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Cambodia Should Halt 'Forced Evictions' at Angkor Wat: Amnesty

"These are forced evictions in disguise and on a mass scale. People were pressured to volunteer and made to feel fearful of reprisals if they refused to leave or challenged the evictions," Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty's deputy regional director for campaigns, said in a statement.

Peace Is on Cambodia’s Ballot, However Voters Define It

The CPP has shown its ability to transform the political landscape in the past five years, effectively becoming a one-party state. But that’s not sustainable, said Sebastian Strangio, and now the ruling party is trying to figure out how far it can turn the democratic spigot.

Cambodia's Hun Sen Rejects Concerns China Will Station Forces at New Seaport

Prime Minister Hun Sen rejects suggestions that any foreign troops would be stationed there, saying the base is part of Cambodia's right to defend its territory

Cambodian Women Vulnerable to Domestic Violence Due to Lack of Protection, Punishment

Women suffer domestic violence and are reluctant to divorce because of conservative attitudes and flawed law enforcement, activists say.

A Once-Forgotten Jungle Army Remembers Journalist Nate Thayer

American journalist Nate Thayer, best known for his coverage of the end of the Khmer Rouge and the emergence of modern Cambodia, died in early January at the age of 62. A unique group of Southeast Asian refugees recently held a memorial service in his honor.

Can Cambodia’s Push for Justice Outlast the Khmer Rouge Tribunal?

For the past 15 years, a unique experiment in international justice played out in a repurposed Army headquarters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Hundreds of lawyers, translators, staffers and service workers mad

Q&A: US Sees No Chance of Fair Election Under Myanmar Junta 

State Department counselor Derek Chollet also tells VOA that Russian support for military rulers will only prompt redoubling of US support for pro-democracy factions 

Taiwan Broadcaster Aims to Fill Gaps in Coverage

Newcomer TaiwanPlus goes beyond traditional coverage of China to give audiences a fuller picture of life in Taiwan

Japan to Downgrade Disease Status of COVID-19

Disease will be treated same as seasonal influenza

FBI Chief Says He's 'Deeply Concerned' by China's AI Program

Christopher Wray says Beijing's AI ambitions were 'built on top of massive troves of intellectual property and sensitive data that they've stolen over the years'

Malaysian Landslide Victims May Have Been on Land Not Intended for Recreation, Farming