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  Human Rights Watch Calls for Repeal of ‘Repressive’ Laws

  The statement by HRW published this week focused on a law regulating non-governmental groups and two other laws that it said restricted the functioning of civil society groups.

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  Cambodian Airports See Visitor Figures Soar to 10 Million

  If the 10 million mark is reached, it will mark an increase of 13 percent on 2017.

• ១០ ធ្នូ ២០១៨

  Former Cambodian Opposition Leader Warns Easing of Tensions a ‘Trick’

  Prime Minister Hun Sen has softened his stance on the opposition, civil society and the media in recent weeks following pressure from the international community.

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  Cambodia Marks Human Rights Day Despite ‘Restrictions’

  Several hundred participants gathered in the capital’s Democracy Square on Monday to mark 70 years since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• ០៧ ធ្នូ ២០១៨

  ‘Our Ancestors’ Graves have been Drowned’: Cambodian Dam Wipes Out Hill Tribe Way of Life

  Some 860 families from various indigenous minorities lived for generations near the rivers in northeast Cambodia until a Chinese-backed dam flooded the area.

• ០៧ ធ្នូ ២០១៨

  Cambodia Forms Group to Settle Lawsuits Against Unionists

  The move comes after Prime Minister Hun Sen issued an appeal to unionists who are the subject of outstanding legal proceedings to provide the labor ministry with information about their cases to speed up their resolution.

• ០៥ ធ្នូ ២០១៨

  Interior Minister Denies Easing Pressure on Opposition Due to EU Threats

  In October, the E.U. told Cambodia it had 12 months to reverse its crackdown on critics, civil society and the media or risk being suspended from the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme, which allows Cambodian products duty-free access to E.U. markets.

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  Cambodia and Nepal Sign Agreements to Bolster Ties

  The countries signed four agreements during the visit, including an exemption on visa requirements for members of the diplomatic service.

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  Rainsy ‘Assumes Control’ of Cambodia’s Opposition in Exile

  The announcement was made at a gathering of overseas party members in Atlanta, GA, this week, which was billed as the first Cambodia National Rescue Party world congress outside the country and supporters of Sokha had opposed.

• ០៤ ធ្នូ ២០១៨

  Cambodia to Ease Restrictions on Opposition as EU Considers Trade Relationship

  In a statement on Monday, the foreign ministry said: “In order to further promote democracy and the rule of law, the National Assembly is reviewing legal provisions to enable individuals who were banned from politics to resume their political activities.”

• ៣០ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Cambodian Opposition Divided Over Plans for Party Congress

  The gathering by ‘overseas’ CNRP members is set to be held in Atlanta, GA. on Saturday and Sunday.

• ៣០ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Cambodian Women Fight for Grassroots Political Participation

  Experts say women remain underrepresented in politics in Cambodia.

• ២៨ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Cambodian City Targets Chinese Businesses for Misspelled Signs

  The move also comes amid rising anti-Chinese sentiment in Cambodia following a spike in Chinese immigration.

• ២៤ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Cambodian Inventor Shares Creative Insights, Plans for the Future

  After two years at university, Thul Rithy decided to quit, opting to teach himself English and explore the country by bicycle to gain inspiration.

• ២៣ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  US-Funded Project ‘We Next’ Aims to Empower Young Cambodian Women Entrepreneurs

  The five-year project will be run in three major cities: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang.

• ២៣ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Outgoing US Ambassador Calls on Cambodia to Mend Damaged Relations

  Hun Sen did not reportedly respond to Heidt’s comments regarding political reconciliation or the release of Sokha.

• ២៣ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Cambodian Faces Legal Battle to Remain in US After Release From Jail

  Phal Sok was released early, in 2015, for good conduct under an initiative aimed at aiding juvenile offenders, but was later detained by ICE for deportation to Cambodia under the rules of a repatriation agreement signed between the US and Cambodia in 2002.

• ២១ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Minister Says ‘No More Suspects’ to Be Tried for Khmer Rouge Crimes

  Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Cambodia had agreed to only investigate crimes by the most senior Khmer Rouge leaders, which meant the work of the Khmer Rouge tribunal was “all complete”.

• ២១ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Two Decades On, Cambodia’s Revolutionary Capital Embraces Capitalism and Karaoke

  As senior Khmer Rouge leaders are convicted of genocide, survivors of the regime’s last stand seek to put the past behind them.

• ២១ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៨

  Hun Sen Denies Claims Chinese Port Could Be Used as Naval Base

  Hun Sen said that he would not allow Cambodia to become a “stage for conflict” or for “testing ideologies or arms”.

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