A Constitutional Conundrum
In recent years, Myanmar has shaken off its hermetic status and been embraced by the international community, but the country’s constitution remains a significant obstacle to moving beyond its militaristic past
Cambodian deadlock at crucial juncture
PHNOM PENH – After a six-week political impasse, Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) has officially declared incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen the winner of disputed national elections held on July 28.
Post-poll deadlock tests Cambodian stability
PHNOM PENH – A new political dance has begun in earnest between Cambodia’s long-serving prime minister Hun Sen and his chief rival opposition leader Sam Rainsy, with potential far-reaching implications for political stability in the weeks and months ahead.
Poll loosens Hun Sen’s grip on Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy has called for an independent investigation into widespread electoral irregularities, a day after his party secured surprising gains in a tense national election.
The Cambodian Candidate
The Cambodian national election this Sunday will almost certainly propel the country’s sitting prime minister, the 61-year-old Hun Sen, into his fourth decade of rule.
Veneer of democracy in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – After nearly four years on the political margins, Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy will again take center stage when he returns to his homeland on Friday in advance of national elections on July 28.
How a Brutal Khmer Rouge Leader Died ‘Not Guilty’
A verdict was never reached in Ieng Sary’s human rights abuses case. His story reveals the limitations of international tribunals.
Death of a killer in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – Ieng Sary, a veteran member of Cambodia’s communist Khmer Rouge movement and one of the few of its leaders to be put on trial for crimes committed during the regime’s 1975-79 rule, died on Thursday morning at the age of 87.
Obama Visits China-Tilting Cambodia
Authoritarian Hun Sen plays the US off China, but the US takes long-term view
REVIEW: ‘Aid Dependence in Cambodia’, by Sophal Ear
PHNOM PENH – On November 22, 2011, at Cambodia’s United Nations-backed war crimes court, one of the former leaders of the Khmer Rouge rose to address the chamber.
