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US to Cambodia: AUKUS Sub Deal Is Not Nuclear Proliferation

Cambodia's prime minister had called the US sale of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines to Australia 'the starting point of a very dangerous arms race' in the Indo-Pacific region

China, Philippines Territorial Claims Trigger Buoy Battle in South China Sea

Latest round in spat over contested waters comes as Manila warms to Washington, including giving the US access to more military bases

Philippine Lawmakers Target Online Casino Operators in Bid to Crack Down on Human Trafficking

NGOs say human traffickers have lured as many as 100-thousand across Asia into “fraud-factories”

UN Chief Implicitly Criticizes Cambodia's Upcoming Elections After Top Opposition Party Ban

U.N. spokesman told reporters, “The secretary-general reiterates that inclusive elections, in which a plurality of views and voter choices is represented, are important to engender confidence in the electoral process and underpin the ability of Cambodia’s people to exercise their democratic rights."

U.S. Troubled by Cambodia Preventing Opposition Party from Election Participation

Return of Chinese Tourists to Thailand Has Pros, Cons

Chinese visitors' post-pandemic return to Thailand may not be a panacea for the tourism-dependent country, some analysts say

Cambodian Union Leader Jailed over Casino Strike

She was first arrested in January last year at a protest site near the casino and was charged with incitement, a common tactic authorities use against activists, before being re-arrested in November.

Cambodian Opposition Party Loses Bid to Overturn Election Ban

"We are so regretful... Our party was rejected (from the polls), we are so disappointed," Candlelight Party (CP) spokesman Kimsour Phirith told AFP. He said CP had hoped to take part in the elections "to restore the base of democracy in our country".

Cambodian Land Activists Arrested for Allegedly Inciting Farmers to Hate the Rich

The arrests in Ratanakiri province came as Cambodia prepares for a general election in July

Thailand Opposition Signs Coalition Agreement, Pledges to Restore Democracy 

General election winners sign a 23-point MOU with its allies in a bid to lead next Thai government

Cambodia Elections Will Be 'Joke', Says Opposition Figure Sam Rainsy

He said that Monday's decision by Cambodia's election commission to disqualify the Candlelight Party for what it said was failing to submit proper registration documents means the July polls would be a "fake and sham" election.