After his visit to China, Cambodia’s strongman leader Hun Sen on called on his country’s military to “destroy” opponents if the government comes under threat, in a tirade in which he described himself as the “the one who steers the wheel” of the army. At the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Army on Thursday, Prime Minister Hun Sen warned that for as long as he is prime minister, he will not allow a coup to take place.
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.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday concluded his state visit to China and the government issued a joint communique reaffirming Cambodia’s opposition to Taiwan’s independence. In total, Hun Sen presided over the inking of eight agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoU) before leading his delegation back to the Kingdom on Wednesday, the prime minister’s official Facebook page said. Prime Minister Hun Sen is visiting China to strengthen ties with Beijing amid deteriorating relations with Europe and the United States. The Cambodian government has criticized the US for discussing human rights and democracy with military officials, officials have said. The Cambodian government has downplayed the effects tariffs imposed by the European Union on the rice industry, arguing that it had been preparing for this scenario through a strategy to make the trade industry less dependent on the European bloc.
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The government has established a new district in Kampong Thom province called “Taing Kouk”, consisting of eight communes carved out of Baray district, in the province.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation maintained on Monday that the Kingdom will not sacrifice its national sovereignty in exchange for foreign aid. Democracy, human rights and the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade preferences were discussed in a meeting in Belgium on Monday between Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Prak Sokhonn, his Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders, and EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom. The question of political space and democracy was raised during an over-the-weekend meet between Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and Australian Senator Scott Ryan. Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn assured Australian Senator Scott Ryan during their weekend meeting that Cambodia will never allow the setting up of a foreign military base in the Kingdom, a ministry spokesman said
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The Ministry of Interior’s top brass on Monday said the government confiscated 30,000 “illegitimate administrative documents” belonging to foreigners from 10 countries throughout last year, with Vietnamese making up 90 per cent of the figure.https://bit.ly/2S3Cl4F; https://bit.ly/2HsF8k3;
