Sam Rainsy

Sam Rainsy, Cambodia’s finance minister from 1993 to 1994, is the co-founder and acting leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).

World’s $20 Billion Investment in Cambodia’s Democracy Can Still Be Saved

Since the Paris Peace Agreements (PPAs) on Cambodia in October 1991, the world has poured billions of dollars into the attempt to create a...

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Shows His Weakness With Post-election Repression

Many observers have been surprised by the new wave of political repression which has taken place in Cambodia since the communal elections of June 5.   Prime Minister...

Russia’s War on Ukraine Highlights Global Need to Defend Democracy

Russia's war on Ukraine may prove to be the turning point when the free countries of the world realized that democratic freedoms have to...

Cambodia Peace Treaty Shows How to Give Peace a Chance in Ukraine

The peace treaty signed in 1991 to end the war in Cambodia which had raged since the ousting of the Pol Pot regime in...

Ray of Hope From Paris for Victims of Political Violence in Cambodia

Today we commemorate the 18th anniversary of the assassination in Phnom Penh of popular trade union leader Chea Vichea on Jan. 22, 2004. Those...

LINE Can Protect Users by Confirming Messages Sent by Cambodia’s Hun Sen

The Japan-based LINE messaging app has the chance to strengthen the protection of its users and prevent unjust government punishment. It can do so by providing crucial evidence in...

Cambodia Is Being Turned Into a Political Advert for Chinese Vaccines

Cambodia has achieved an impressive rate of vaccination against COVID-19. In mid-November, 79% of the population had been fully vaccinated with two doses, putting...

Cambodia Doomed to Repeat 2018 Electoral Farce Until Opposition CNRP Reinstated

Cambodia risks repeating the electoral farce of 2018 when the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won all the seats in a bogus exercise which...

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