Hun Manet’s succession may be a fait accompli, but his democratic legitimacy will depend on how the CPP handles the upcoming elections
Taking on PM Hun Sen's ruling party, which holds all 125 seats in the National Assembly, the Candlelight Party is not expected to come near the 55 seats secured by the opposition a decade ago
The CPP has shown its ability to transform the political landscape in the past five years, effectively becoming a one-party state. But that’s not sustainable, said Sebastian Strangio, and now the ruling party is trying to figure out how far it can turn the democratic spigot.
Graphic designer creates book to help her children and others connect with Khmer culture
The Freedom House report shows Cambodia underperformed on the violation of internet users’ rights, especially on the failure of laws to protect freedom of expression, the requiring of internet service providers to aid the government in monitoring users and the penalizing of online activity
After playing in the Unites States, Australia and France, “Bangsokol” will play for Cambodian audiences during the Arts4Peace festival that commences this week on November 14. The 10-day festival will celebrate three generations of artists and cultural workers
“It’s a joyful, defiant celebration of Cambodian artists as they existed before the Khmer Rouge tried to destroy them,” Yee told VOA Khmer.
After premiering earlier this year, “Last Night I Saw You Smiling” picked up NETPAC Award for best Asian film in February at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. It won the Special Jury Award for International Documentary Feature at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May
Reports of a secret military deal between Cambodia and China have sparked increased tensions between the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. With bilateral interactions at a new low, experts say it is up to the U.S. to refresh the relationship soon or risk further alienation of Cambodia.
Murphy will face a government that has pivoted towards China, which has invested billions of dollars and provided geopolitical cover for Cambodia’s poor human rights record.
Bopha Malone lost her bid to become a Democratic candidate but she was part of a wave of women running for office, a move that “inspired” younger women in the community to follow her.
A dozen leading businesswomen participated in a US-sponsored training program to learn the business management, partnership and leadership skills needed to expand their enterprises despite cultural barriers.
The long-serving Washington Khmer community leader Tun Sovan recently retired from his community leader role after some four decades of public service.
While women own the majority of businesses in Cambodia, they lack access to finance, training, mentoring, and other information that would allow them to grow their businesses.
Beginning late last month, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, which is now administered by the Ministry of Culture, began a multi-year project to conserve 3,000 to 5,000 cloth artifacts, funded with a $55,000 grant from the U.S. government.
Lowell, which has almost a majority of minorities and a history of all-white governing bodies, elected Cambodian- Americans to City Council and school board, which now has its first-ever minority member
On the eve of elections for city council and school committee, a judge clears the way for Lowell and minority residents to face off in court over voting rights.
Some claim the city violates their voting rights by adhering to a winner-take-all electoral system that is silencing minorities, which make up almost half the population
In what was once expected to be the year when voters in Lowell, Massachusetts, voted a Cambodian-American from onto the City Council, most voters care more about high school’s fate
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