Cambodia
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The awkward case of the Australian “spy” in Phnom Penh
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has denied bail to Australian film-maker James Ricketson in an espionage case that is fast becoming an embarrassing headache for both countries involved.
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![Despite the controversy, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal is a success](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-453282546%20%281%29-min%20%281%29.jpg?itok=hzpZCX3-)
Despite the controversy, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal is a success
The genocidal nightmare of the Khmer Rouge finally came to an end on 7 January 1979, 39 years ago this month. Evidence mass of graves and some of the worst crimes of the 20th…
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Australia wants to reform Hun Sen – ‘It’s not going to work,’ says opposition leader
This morning I spoke with Mu Sochua, the deputy leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). On 2 September, the leader of her party Kem Sokha was arrested at…
![Donor scramble as Cambodia hits undo on democracy](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/37932339672_273e5e983a_k-min.jpg?itok=gKie2ifT)
Donor scramble as Cambodia hits undo on democracy
After 32 years at the helm, Cambodia’s Hun Sen will effectively be running uncontested at next year’s elections. The world’s longest reigning prime minister has abolished the…
![‘First They Killed My Father’: A beautiful film that could help Hun Sen](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/ftkmf_unit_00300_prod-still.jpg?itok=QAxkp7oV)
‘First They Killed My Father’: A beautiful film that could help Hun Sen
Angelina Jolie has directed and produced a terrifying film in First They Killed My Father, probably the best yet about Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia. Beautifully shot and wonderfully…
![Quick comment: Milton Osborne on Cambodia’s crackdown](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/37027831165_80df951c42_k.jpg?itok=pX_ma-k2)
Quick comment: Milton Osborne on Cambodia’s crackdown
In the middle of the night on Saturday, hundreds of police surrounded Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha's house. Despite his parliamentary immunity, they arrested him and took…
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Cambodia’s dying democracy
On Monday, the highly respected English language newspaper The Cambodia Daily, under pressure from the government to shut down, published its last edition. The front page led with…
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Hun Sen prepares for next year’s national elections
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen often criticises those he sees as his political enemies but even seasoned observers have been puzzled by his recent attack on English-language…
![A dam at Sambor: Another Mekong domino teeters](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Cambodia.jpg?itok=VokY1uOg)
A dam at Sambor: Another Mekong domino teeters
Almost exactly 57 years ago, as a junior Australian diplomat, I accompanied a Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme engineer to what was then the remote town of Kratie in…
![Electioneering in Cambodia: War debt and China’s favour](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/cambodia.jpg?itok=ZcT37YnL)
Electioneering in Cambodia: War debt and China’s favour
Cambodia's long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen made headlines earlier this month when he admonished the US over suggestions Cambodia should pay back its $500 million in war…