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).

Myanmar’s Military Regime Merits the Isolation of Apartheid South Africa

The daily slaughter of innocents in Myanmar is a tragic wake-up call to the international community that it must isolate regimes which murder their...

No Irreversible Fait Accompli in Cambodia’s Political Crisis

Cambodia’s prime minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for 36 years, is now facing an unprecedented political crisis. This results from the...

Cambodia’s Mass Show Trial Gives Green Light to Magnitsky Sanctions

Even witch trials allowed the accused to be present. The ongoing mass show trial of supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP)...

The World Health Organization Must Revise Its Stance on Covid-19 Immunity Passports

Health authorities will be making a grave mistake if they don’t distinguish between those who have recovered from COVID-19 and others who need urgent...

Economic Recovery Depends on Putting COVID-19 Immunity to Best Use

Policies on managing the end of COVID-19 deconfinements continue to take insufficient account of the immunity acquired by those who have had the illness. The...

What Is Protecting Cambodians From COVID-19?

The visit to Cambodia of Hungarian Foreign Minister Pieter Szijjártó at the start of this month did not go entirely as planned. Having tested...

Cambodian and Thai Democrats Are Fighting the Same Battle

Supporters of democracy in Cambodia and Thailand are engaged in the same struggle to achieve free, just and modern societies. There are reasons to...

Immunity Passport or CommonPass Is Inevitable as COVID-19 Recoveries Keep Climbing

Time works in favour of the creation of COVID-19 immunity passports. Forgotten amid the fast-growing totals of global COVID-19 infections and deaths is the fast-growing...

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