POLITICAL PARTY(13th – 17th May 2024)
Three senior Cambodian opposition leaders were arrested late last week ahead of minor polls this month as United Nations members called on Phnom Penh to restore freedom of expression and bolster the country’s dwindling political space.
Support from an unlikely source has been offered for the Kingdom’s Funan Techo Canal, even as self-exiled former opposition leader Sam Rainsy released fresh criticism for the project in an online opinion piece.
A Battambang province Khmer Will Party member, who will be running in the provincial council election on May 26, was arrested on defamation and incitement charges following a complaint by a former party colleague.
