Samdech Techo Hun Sen

Cambodian PM decides not to close human rights group founded by jailed opposition leader

PHNOM PENH - Muslimchronicle

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Saturday that the government had decided not to shut down the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), a NGO founded by jailed opposition leader Kem Sokha. The prime minister said the decision was made after the CCHR provided a clear explanation about its human rights activities and the Ministry of InteriorRead more

Cambodian PM says any U.S. aid cut not affect his gov't

Phnom Penh - Muslimchronicle

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Sunday called for the United States to cut all of its foreign aid to the country, saying any cut in aid would not affect his government. "I welcome the U.S. cut in aid to the (Cambodian) National Election Committee," he said in a speech during a get-together with more than 4,000 garmentRead more

Cambodia arrests over 6,100 drug suspects in 3 months

Phnom Penh - ArabToday

Cambodian authorities have arrested 6,132 drug suspects in 2,677 cases in the first three months of a six-month anti-drug campaign that launched on January 1, said the Interior Ministry's latest report on Monday. The report said 3,063 people including 403 females were arrested for trafficking illicit drugs, and 3,069 including 225 females were caught for using drugs. It added thatRead more

Cambodian PM to attend launching ceremony of trade center in China

Phnom Penh - Xinhua

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will attend the launching ceremony of the Cambodia's Trade Center in Xi'an, capital of northwestern China's Shaanxi province, in May, a senior official said on Monday. The prime minister confirmed his participation after Shaanxi Governor Hu Heping extended an invitation to him during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, saidRead more

Vietnamese FM to pay working visit to Cambodia next week

Phnom Penh - ArabToday

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will pay a working visit to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, from March 13 to 15 to attend two meetings, said a Cambodian Foreign Ministry statement on Friday. The two meetings are the 9th Meeting on Cooperation and Development of the Cambodia-Vietnam Border Provinces and the 15th Meeting of the Cambodia-Vietnam Joint Commission (JC)Read more

Cambodia's tourism earns $3.4 bln in 2016: PM

Phnom Penh - Xinhua

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that the kingdom's tourism sector earned gross revenue of 3.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. The Southeast Asian nation attracted 5 million international visitors last year, a 5-percent rise year-on-year, according to a tourism data. Among them were 830,000 Chinese, accounting for 16.6 percent of the foreign tourists to CambodiaRead more

Cambodia amends law to ban convicted politicians from leading political party

Phnom Penth - ArabToday

The National Assembly of Cambodia on Monday amended the Law on Political Parties to bar convicted politicians from leading a political party, despite a boycott from the opposition's lawmakers. Under the legal changes, the Supreme Court will be allowed to dissolve any political party over the conviction of a party top leader and ban its entire leadership from political involvementRead more

Cambodian PM says growth remains robust over next 2 years

Phnom Penh - ArabToday

Cambodia's economic growth was predicted to stay healthy over the next two years, driven by garment export, tourism, construction, and agriculture, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Wednesday. "Cambodia is expected to maintain its annual growth of 7 percent in 2017 and 2018," he said during the opening ceremony of the 2017 Business Summit. The Southeast Asian countryRead more

Cambodia burns 22,418 marijuana plants in southern province

Phnom Penh - Arab Today

Cambodian police destroyed 22,418 marijuana plants in the southern Takeo province during raids on Friday, the National Police website reported. Police raided on four locations in Kiri Vong district's Preah Bat Chonchum community along the Vietnamese border, and seized the cannabis as the growers fled, said Lieutenant Colonel Yuk Sarath, police chief of Kiri Vong district. "We had cut theRead more

Cambodia's Appeal Court upholds guilty verdict for opposition leader in Facebook "likes" case

Phnom Penh - Arab Today

Cambodia's Appeal Court on Thursday upheld the verdict of a lower court ordering self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy to pay 6,250 U.S. dollars in fine and compensation for accusing a senior official of seeking to boost Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen's Facebook popularity by buying fake "likes". "The Appeal Court decides to uphold the Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC)'sRead more