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Hun Manet Backs Down On Tax, but He Cannot Deny a Hike Is Coming
By David Hutt
If the new-look government is to fulfill its grand economic promises, it will need to vastly increase domestic revenue collection.
Could Cambodia’s New Prime Minister Release Theary Seng?
By Luke Hunt
With a new administration in office, the family of the imprisoned Khmer-American lawyer hope for her freedom.
Cambodia To Block Release of Chinese Cyber-Scam Film
By Sebastian Strangio
The Ministry of Culture claims that “No More Bets," which has topped the box office in China, could damage the country's reputation.
UN Report Details Massive Scale of Southeast Asia’s ‘Scamdemic’
By Sebastian Strangio
The region's multibillion-dollar cyber-scam industry is being supported by "one of the largest coordinated trafficking in persons operations in history."
Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base Upgrade and Implications for Thailand
By Tita Sanglee
Should it eventuate, a Chinese naval presence on the Gulf of Thailand would place the country in a tricky position.
Cambodian Opposition Activist Imprisoned For Passing Fraudulent Checks
By Sebastian Strangio
The case, which the opposition Candlelight Party has denounced as politically motivated, is another early sign that the new Cambodian administration will be much like its predecessor.
Cambodia’s Thin-Skinned Princelings Are Forcing Newspapers Out Of The Country. It Isn’t All Bad.
By David Hutt
Given the perils of producing meaningful journalism within Cambodia, the future of the country's media might well lie abroad.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain
By Sebastian Strangio
The author of a new book on Cambodia reflects on the long career of the former PM and international attempt to foster democracy in a conflict-torn nation.
ASEAN Kicks off Joint Military Exercise Near Batam Island
By Sebastian Strangio
The ASEAN Solidarity Exercise, which runs until September 23, is the first joint military drill that the Southeast Asian bloc has conducted on its own.
Cambodian Ministry Threatens Independent Media Outlet With Closure
By Sebastian Strangio
The Ministry of Agriculture says that CambojaNews could go the way of VOD, a bilingual news site that was shut down in February.
An Illustrious Photographer on Warzones and Hollywood
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Roland Neveu.
This Week in Asia: September 15, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.