INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY (16th – 20th Mar. 2026)
| An Australian court has overturned an earlier ruling in a defamation case involving news outlet Al Jazeera and Hun To, the nephew of longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen. https://shorturl.at/JnntO ; The United Nations Special Rapporteur called for the release of five Mother Nature Cambodia activists who are serving six to eight years in jail for plotting and insulting the King, noting that the Appeal Court should schedule a date for their appeal soon. https://shorturl.at/ET785 ; Cambodia is importing more fuel from suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia to make up for supply shortfalls from Vietnam and China, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday (May 18), as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezes fuel availability globally. |
