that Cambodians can continue to celebrate the festivities with peace of mind.
To be, or not to be, that is the question,” is a famous phrase coined by William Shakespeare in 1603. However, to renegade self-proclaimed Sam Rainsy, the question differs significantly. To him, it is “To come or not to come?”
Amid the risks and uncertainties stemming from anti-globalisation sentiment, rising protectionism, unilateralism, and populism, Asean stands out to be the beacon of open and inclusive regionalism and the advocate of multilateralism.
From Hong Kong to Lebanon, from Chile to Iraq, violent protests have significantly challenged the legitimacy of the government in those countries and regions.
After years of sour, tense and, at times, acrimonious relations between Cambodia and the United States, newly accredited US Ambassador Patrick Murphy has made all the right moves to turn a page and set his goals on improving bilateral relations.
Thailand has been chosen by Cambodian rebels, led by Sam Rainsy to be their political stronghold to launch a colour revolution in Cambodia.
The violent protests in Hong Kong over the past seven months have significantly rocked the economy, legitimacy, and society of this financial centre of Asia. It is very alarming and a challenge for the Hong Kong government to take appropriate and effective intervention to curb the protests.
His failure to deliver his remarks at the 141st IPU Assembly, due to the intervention from the Cambodian parliamentary delegation, was a diplomatic disaster. That was a remarkable diplomatic blow and humiliation for Sam Rainsy.
Prime Minister Hun Sen and the whole government seems to be concerned and occupied with the coup attempts being propagated by Sam Rainsy, who is a populist politician and extremist.
Today the delegates of the Cambodian Parliament, consisting of the members from the National Assembly and Senate, led by Second Vice-President of the National Assembly the Honourable Khuon Sudary, will depart to attend the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Belgrade from October 13 to 17.
PRIME Minister Hun Sen marked an important milestone in deepening traditional, bilateral ties with Vietnam during his official visit to Hanoi last week.
His motives and pathways are predictable. His supporters have been misled, manipulated and nothing more than sacrificial tools for his political ambition to achieve his lust for power and take revenge against Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The political heat, accompanied with security risk, is rising amidst the speculative return of the self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy on this November 9th, when Cambodia celebrates its national day and water festival the following days.
US: Universities do not factor in a student’s country of origin before granting degrees.
The US and its allies are concerned that increasing Chinese influence in Southeast Asia, especially in Cambodia, will lead to the loss of the US’s supremacy and hegemonic power.
