Cambodia politics

Sam Rainsy is accused of plotting to cede four Cambodian provinces to the country's indigenous peoples.

The Cambodian leader may have wanted simply to clear his name – but there is another, more chilling, explanation.

Exiled opposition figure Sam Rainsy had accused Prime Minister Hun Sen of responsibility for the deaths of a leading Cambodian trade unionist and the former chief of police.

Son Chhay of the Candlelight Party has been ordered to pay $750,000 for questioning the fairness of this year's commune election.

For decades, politicians on all sides of the political spectrum have framed the country's choice as one between salvation and extinction.

There are numerous signs that the long-planned transition of power from the prime minister to his son may happen sooner rather than later.

The 37 defendants are accused of "incitement to treason" over an opposition politician's failed attempt to return to Cambodia from exile in early 2021.

Sam Rainsy has finally received his day in court – but in Paris rather than in Phnom Penh.

As the country heads toward national elections next year, the government is seeking to neutralize the influence of opposition leaders living in exile abroad.

Unity offers the only hope for defeating Prime Minister Hun Sen – but cynicism and egotism stand in the way.

For nearly seven years, Prime Minister Hun Sen has used every legal trick at his disposal to exclude his main rival from the country's political life.

It is unclear when Hun Sen will give up the prime ministership, but the country's long-planned transition is in many ways already in progress.