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).
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Several governments, including that of the US, have signed contracts worth billions of dollars with drug developers in an attempt to ensure that they...
Learning About COVID-19 From Those Who Don’t Have It
When Edward Jenner, a young English doctor at the end of the eighteenth century, produced the first smallpox vaccination, he was unaware of the...
Global Banks Share Responsibility for Cambodia’s Microfinance Disaster
Cambodia’s microfinance loans are a slow-motion car crash with millions of victims, for which the world’s banks share responsibility. The Cambodian League for the Promotion...
Hun Sen Struggles to Convince Himself That His Dynasty Is Real
For a leader whose hands are stained in blood, power means impunity. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s claims that he will stay in power for...
Hun Sen Is Responsible for Safety of Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh
The abduction of exiled Thai political activist Wanchalerm Satsaksit, seized near his apartment in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 4, marks a serious escalation in...
Lack of COVID-19 Vaccination Means Immunity Passports Essential
Immunity passports or certificates are simple common sense and a precious tool to safely restart the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. This health document...
Why Are Southeast Asia, India and Africa Relatively Spared by COVID-19?
In my article in The Geopolitics on May 13, "Why Southeast Asia Is Relatively Spared by COVID-19", I presented the cases of five countries in Southeast...
Why Southeast Asia Is Relatively Spared by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the planet with the global death toll now close to 300,000. But the deaths seem to be concentrated...
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