A new report from the World Bank found that an increase in Cambodia’s government spending, fueled in part by across-the-board salary increases, has not resulted in better outcomes in the country. The government could use public spending on social services more effectively to improve health and education outcomes.
Prime Minister Hun Manet will visit Australia for the first time as national leader to take part in the March 4 to 6 Australia-ASEAN Special Summit in Melbourne. He is expected to face both greetings and protests organized by Cambodian communities.
On February 2, three political activists, including Lim Sokha, a senior member of the Candlelight Party, the once fledgling opposition party that was banned from participation in Cambodia’s sham July 2023 elections, were arrested in Thailand after seeking asylum and being granted refugee status.
