UN human rights experts yesterday issued a statement highlighting concerns regarding political and fundamental rights of government critics while reiterating a call on the government to create a culture of dialogue that focuses on issues rather than people.
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The United States has fined several companies for exporting goods via a Chinese-owned special economic zone in Cambodia in a bid to dodge President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. The US’ deputy assistant secretary for southeast Asia Patrick Murphy would promote democracy and human rights as his main agenda if he is appointed as the new ambassador to Cambodia, said a former opposition party official.
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The Embassy of India is set to sign 18 Memorandums of Understanding on quick impact projects across various sectors at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation tomorrow, according to a press release by the embassy.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Tajikistan to boost ties and trade.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has been told by his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Budapest that his country “will always stand by Cambodia” as the Kingdom faces the potential loss of its access to the EU’s Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen requested China’s cooperation on human resource development by collaborating with the Royal Academy of Cambodia and the ministries of Education, Youth and Sport and Labour and Vocational Training and boosting the sector.https://bit.ly/2XZOhnT; https://bit.ly/2XqfX8q;
