An information centre for Chinese nationals and a Chinese consulate will be established in Sihanoukville following a meeting between new provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun and Chinese ambassador Wang Wentian, provincial spokesperson Kheang Phearum .
The US said that it is "concerned by the Cambodian government’s ongoing practice of using baseless, politically motivated charges to harass its citizens, including the recent arrests of several people peacefully remembering the life of Kem Ley".
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The US House of Representatives in Washington, DC, passed the “HR 526 Cambodia Democracy Act”, also known as the Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019.
The government yesterday slammed the US House of Representatives for passing the Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019, a bill aimed at applying travel and financial sanctions to individuals “undermining democracy” in the Kingdom.
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Cambodia and Monaco have formally established diplomatic relations to foster mutual understanding and strengthen friendship and cooperation between people of the two countries, a joint statement obtained.
Relations between Cambodia and the European Union remain stable, despite the possible suspension of the Kingdom’s Everything-but-arms trade status. Outgoing EU Ambassador George Edgar speaks to Khmer Times Editor-in-Chief Cheang Sokha about EU projects with the government, trade, the Khmer Rouge tribunal and the EBA. Mr Edgar, who served for four years, will return to the United Kingdom in August to work for the British Foreign Affairs Ministry in London.
The Japanese government has provided more than $52 million in grants for Cambodia’s socio-economic development projects s, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said.
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