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Cambodia approves law barring non-voters from running for office

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's parliament on Friday approved a new law banning anyone who fails to vote in an upcoming national poll from running for office in future elections, in a move that will affect exiled rivals.

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Cambodian leader says people who don't vote will be barred from being candidates in future elections

Cambodia’s long-serving leader says his government will amend the country’s election law to bar anyone who fails to vote from running as a candidate in future elections, in his latest move to marginalize his political foes

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Hun Sen to bar vote boycotters from running in future polls

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered an election law be amended to penalise anyone who boycotts next month's poll, which critics have said will be a sham because of the premier's moves to stamp out all opposition.

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Work begins on 2nd Chinese-invested expressway in Cambodia

KANDAL, Cambodia: Cambodia on Wednesday broke ground on the second Chinese-invested expressway connecting the capital Phnom Penh with Bavet City of Svay Rieng province on the border with Vietnam.

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Groundbreaking held for Cambodia's second expressway, linking capital to Vietnam

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second expressway, which will link the capital, Phnom Penh, to the eastern border with Vietnam

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Cambodian PM falsely claims MFP would expel migrants

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has falsely claimed that the election-winning Move Forward Party plans to expel Cambodian workers from Thailand.

Bangkok Post

UN chief implicitly criticizes Cambodia's upcoming elections after top opposition party ban

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections for failing to be inclusive, after the top opposition party was not allowed to register

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Cambodia judicial body rejects election ban appeal

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's top judicial body has dismissed an appeal by the main opposition party against an election committee's decision to disqualify it from taking part in a general election in July, in a move that virtually secures the victory of Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party.

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Cambodian opposition party’s election ban upheld

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s main opposition party on Thursday lost a bid to overturn its ban from the upcoming elections, paving the way for Prime Minister Hun Sen to run a one-horse race.

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Cambodia’s opposition disqualified from election, appeal fails

Cambodia’s Constitutional Council rejects appeal from opposition Candlelight Party to be allowed contest election.

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Top Cambodian opposition party loses appeal over registration, barred from contesting July elections

Cambodia’s top opposition party has been barred from participating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused to overturn a decision not to register the party over a paperwork issue

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Cambodian opposition party loses bid to overturn election ban

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodia's main opposition party on Thursday lost a bid to overturn its ban from the upcoming elections, paving the way for long-serving leader Hun Sen to run a one-horse race.

AFP

Cambodian union chief who led long-running casino strike gets 2-year prison sentence

A labor union leader who led a long-running strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has been sentenced to two years in prison for incitement to commit a felony, while eight fellow union members received lesser terms that do not include time behind bars

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Cambodian land activists arrested for allegedly inciting farmers to hate the rich

Cambodia's Interior Ministry says three land rights activists who were arrested on charges of plotting against the government planned to provoke a peasant revolution by teaching farmers about class divisions between rich and poor

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Preah Vihear reopening a test

Thais are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Preah Vihear temple ruins in Si Sa Ket, after 15 years of suspension, to promote tourism and a peace dialogue with Cambodia.

Reuters

Cambodia opposition figure calls upcoming election a 'sham'

Prominent Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy on Friday denounced the upcoming general election as a "fake and sham" after the country's the sole opposition party was disqualified from the race this week.

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Cambodia’s main opposition party barred from July election

Disqualification means the ruling Cambodian People’s Party under Hun Sen is likely to sweep the election.

The Independent UK

Top Cambodian opposition party denied registration for July elections, will appeal ruling

Cambodia’s National Election Committee has refused to register the opposition Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party, for July elections, saying it had failed to provide necessary documents

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Erdogan set for run-off: Who are the world’s longest-serving leaders?

You have to go back to the 1960s to find the world’s longest-serving ruler

Reuters

Cambodia poll body disqualifies sole opposition party from July election

Cambodia's poll body on Monday said it has disqualified the sole opposition Candlelight Party from contesting upcoming elections in July, over its failure to submit proper registration documents.

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Last-place runner is the toast of Cambodia

PHNOM PENH: Everyone in Phnom Penh, it seems, wants a selfie with Bou Samnang.

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The last-placed runner who became toast of Cambodia

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Everyone in Phnom Penh, it seems, wants a selfie with Bou Samnang.

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Last-place runner gets $10,000 bonus from Cambodian PM

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian runner who captured hearts with a spirited last-place finish in heavy rain was awarded $10,000 by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday.

AFP

Soaked Cambodian runner gets $10,000 bonus from PM

Phnom Penh (AFP) - A Cambodian runner who captured hearts with a spirited last-placed finish in heavy rain was awarded $10,000 by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday.

AFP

Flags and fireworks as Cambodia kicks off SEA Games

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodia kicked off its first ever hosting of the Southeast Asian Games on Friday, in a historical ballyhoo of singing, dancing, flag-waving and fireworks.

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