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Cambodian Parliament Elects Longtime Ruler's Son as New PM

Cambodian Parliament Elects Longtime Ruler's Son as New PM

On Tuesday, Cambodia's national assembly unanimously endorsed the four-star general Hun Manet to succeed his father, the outgoing PM Hun Sen, who ruled for nearly four decades.

Politics

Cambodian PM Hun Sen Claims Victory in General Election

Cambodian PM Hun Sen Claims Victory in General Election

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) has declared a "landslide" victory in Sunday's general election, which critics denounced as the most unfree and unfair the country has seen in decades.

World

China Reports First Human Bird Flu Death

China Reports First Human Bird Flu Death

A 56-year-old woman from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong is the first person known to have died from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, H3N8, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement Tuesday....

Medicine & healthcare

Malaysian Parliament Moves to End Mandatory Death Penalty

Malaysian Parliament Moves to End Mandatory Death Penalty

Malaysia's House of Representatives on Monday approved a parliamentary bill abolishing the mandatory death penalty and lifelong imprisonment, after years of the government seeking to make such punishment optional in the country....

Singapore

South Korea, Japan Renew Ties At Tokyo 'Fence-Mending' Summit

South Korea, Japan Renew Ties At Tokyo 'Fence-Mending' Summit

South Korean Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday met with his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo for a summit to repair historically strained relations....

Japan

Cambodia Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years House Arrest

Cambodia Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years House Arrest

On Friday, Kem Sokha, formerly Cambodia's most prominent opposition leader of the now-dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), was sentenced to 27 years under house arrest after being convicted of treason....

Freedom & human rights

Cambodia: Prime Minister Orders Shut Down of Independent Broadcaster

Cambodia: Prime Minister Orders Shut Down of Independent Broadcaster

One of the last remaining independent broadcasters in Cambodia, Voice of Democracy (VOD), has ceased operations after Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday ordered its shutdown over alleged attacks by the outlets on the politician and his son....

Cambodia

Cambodia: Deadly Hotel-Casino Fire Near Thai Border

Cambodia: Deadly Hotel-Casino Fire Near Thai Border

At least 19 people were killed when a massive fire broke out Wednesday at the Grand Diamond City Casino and Hotel in the Cambodian town of Poipet, which is located near the Thai border.

World

Former Khmer Rouge Leader Loses Genocide Appeal

Former Khmer Rouge Leader Loses Genocide Appeal

On Thursday, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), a UN-backed hybrid court established to prosecute alleged Khmer Rouge war crimes, upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime's last surviving leader, Khieu Samphan.

World

Cambodia: Mass Trial of Opposition Members Charged with Treason

Cambodia: Mass Trial of Opposition Members Charged with Treason

On Thurs., 37 defendants associated with the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) were summoned to a court in the capital, Phnom Penh, on charges of treason, marking the third mass trial of opponents of the long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen.

World