Gallup finds: 'In no other country in the world is there greater inequality between the rich and poor in their ability to afford food'
In his first cabinet meeting on Thursday, Hun Manet pledged wide-ranging economic reforms aimed at making Cambodia a "high-income country" by 2050. "The next 25 years will be a new cycle for Cambodia," he said in a televised speech.
45-year-old Hun Manet elected by Cambodia’s parliament weeks after 71-year-old Hun Sen announces son as heir apparent
Cambodia's government is undergoing a generational change, as Hun Sen hands off the premiership to his eldest son, Hun Manet, and many key Cabinet ministers are being replaced — most also by the children or relatives of incumbents.
Convict, who was serving a drug sentence, remains at large; six suspects are in custody, police say
From Friday through Sunday, 2,116 pieces of ordnance were collected by deminers from the Cambodian Mine Action Center, the government agency's director general, Heng Ratana, posted on Facebook.
So Farina, DC-Cam’s principal deputy director, told VOA Khmer the organization hoped the medical students would take a leadership role in treating Khmer Rouge survivors, understand how to engage with the older patients and recognize their health conditions.
Hun Manet assures Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Cambodia’s new government will maintain 'unchanged stance' on Bejing’s one-China policy and a 'non-interference policy' toward China
Thousands of Cambodians have become victims of real estate financing schemes and are now struggling to pay back loans
Among those expected to be in the new cabinet are Cham Nimul, daughter of industry minister Cham Prasidh, Sar Sokha, son of interior minister Sar Kheng and Tea Seiha, son of defense minister Tea Banh.
The legislature is expected to meet on Aug. 22 to vote to approve Hun Manet, who has given no clues on his vision for Cambodia and its 16 million people.
The move came after his Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won a landslide victory in an election last month condemned by the United States, United Nations and the European Union as not free or fair.
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