Hun Sen aims at balancing US, Vietnamese and Chinese interests for Cambodia’s benefit. by Sebastian Strangio, YaleGlobal, 16 May 2012 Balance and power: Chinese President Hu Jintao with host Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (top); construction site of Chinese Stung Tatai Hydropower Dam project As delegates touched down in Cambodia’s capital for the 20th Summit of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hun Sen’
15 May
Phnom Penh: PM Hun Sen and Cambodia Beer.
PM Hun Sen and the culture of beer drinking in Cambodia - Enjoy it, but be aware it’s is not as refreshing as a fresh Cambodian draught beer! hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
2 May
Cambodia: UN human rights office concerned over murder of Cambodian environment activist.
The United Nations human rights office voiced concern over last week’s murder of an outspoken Cambodian environmental activist and human rights defender, whom it said had worked fearlessly to expose illegal logging and corruption in the country. Chut Wutty was shot and killed last Thursday in south-western Cambodia, according to Rupert Colville, a spokesperson for [...]
5 Apr
20th ASEAN Summit – Chairman Hun Sen and his “bald headed doctor”.
Leaders of the 10-nation ASEAN bloc have laid the final groundwork for the establishment of an integrated economic community by 2015. But rifts have emerged over how to handle Chinese hegemony following the 20th annual summit of the group in Phnom Penh. by Luke Hunt. Luke Hunt is a South-east Asia correspondent for The Diplomat [...]
3 Apr
China, Cambodia Agree to Speed up Implementation of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
China and Cambodia will work more quickly on an action plan for the implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries. The joint statement, issued at the end of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to Cambodia, said the two sides agreed to maintain the good tradition of high-level visits and [...]
1 Apr
ASEAN: Chinese influence runs deep in Cambodia.
Hu Jintao wants Cambodia help on China Sea dispute, pledges aid. Is China buying Cambodia’s silence? China’s influence runs deep in Cambodia as the government depends heavily on Chinese aid as well as economic and political cooperation. China’s President Hu Jintao (L) and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) sit for a witness during a [...]
9 Feb
Cambodia: Forced evictions continue across the country.
An independent analyst says the Cambodian government faces the possibility of more protests if forced evictions continue across the country. January was a particularly violent month for evictions, with residents of the Phnom Penh neighborhood of Borei Keila in violent clashes with police and the shooting of four villagers by rubber plantation guards at a [...]
8 Feb
Cambodia: Economic growth and what’s behind it.
By Vong Chandara, 31-yr-old Designer Translated from French. —————————————————————————– Based on forecast announced by Hun Sen, Cambodia’s GDP would increase from $830 in late 2010 to $1000 dollars in 2013. According to him also, in the medium term, economic growth is expected to be at least around 6% per year. Moreover, according to government statistics, [...]
29 Jan
Cambodia: Senate Election Day.
The senate election for the 3rd mandate takes place today. The election will last between 7AM and 3PM on Sunday 29 January 2012. During the 3rd mandate, only two major parties are competing: the CPP and the SRP. 57 seats among a total of 61 are at stake. The National Election Cheating (NEC) committee will [...]
8 Jan
Cambodia: January 7th, 1979 – Liberation or “Occupation” Day?
On January 7, 1979, the Cambodian People’s Party – then called the National United Front for the Salvation of Kampuchea – ousted the Khmer Rouge regime from Phnom Penh with the backing of the Vietnamese, beginning a decade-long occupation of Cambodia by Vietnamese armed forces. Victory over Genocide Day. Prime Minister Hun Sen Friday addressed [...]
