No justice: A year on, Thai dissident still missing in Cambodia – Al Jazeera English

Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a critic of the Thai prime minister and the military coup he led, was abducted on broad daylight in Phnom Penh in June 2020. One year since a prominent Thai dissident went missing in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian government is still failing in its obligation to investigate his “enforced disappearance”, Amnesty International has said as it called on …

Cambodia hits back at US sanctions over naval base – CNA

Cambodia angrily condemned a US decision to sanction two senior military officials over the contentious Ream Naval Base. (Photo: AFP) PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Friday (Nov 12) angrily condemned a US decision to sanction two senior military officials over a contentious naval base, accusing Washington of showing “utter contempt” for its sovereignty. The US Treasury Department this week announced it was …

Cambodia PM orders home treatment for COVID-19 patients as hospitals strain – Reuters

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen attends an ASEAN leaders summit in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun PHNOM PENH, April 6 (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered health officials on Tuesday to prepare to treat coronavirus patients at home, as the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak so far tests the capacity of its fragile healthcare system. Cambodia …

WHO urges Cambodia to be ready for possible surge of new COVID-19 strain, Omicron – Khmer Times

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia has reminded the Kingdom to be ready for a possible surge of the emerging COVID-19 variant of concern Omicron. The following is the statement of WHO Cambodia released on Nov. 27: “The B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant (“Omicron”) was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021. The first known confirmed Omicron …