Sam Rainsy

Asia Pacific / Politics Nov 10, 2019

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha freed from house arrest

More than two years after he was arrested and charged with treason, Cambodia on Sunday freed opposition leader Kem Sokha from house arrest, but the charges remain and he is banned from politics and from leaving the country. Pressure has been growing on Hun Sen, ...

National / Politics Jul 27, 2018

Untangling Japan's curious support for Cambodia's 'undemocratic' election

by Tomohiro Osaki

As democracies across the globe distance themselves from Cambodia's general election, widely slammed as a sham, Japan has conspicuously gone out of its way to recognize it. Its apparent motive: win back the heart of Prime Minister Hun Sen as the Cambodian leader cozies ...