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John Pilger, pictured in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2003

John Pilger, controversial campaigning journalist, dead at 84

John Pilger, who has died aged 84, was a journalist and documentary maker for whom the word uncompromising might have been invented.

  • Telegraph Obituaries

September 2023

A woman who identifies herself as Vicky Ho provides this photo to people she approaches for money by text.

My journey into a crypto scam began with a text from Vicky Ho

As an investigative journalist, I went from a New York bar to a beach town in Cambodia to explore how organised crime gangs use messaging to dupe Westerners.

  • Zeke Faux

August 2023

Hun Manet thanked the king for his trust and said in a Telegram post that it was his life’s highest honour to serve the nation and its people.

Cambodia’s king appoints army chief Hun Manet to succeed father as PM

Hun Manet won his first seat in Parliament in last month’s general election, and the handover from his father is part of a larger, generational shift.

  • Sopheng Cheang

July 2023

Hun Sen, who has promised to hand over power to his son, votes in Phnom Penh on Sunday.

Cambodia holds lopsided election before historic transfer of power

Former Khmer Rouge guerrilla Hun Sen, 70, has led Cambodia for 38 years and is expected to hand over power to his son after Sunday’s election.

  • Prak Chan Thul

January 2023

The Galungan Hindu festival in Bali this week. The Indonesian island is counting on the return of Chinese tourists.

South-East Asia most open to China’s travel revival

While Australia, Britain, India, Japan and the US require a negative COVID-19 test from inbound Chinese, South-East Asian countries have eschewed such requirements.

  • Xinghui Kok
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June 2022

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), votes in local elections this month.

Hun Sen’s family succession plan has one big problem - himself

Cambodia’s prime minister has outmanoeuvred political opponents and groomed his oldest son for power, but does he know when to walk away?

  • Andrew Nachemson

October 2020

Thai army soldiers face off against government protesters.

Beware south-east Asia's creeping authoritarianism

Under cover of the pandemic, governments across south-east Asia are stifling political opposition, closing down space for civil society and attacking free media.

  • Richard Maude

February 2020

Cambodian medical officers unload equipment from a helicopter as they prepare for health checks on passengers and crew of the Westerdam, seen in the background.

Cambodia welcomes cruise ship turned away in other ports

The Westerdam was unwelcome elsewhere even though operator Holland America Line said no cases of the Covid-19 viral illness had been confirmed among the 1455 passengers and 802 crew members on board.

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  • Sopheng Cheang and Grant Peck

November 2019

Cambodia is one the biggest beneficiaries of preferential trading terms from the EU.

EU huffs and puffs to bring Cambodia into line

Cambodia has one month to respond to the EU or risk losing access to preferential trading terms.

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  • Emma Connors
The hard line tactics of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen have been all too visible as exiled members of the outlawed opposition party plan their return.

Cambodia puts the heat on ASEAN

Cambodia's persecution of opposition leaders has crossed border lines and that's a problem for democracies nearby.

  • Emma Connors

July 2019

Construction around Sihanoukville

Construction in Cambodia raises fears of Chinese military deal

Building projects around Sihanoukville are under scrutiny amid reports Cambodia has agreed to a secret military deal with China.

  • John Reed

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