Sameth Mell, who champions social justice for Southeast Asian refugees and other immigrants, calls his work ‘a personal imperative'.
Cambodia’s economy relies heavily on textile manufacturing, tourism, real estate and construction, which are all easily impacted by political upheaval, analysts said.
Cambodians are heading to pagodas to give offerings, putting aside concerns over their country’s future.
The remarks came a few days after Hun Sen called on Cambodians to learn Mandarin Chinese as part of a wider pivot towards Beijing.
Radio Free Asia last week announced the closure of its news bureau in Cambodia after 20 years of operation.
Less known than Hmong and Montagnard fighters, the ethnic Cambodians have congressional, veteran allies who want their efforts recognized.
More than 1,600 Americans remain unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnam war, with about 48 thought to be missing in Cambodia.
More than 550 Cambodians have been deported since the signing of the agreement between the two countries in 2002.
For many, the closure of the paper after almost 25 years was heartbreaking and marked a dramatic attack on freedom of the press.
Trade between China and Cambodia rose to $4.8 billion last year, up by about $200 million compared with 2015.
In August, CNN reported that President Donald Trump’s administration would impose visa sanctions on four countries, including Cambodia, over their refusal to accept deportees.
Son Chhay, the opposition party’s chief whip, said the party believed that international pressure on Phnom Penh would lead to an easing of tensions.
In a statement on Tuesday, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said it “regrets and expresses the grave concern over the nuclear test” North Korea conducted on September 3.
Rock band from Phnom Penh gives the US a taste of golden-era Cambodian music, from the time before the murderous Khmer Rouge tried to erase all cultural influences.
The Daily closed on September 4 after more than 24 years amid a standoff with the country’s tax agency, which handed it a $6.3 million tax bill last month.
Hun Sen has recently said he will rule Cambodia for a further decade, bringing his reign to over 40 years.
In the interview, Sam Rainsy, the former Cambodia National Rescue Party president said Cambodia was moving towards outright dictatorship.
The last issue of the Cambodia Daily ran with a black and white cover containing the names of many of the paper’s staff going back to the early 1990s.
Hun Sen has claimed that the U.S. and Canadian governments had conspired with Kem Sokha to overthrow the government in a “color revolution”.
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