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Prince Norodom Ranariddh gestures during an interview at his home in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia on October 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

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Cambodia’s political prince submits to its strongman

by Matthew Tostevin and Prak Chan Thul October 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Foreign workers line up at the Immigration Department. Photo: Wikipedia, Social Welfare Department

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Plans to train and hire more foreign nurses for elderly care

by Asia Times staff October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

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China’s largesse abets Cambodia’s clampdown

by David Hutt September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

A file shot of a baby under a mosquito net in the southern Philippines. Scientists in Bangkok have warned that resistance to key anti-malaria drugs has spread across mainland Southeast Asia. Photo: Reuters/ Jorge Silva

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Spread of malaria resistance spurs debate on fighting disease

by Jim Pollard September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia’s Hun Sen a master of manipulative, ruthless rule

by Xuan Loc Doan September 18, 2017

Water levels run low on the Mekong River. Photo: AFP Forum/Paritta Wangkiat

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Death by dam for the Mekong

by Tom Fawthrop September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman buys a copy of the final issue of The Cambodia Daily at a street stall in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Samrang Pring

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Should Western countries impose sanctions on Cambodia?

by Kongkea Chhoeun September 14, 2017

A woman buys a copy of the final issue of The Cambodia Daily at a street stall in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Samrang Pring

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Cambodian paper’s demise bad for business

by David Hutt September 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen looks at a ballot box after he casted his ballot at a polling station in Kandal province on June 4, 2017. The leader has presided over a harsh crackdown on dissent in recent weeks. Photo: AFP/ Tang Chhin Sothy

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Death knell to Cambodian democracy

by David Hutt September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures as he shouts slogans on the last day of the commune election campaign in Phnom Penh on June 2, 2017. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodian clampdown yields a deafening silence

by David Hutt August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A Cambodian flag is seen on the barbed wire as anti-riot police stand guard during a rally in Phnom Penh on May 1, 2014. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Anti-Western barbs stick in Cambodia

by David Hutt August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to media in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia clampdown, taking cues from China, targets US

by David Hutt August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

An unidentified cigarette vendor at China's Alcohol and Tobacco Fair held in Jiangxi province's city of Nanchang in March 2017. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Chinese cigarette smugglers keep Southeast Asia lit

by Alan Boyd August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Crime suspects sit as Cambodian and Chinese police officials stand guard before boarding a plane at the Phnom Penh International Airport on June 24, 2016. Photo: AFP/Stringer

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Chinese crime gangs descend on Southeast Asia

by David Hutt August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A Lao military officer commands an honor guard in a 2012 file photo. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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What’s behind Cambodia-Laos’ border flare-up?

by David Hutt August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Law Chi-kwong, right, visited Cambodia to push the recruitment of Cambodian maids. Photo: www.lwb.gov.hk

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First 200 Cambodian maids due in Hong Kong in October

by Asia Times staff August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha shows the way to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a meeting at Government House in Bangkok on August 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Rungroj Yongrit/Pool

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Thailand belatedly focuses on its benighted banks

by Gary Kleiman August 10, 2017

Myanmar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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HK to speed up hiring of maids from Cambodia, Myanmar

by Asia Times staff August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha takes a window seat on board a special train. A political foe to Yingluck, he has disavowed the "rice-for-bullet train" agreement with China. Photo: Bangkok Post via AFP/Chanat Katanyu

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Fast trains to nowhere in Southeast Asia

by Peter Janssen July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

The White Building in Phnom Penh, labeled a slum by the government, is being demolished. Photo: Lim Sokchanlina

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Farewell to the White Building

by Elena Owyong July 22, 2017February 18, 2020

About 1,000 women will be trained in Cambodia before coming to Hong Kong to do domestic work. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

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1,000 Cambodian maids due to arrive in HK in December

by Asia Times staff July 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Damir Sagoli

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BOC extends yuan presence in Cambodia, but greenback is king

by Zi Yang July 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister and president of Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Hun Sen waves during a campaign rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

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Hun Sen through his own eyes

by David Hutt June 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister and president of Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Hun Sen waves during a campaign rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

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Hun Sen wins but opposition gains at pivotal poll

by David Hutt June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A supporter of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) shouts slogans in a rally on the last day of the commune election campaign in Phnom Penh on June 2, 2017. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia: Watershed polls could tip stability

by David Hutt June 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia's trees are being logged illegally via Vietnam. Photo: iStock

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Report details graft, illegal logging on Vietnamese border with Cambodia

by Michael Tatarski May 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia looks to China for ‘governance’ guidance

by David Hutt May 13, 2017February 18, 2020

The promise of microfinancing alleviating poverty is being broken in Cambodia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Cracks in microcredit’s poverty reducing promise in Cambodia

by Kimty Seng May 7, 2017February 18, 2020

(From L to R) Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith attend the opening ceremony of ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos September 6, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

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Southeast Asia’s leaders steer away from democracy: activists

by Agence France-Presse April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

1,000 Cambodian domestic helpers are likely to arrive in Hong Kong in September. Photo: www.mlvt.gov.kh

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Cambodian maids to debut in Hong Kong in September

by Asia Times staff April 25, 2017February 18, 2020