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Hun Sen Pushes for Three-Party Border Talks

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday insisted on three-party talks with Thailand and Indonesia in an effort to implement an international court ruling to resolve the border dispute near Preah Vihear temple. The International Court of Justice ruled in favor of a demilitarized zone and an observer mission earlier this week. Hun Sen told reporters Friday that Cambodia “demands the start of tripartite negotiation with working group of the three parties…to speed up the implementation process of the decision of the International Court of Justice.” However, analysts have said that the court lacks enforcement measures for its decisions, meaning the protracted military standoff on the border is likely to continue for now. Continue reading →

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Cambodia Lags on Land, Freedom of Speech Rights, Says UN Official

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia Surya Subedi wrapped up his fifth visit to Cambodia on Friday expressing concern about the lack of progress on land rights and freedom of speech in the country. The main purpose of the visit – his fifth –was to assess how well parliament functions in upholding the rights of ordinary Cambodians Continue reading →

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US Seeks Cooperation With China as it Boosts Engagement in Southeast Asia

A top State Department official says that as the United States works to deepen its engagement in Southeast Asia, working closely together with China is a key part of that effort. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says that one of the the most important things that the United States is seeking to do this year, both at the ASEAN regional forum and the East Asia Summit, is show the United States deep commitment to working with China Continue reading →

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Lake Residents Amass Petition for Onsite Housing

Residents facing the threat of eviction in Phnom Penh’s Boeung Kak lake development have collected 1,500 thumbprints on a petition supporting their plans for onsite housing there. Continue reading →

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Professor Takes on Khmer Rouge Trauma in US

When the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal stood up in 2006, it offered a chance for many Cambodians to seek some form of truth and justice that many hoped could help heal some of the trauma wrought by the regime. In the US, much of that help has come from Nou Leakhena, a Cambodian-American sociologist and professor who spends much of her free time helping other Cambodians in the US take advantage of what healing the tribunal might offer. At a recent gathering in Long Beach called “From Victims to Witnesses,” Nou Leakhena sought to explain to victims how they might file grievances with the tribunal, which is preparing a trial for four jailed leaders of the Khmer Rouge. Continue reading →

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Plucked From Garbage Scavenging, a Girl Makes Good

When Chen Sokha was a young girl, she found herself, through circumstance and bad luck, an orphan, and a scavenger at Phnom Penh’s notorious Stung Meanchey dump. Things went poorly from Day One Continue reading →

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