Following an amendment to its political party laws and rejection of the main opposition party participation in the elections, like Cambodia's, Myanmar plans to send special envoys to Cambodia to learn more and gain experience from the National Election Committee (NEC) on conducting elections.
A Chinese amphibious landing ship carrying 300 troops has arrived in Sihanoukville in Cambodia to participate in the largest bilateral military exercise between the two countries.
Prime Minister Hun Manet and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the upgrade on May 16 after a summit in Seoul. Hun Manet is on an official visit to South Korea which ends on May 18. A joint statement reaffirmed two sides’ commitment to strengthening defense cooperations including exchanging visits, engaging in training and education, enhancing counterterrorism cooperation and conducting exercises while expanding cooperation in peacekeeping operation with South Korea willing to help Cambodia strengthen blue helmet troop capability.
Only one out of seven Cambodian refugees detained by Thai immigration police during a Paris Peace Agreements (PPA) training in Bangkok on December 29 last year has been set free. The remaining six are still being held at the immigration detention center five months after their arrest and are experiencing health issues, with urgent assistance requested. Thailand has been helping neighboring countries repress refugees and dissidents, making a country that was long a haven for exiles unsafe for those fleeing persecution
