Police are underpaid and short-staffed, while Cambodia’s patronage-based bureaucracy means that people tend to be promoted based on alliances, not competency or integrity. According to the National Police, 2,969 crimes were committed last year, up from 2,817 in 2017. The number stands in contrast to the nation’s bulging prison population, however. In November, Interior Minister
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: CHINESE EXPANSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Op-Ed: War on the Rocks CHARLES EDELMAY 9, 2019 COMMENTARY Beijing’s geopolitical moves continue to obfuscate its larger designs, surprise observers, and render the United States and its allies reactive. The prospect of a Chinese naval base in Cambodia offers a case in point. This issue
Champagne With Dictators Posted Mon 30 Jul 2018, 9:49pmUpdated Fri 3 Aug 2018, 12:15pm Op-Ed: Four Corners Australia accused of failing to stand up for democracy as Cambodia descends into dictatorship. “You don’t drink champagne with the dictators.” Opposition Leader For more than three decades Cambodia has been ruled by one man, Prime Minister Hun Sen, who came
ខ្ញុំគិតថាដល់ពេលដែលត្រូវស្តាប់និងធ្វើតាមអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតអោយសមាជិកឃុំ-សង្កាត់ទាំងអស់នោះហើយ អោយទៅអង្គុយតវ៉ានៅចំពោះមុខតុលាការក្នុងការកោះហៅតំណាងរបស់ពួកគេ ដោយសុខចិត្តចូលគុកបើគេចាប់ដាក់គុកនិងមិនញញើតជាមួយការគំរាមឬការអុចអាល…ខ្មែរក្នុងនិងក្រៅប្រទេសនឹងជួយស្រាក់ដៃគ្នាជាថវិការជួលមេធាវីខ្លាំងៗការពារពួកគេនៅចំពោះមុខច្បាប់។ I think that this is time to listen and follow the will of voters of CNRP commune-sanghat leaders. They could shoulder to protest at the court of those verdicts against their representatives. They accept to sleep in prison if they are arrested. They will not fear by threat or discouraged by inciting.
