Two senior British officials – Jon Lambe, UK Ambassador to ASEAN and Director of South East Asia and Pacific Department, Joelle Jenny – are travelling to Cambodia for a two-day visit to build stronger ties as the country took over as ASEAN Chair earlier this year.
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The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office at Geneva highlighted the Kingdom’s progress in human rights in the 33 statements it delivered during the 49th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) which concluded on April 1. The Permanent Mission said that Cambodia disbursed over $600 million for eight rounds of “Cash Scheme” which benefitted nearly 700,000 impoverished households or about 2.8 million individuals.
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As reports of Cambodia’s alleged “blood slave” attracted tens of millions of online comments in China, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said this week he called on Chinese Public Security Minister Zhao Kezhi to shut down rumors and repair public opinion.
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