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National Gallery of Australia hands back ninth-century Cambodian sculptures it believes were stolen

NGA investigation finds ‘on the balance of probabilities’ the three Cham sculptures bought from the notorious UK dealer Douglas Latchford were looted and sold illegally

The Guardian - AU

The Week Unwrapped: Age and youth in politics, Cambodia and opera

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Rebekah Evans, Mariana Vieira and Arion McNicoll.

The Week

Cambodia: five decades on from the Khmer Rouge, Hun Sen proves himself the ultimate survivor with his plan to hand power to his son

Cambodia’s newly re-elected prime minister, Hun Sen, has confirmed he will hand over the premiership to his son, Hun Manet, in August after 38 years at the top of the country’s politics. Hun Sen, who has been at the helm of the Cambodian government since 1985, won a “landslide” general…

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The far-reaching consequences of Cambodia’s ‘sham’ election

Hun Sen, Cambodia’s leader for almost four decades, has announced his resignation and said he will hand the reins of power over to his eldest son.

The Week

Will Cambodia’s new leader be able to step out of his father’s shadow?

Hun Manet is set to take the reins from his authoritarian father, but it remains unclear whether he will continue the approach of stability at all costs

The Guardian - AU

Cambodian leader Hun Sen says he is stepping down as prime minister and his son will take the post

Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen says will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son

The Independent UK

In search of the world's largest freshwater fish – the wonderfully weird giants lurking in Earth's rivers

Rivers have been the lifeblood of human civilization throughout history, and yet we know surprisingly little about what lives in many of them – including the giant creatures that prowl their depths.

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Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia

Indonesian police are investigating the illegal trade in human organs involving police and immigration officers who were accused of helping traffickers send 122 Indonesians to a hospital in Cambodia to sell their kidneys

The Independent UK

US announces punitive measures over concerns Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair'

Cambodia’s longtime ruling party is lauding its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years, but the United States says its stifling of the opposition meant the vote could not be considered free or fair and that Washington was taking punitive measures

The Independent UK

Cambodian strongman Hun Sen wins another 'landslide' election. Will succession to his son be just as smooth?

On December 24, 2021, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, 70, chaired a meeting of the Cambodian People’s Party, which has ruled the Southeast Asian country since 1979. The meeting saw his eldest son, Hun Manet, 45, unanimously selected to be the future prime minister.

The Conversation

Hun Sen issues threat to Cambodians who spoiled ballots

Authoritarian ruler said voters who destroyed ballot papers will face legal action

The Guardian - UK

Hun Sen's party claims a win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed

Longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's party was assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression any real opposition.

WEKU

Cambodian PM's ruling party claims landslide win in general election

The ruling party of Cambodia's longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election, an outcome that was virtually assured thanks to the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote critics said made a farce of democracy.

France 24

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election

Critics described the election as the least free and fair in decades due to exclusion of main opposition party.

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Cambodia strongman Hun Sen set to claim landslide election victory after banning opposition

Long-time ruler, who has ruthlessly oppressed critics, has indicated he will soon hand power to his son

The Independent UK

Cambodian leader's son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK

Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls

Cambodians go to the polls Sunday with incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party all but assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression and intimidation of any real opposition

Al Jazeera

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value

Some plan to resist a discredited national election the only way they can: by staying at home on voting day.

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Certain of election victory, Cambodia’s Hun Sen prepares to hand power to son

Hun Manet, eldest son of strongman who has ruled for four decades, faces balancing act when he inherits patronage system

The Independent UK

Autocratic Cambodian leader paving way for son, a West Point graduate with PhD in economics, to rule

Cambodia's Hun Sen has been his country's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK

Cambodia's leader returns to Facebook weeks after an acrimonious breakup with the platform

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has reactivated his Facebook account three weeks after announcing he was forsaking the social media giant in favor of posting on the Telegram messaging app

The Independent UK

Cambodian opposition party officials arrested for allegedly encouraging casting of spoiled ballots

Two senior members of the only major functioning opposition party in Cambodia have been arrested for allegedly teaching voters how to cast a spoiled ballot in this month’s general election

Bangkok Post

Cambodian pair arrested in ballot protest

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition party members have been arrested for allegedly inciting voters to spoil ballots, officials said on Saturday, ahead of a national vote in which Prime Minister Hun Sen is effectively running unopposed.

Al Jazeera

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race

Seventeen parties registered for election alongside PM Hun Sen’s party, but it is almost impossible for him to lose.

Bangkok Post

Hun Sen uses Pita defeat to warn critics

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has used the occasion of Pita Limjaroenrat’s failure to win the Thai prime ministerial vote to attack the opposition in his own country.

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