Colin Meyn
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Shaken Diplomacy
A grenade attack on an opposition rally in 1997 rocked Cambodian politics, and left the U.S. ambassador in a precarious position → Read More
Twenty Years Later, Remembering a Grenade Attack That Killed 17
Alain Gascuel, the editor of French-language journal Cambodge Nouveau, was perusing the paintings at shop-front galleries across from the National Museum in Phnom Penh on a Sunday morning when he heard the first explosion. His camera was at home, but his motorbike was parked outside and he headed straight to the scene—or at least tried to. → Read More
Sok An’s Fiefdom to Be Split Up, Hun Sen Says
Reversing the course of “continuity” laid out by a government spokesman this week, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday declared that the sprawling portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister Sok An would be spread among ministries. → Read More
After Bomb, Governor Wants ATMs Moved, More Security
After a makeshift explosive shattered the glass of a Canadia Bank ATM on Russian Boulevard in Phnom Penh on Saturday night, municipal governor Pa Socheatvong on Tuesday said banks should increase security or move their cash machines out of public places. → Read More
King Wades Into Politics With Call for Fearless Vote
In a letter that began circulating online Monday, King Norodom Sihamoni calls for Cambodians to head to local polls in June and vote for whomever they please without fear, just days after leaving the signing of highly controversial legal changes to Senate President Say Chhum. → Read More
Sok An, Minister of ‘Many Arms,’ Dies at 66
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, a ruling party stalwart who has been likened to “a Hindu god with 48 arms” for his control over a dizzying array of government bodies, including the Council of Ministers, died in Beijing on Wednesday evening. He was 66. → Read More
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An Dies at 66
Sok An, whose path to becoming one of the most powerful men in Cambodia traced the career of Prime Minister Hun Sen, died on Wednesday evening, according to a government spokesman. He was 66. → Read More
Feud Between Government, UN Rights Office Continues
While the government agreed at the end of last year to let the U.N.’s human rights office continue operating in the country for two more years, the debate over the body’s role in Cambodia is far from finished, as illustrated by the past few days. → Read More
New CNRP Leadership Set to Be Approved at Party Congress
Opposition leader Kem Sokha and his three deputies—Pol Ham, Mu Sochua and Eng → Read More
Police Arrest Foreign Photographer Near CNRP’s HQ
An American photographer was arrested and detained for about four hours on Tuesday after drawing the ire of police deployed near the CNRP’s headquarters in Phnom Penh. → Read More
Sandal Led Police to Battambang Attacker
An Australian woman who was assaulted in Battambang City last week said that a police account—which claimed that she had drunkenly driven into her attacker—was false, adding that the suspect was identified because he was wearing one of her flip-flops. → Read More
King’s Letter Does Not Call for Fraud Probe
Claims by the government that King Norodom Sihamoni explicitly requested an investigation into a petition from the CNRP submitted to the Royal Palace this week appear to be fictitious, as a copy of the letter from the king was made public on Friday. → Read More
Amnesty Mobilizes for Adhoc Five
Amnesty International has designated four human rights officers and an election official who were jailed earlier this month as “prisoners of conscience” and will call on millions of members around the world to petition the government for their release. → Read More
Government Threatens Media Outlets Over Titles
The Ministry of Information on Thursday ordered media outlets to refer to Prime Minister Hun Sen and other top CPP officials using their royally bestowed honorific “samdech” or have their license to operate in the country revoked. → Read More
US Man Disputes Sex Crimes After Arrest
An American man who was arrested on Thursday after allegedly violating a court order related to a child sex crime case in the U.S. said on Sunday at Phnom Penh’s Calmette Hospital—where police are allowing him to receive treatment for an injured leg until his deportation—that the allegations were false. → Read More
For CNRP, Little to Show for Touted Graft Body
The National Assembly’s opposition-led anti-corruption commission, which was touted as one of the CNRP's major victories in a post-election political deal, has mostly been silent since it was created in mid-2014. → Read More
CNRP to Oppose PM’s New Cabinet, Consider Draft Union Law
The opposition CNRP plans to vote against a reshuffle of the prime minister’s cabinet during a plenary session of parliament today, but will wait to see what changes have been made to a controversial union law before deciding how to vote, a party spokesman said on Sunday. → Read More
Namhong Brings Fresh Suit Against Rainsy
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has filed a fresh lawsuit in France against opposition leader Sam Rainsy over a Facebook post that reiterated claims that Mr. Namhong ran a Khmer Rouge prison camp, according to Mr. Rainsy. → Read More
Skepticism, Some Hope Over Cabinet Reshuffle
Observers and opposition politicians characterized Prime Minister Hun Sen's mid-term cabinet reshuffle as a shrewd public relations maneuver but remained skeptical as to its ultimate impact. → Read More
CNRP to ‘Keep Quiet’ and Focus on Coming Elections
With commune elections set for next year and the national election in 2018, the CNRP will continue its strategy of avoiding confrontation at all costs, according to a statement released after a meeting of senior party officials in Manila over the past two days. → Read More