A delegation from Cambodian Living Arts, which fosters Khmer art and culture, is visiting the US, seeking more support for its work.
A staffer at the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, Khoun Sopheak had been in Nepal since August 2014, studying media and human rights issues there.
Final draft of the 26th ASEAN Chairman's Statement, obtained by VOA Khmer, says the group will call for intensified consultations on a code of conduct for the South China Sea.
More than 4,000 families across four provinces and in Phnom Penh are now dealing with the loss of land, housing or businesses, since the government began to fix its railways, in 2006.
In the US, many Cambodians say the Khmer New Year is a way to keep their traditions alive.
Hang Puthea, the ninth member of the new National Election Committee, said in an interview with VOA Khmer he will work hard for positive change.
Asean’s 10 member countries are working toward creating a regional bloc that would open up a free flow of goods and services across the region, much of it by the end of this year.
The rights and development workers met with a delegation led by House Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, which is on a tour of Asia.
Asean countries, including Cambodia, are reforming their development and tax policies to conform with a regional norm.
“If both parties can’t work together, the losers are the entire Cambodian people,” Chheang Vannarith, a lecturer at the University of Leeds, said.
Nancy Pelosi wrapped up two days of meetings in Cambodia on Tuesday, having met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and key rights and democracy workers.
The senior opposition lawmaker will be questioned on April 8 over violent demonstrations held in Phnom Penh in July of last year.
Judge Mark Harmon charged former Khmer Rouge cadre Ao An, better known as Ta An, with a raft of atrocity crimes associated with an execution site and two security centers, according to a tribunal statement issued Friday.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday criticized the visit of First Lady Michelle Obama, saying her 'Let Girls Learn' initiative is not funding the education of Cambodian girls.
The UN and Cambodian sides of the court have been at odds at numerous times since the tribunal’s inception, in 2006.
Cambodian officials said over the weekend they hope her visit will also shine a positive light on the country and encourage more visitors to come.
John Ciorciari said Obama’s trip can help the relationship between the two countries, but Cambodia’s rights record remains a problem.
Some critics are skeptical the program will work, especially in the face of poverty, corruption and poor governance.
Global Witness has reported a major timber operation by the Try Pheap Group, which belongs to a powerful businessman of the same name.
Representatives from Coca-Cola and Pepsi both said in emails to VOA Khmer that they are not aware of sugar in their supply chain supplied by rights violators.
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