Hun Sen touts peace, coup attempt thwarted
PM says the Kingdom managed to thwart a regime change attempt last year.
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Opposition given new lease of life, should avoid confrontational stance
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.
Passports of 12 former CNRP officials revoked
Foreign Affairs Ministry revoks the passports of 12 former opposition party officials.
Thuy Vy arrested at Thai border, charged with conspiracy
Thuy Vy is charged with conspiracy for allegedly conspiring with Rainsy to stage a coup.
Forces ready to apprehend Rainsy: Interior Ministry
Security forces to intercept Rainsy if his plan to return on November 9 materialises.
Former CNRP councillors join CPP
As supporters of the former opposition party turn themselves in to police and condemn Sam Rainsy’s alleged coup plot.
Defence Minister orders RCAF to stop Sam Rainsy
Gen Banh orders the Army to prevent a coup allegedly being planned by Sam Rainsy.
Government seeks to turn supporters of Rainsy-led coup
PM devises a strategy to prevent a coup allegedly being planned by Sam Rainsy.
Kong Bora defects to CPP
Interior Minister says that former opposition lawmaker Kong Bora has now defected to the ruling party.
Urgent need to ease political tension
Something needs to be done to avoid the worst: Preap Kol, executive director of Transparency International Cambodia.
Sar Kheng encourages opposition activists to repent
Interior Minister encourages coup activists to turn themselves in to police.
Former CNRP official turns self in over Rainsy coup plot
A former opposition commune chief turns herself in to police.
Sar Kheng defends coup crackdown
Interior Minister defends the recent wave of arrests of people allegedly linked to a coup being planned by Sam Rainsy.
Hun Sen says coup supporters will be caught in Thailand
PM vows to cooperate with Thai authorities to arrest Rainsy’s supporters over a coup.
Zimbabweans mourn Mugabe’s death
Confusion in Zimbabwe over when Mugabe’s body would be returned for burial, two years after he was toppled in a coup.
Philippines army ‘won’t stage coup’
Army chief Lt. Gen. Macairog Alberto is confident that no coup d’etat would be mounted because soldiers are “satisfied” with the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Security forces foil coup bid against Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday security forces had foiled an opposition coup attempt that included plans to assassinate him and other top political figures and install a jailed former military officer as president.
Hun Sen responds to Sam Rainsy’s call for CPP takeover
PM responds to two Facebook posts made by Sam Rainsy.
Manipulation fears mount over Thai polls
Thailand’s first general election’s results are still unclear.
Thais vote in long-delayed polls
Thai voters went to the polls in a a race that pits a military junta chief seeking to retain power against a “democratic front”.
China, US embassies trade barbs
The embassies of China and the United States have traded barbs over who was behind the coup led by marshal Lon Nol.
Hun Sen speaks of failed coup attempts
In a speech commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Royal Cambodian Army yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said he was personally targeted by his political opponents in the mid-1990s during two attempts to oust him from power.
Turkey hunts 33 failed coup suspects
Turkey launches an operation to track down another 33 suspects allegedly linked to the failed coup in 2016.
Redrawing boundaries, lawsuits cast doubt on credibility of Thai election
Thailand will soon hold its first election since the military seized power in a 2014 coup.
Police arrest alleged coup mastermind
A man suspected to be a mastermind behind trafficking illegal firearms is questioned.
Eight charged over failed coup
Eight people suspected of being members of the Khmer National Liberation Front have been arrested for trafficking illegal firearms meant to be used in a plot to overthrow the government.
Interior Minister stresses importance of democracy
Interior Minister says voting to choose a leader democratically is better than the government being changed through a military coup.
Turkey ends state of emergency
Turkey’s state of emergency which was imposed after the failed 2016 coup came to an end yesterday.
Turks mark anniversary of failed coup
Tens of thousands of people night marked the second anniversary of the defeated failed coup in 2016 with a mass rally in Istanbul.
Erdogan sacks 18,000 state employees in new decree
Turkey dismisses more than 18,000 civil servants, half of them from the police force.
