Cambodia politics

For the CPP government, the dispute is a handy distraction from the other serious challenges facing the country.

Ouk Mao, 49, faces a raft of criminal charges connected to his reporting on land grabs by well-connected companies in protected areas.

Some private educational institutions have established ties to corrupt tycoons and crime-linked entities, while the public system is reliant on philanthropy – often from those very same sources.

Rong Chhun is accused of "incitement" by making public comments about online scamming operations and the Cambodia-Vietnam border.

A new UN report exposes the scam industry’s global growth – but countering it demands realism about sovereign complicity.

Civil society groups have helped push the country's judiciary in the direction of greater accountability. They are in dire need of international support.

Very few French-Cambodians attended last month's trial of two bodyguards of ex-PM Hun Sen. It's probably no coincidence.

In a tranquil compound at the foot of sacred Mount Kulen, a former opposition politician is preparing his followers for the apocalypse.

Two Cambodian generals are on trial in absentia for the bloody 1997 attack, which left at least 16 people dead.

The Cambodian government still hasn't offered a convincing explanation for why it is outlawing the "denial" of Khmer Rouge atrocities.

Why was the environmental journalist blocked from re-entering the country that he has called home since 2019?

The ruling party's power "stems from control over state institutions, security forces, and economic resources rather than genuine popular support."