An open letter to US Senators John McCain and Ted Cruz
Through this open letter, Cambodian people hope and believe that you better understand our people’s wishes. The post An open letter to US Senators John McCain and Ted Cruz appeared first on Khmer Times.
View ArticleAn open letter to the Indonesian president
Four Vietnamese individuals currently seeking asylum in Indonesia and being held at Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. The post An open letter to the Indonesian president appeared first on...
View ArticlePartiality of EU and US on the situation in Cambodia
I read with serious concern the announcement made by the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. The post Partiality of EU and US on the situation in Cambodia appeared first on Khmer...
View ArticleReadjustments required if EBA suspended
There is an implicit assumption that Cambodia would have to pay $676 million a year to the EU if EBA is suspended as suggested by the European Parliament. The post Readjustments required if EBA...
View ArticleWe Cambodians need to build our friendships, both old and new
The political scene around the world resembles a live soap opera, there’s been so many ups and downs and tonnes of drama. The post We Cambodians need to build our friendships, both old and new appeared...
View ArticleResponse to European Parliament on Cambodia
The legal dissolution of the CNRP, is a reflection of the European parliament’s indifference toward local political conditions in Cambodia. The post Response to European Parliament on Cambodia appeared...
View ArticleEU sanctions will hurt the poor in Cambodia
The threat of sanctions will make Cambodian people once again victims of big power policies after the Khmer Rouge. The post EU sanctions will hurt the poor in Cambodia appeared first on Khmer Times.
View ArticleTraffic crackdown – about time
I note with some irony the story in Khmer Times last Thursday titled “District governor warned over traffic”. The post Traffic crackdown – about time appeared first on Khmer Times.
View ArticleLetter to the editor
The US embassy in Phnom Penh on Sunday gave a new example of such “diplomacy as the patriotic art to lie” (Ambrose Gwinett Bierce). The post Letter to the editor appeared first on Khmer Times.
View ArticleChina could reconsider regional role
China’s growing influence is not welcome by Asean member countries such as Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. The post China could reconsider regional role appeared first on Khmer Times.
View ArticleKoh Trâl: another lie by Sam Rainsy
On his Facebook page, Sam Rainsy wrote, on 5 February 2018, Hun Sen ceded Koh Tral to Vietnam in 1982. It is pure lie. The post Koh Trâl: another lie by Sam Rainsy appeared first on Khmer Times.
View ArticleAustralian MP a hypocrite with ‘colonial mentality’
The Phnom Penh Post reported in an article on 07 February 2018 mentioning about the motion raised by Australian lawmaker Mark Butler, Federal President of the Australian Labor Party, to press the...
View ArticleSingapore has not taken sides
I refer to the commentary by Chan Kunthiny, titled “Can Singapore be an honest regional broker?”, published by Khmer Times on 1 February 2018. The commentary seems to suggest that Singapore has taken...
View ArticleWhy the CNRM would be a perfect cover for colour revolution
The United States’ approach towards Cambodia, especially by hawkish legislators, makes diplomacy difficult and also untenable. The post Why the CNRM would be a perfect cover for colour revolution...
View Article‘Absurd’? ‘Without a shred of serious credible evidence’?
It is, in the American law, the ability of senior officials to deny knowledge of or responsibility for any damnable actions committed by others in an organizational hierarchy. The post ‘Absurd’?...
View ArticleWhat colour shirt shouldn’t I wear?
I am a foreign retiree and have been living in Cambodia for several years now after becoming fed up with Thailand, where I tried to retire to quite a few years ago. The post What colour shirt shouldn’t...
View ArticleOpen letter to the Council of the European Union
Cambodia’s democracy is on the right track, with the presence of a multiparty political system, freedom of the press, and respect of civil and political rights. It is not fair and just to see Cambodia...
View ArticleSingapore’s discrimination against Cambodia
Tang Siew Mun, who is currently the head of the Asean Studies Centre, wrote a commentary entitled “Asean Must Unite to Keep the Asean-Australia Special Summit on Track”, which is unfortunately flawed...
View ArticleClarifications on Cambodia and Asean-Australia special summit
I refer to Mr Chan Kunthiny’s rebuttal of my commentary, “Asean Must Unite to Keep the Asean-Australia Special Summit on Track”, which was republished by Khmer Times on March 5 under the title, “Keep...
View ArticleRussia’s clarifications on the Salisbury ‘incident’
On March 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answered media questions at a joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu following the 6th meeting of the...
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