Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad
1 year, 3 months ago

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet headed to Beijing on Thursday on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month in a demonstration of his country's warm relations with China, its closest political and economic ally. Cambodia’s close relations with Beijing were cultivated by Hun Manet’s father, Hun Sen, who stepped down last month as prime minister after almost four decades. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi had visited Cambodia to reaffirm his country’s commitment to its ally shortly after Hun Sen announced his retirement plan. The U.S. has shown disapproval of Hun Sen's undemocratic moves and is also uneasy over the expansion of a Gulf of Thailand naval port Cambodia and China started last year.

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Ironclad friendship with Cambodia hailed
3 weeks ago

Ironclad friendship with Cambodia hailed

China Daily  

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, shakes hands with Cambodian People's Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Beijing on Tuesday. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during talks in Beijing with Cambodian People's Party President and …

Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests
3 months ago

Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said he was pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests. Critics on social media have focused on land concessions in border areas particularly with Vietnam, a highly sensitive issue because of Cambodia’s historical antagonism toward its larger …

US defense secretary meets Cambodian officials to push for stronger ties with Chinese ally
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US defense secretary meets Cambodian officials to push for stronger ties with Chinese ally

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Cambodian officials on Tuesday to discuss a possible resumption of joint military exercises, suggesting the beginning of a thaw in relations between the countries that have been strained over Cambodia’s growing closeness with China. The officials discussed ways to strengthen defense ties in support of regional peace and security, …

US defense secretary meets Cambodia's top officials to push for stronger ties with China's ally
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US defense secretary meets Cambodia's top officials to push for stronger ties with China's ally

The Independent  

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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
8 months ago

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. He is visiting amid foreign concerns about two big Chinese-funded projects in Cambodia — a planned canal and a naval base — that critics allege could aid Beijing’s strategic military interests …

Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy
10 months ago

Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Six months after becoming Cambodia’s new prime minister, the eldest son of the country’s long-serving autocratic leader on Wednesday won approval from lawmakers to have his youngest brother take the post of deputy premier. Last August, Hun Manet, 46, the son of longtime leader Hun Sen and Cambodia’s military chief, became the prime minister after having …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership

The Diplomat  

In its most recent national party congress in December, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party appointed Prime Minister Hun Manet as its newest vice president. Manet, as the new vice president, will be added to the official posters alongside Hun Sen and Samrin, according to a new directive from the CPP Central Committee’s secretariat. While Hun Sen, who will likely replace …

Cambodia’s leader holds talks in neighboring Vietnam on first visit since becoming prime minister
1 year ago

Cambodia’s leader holds talks in neighboring Vietnam on first visit since becoming prime minister

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with his Vietnamese counterpart on Monday on an official visit to boost relations between the neighboring Southeast Asian countries that are close but historically complicated. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Hun Manet attended a welcome ceremony in the capital, Hanoi, where they reviewed an honor guard before holding talks …

Cambodia inaugurates new Chinese-funded airport serving popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat
1 year, 1 month ago

Cambodia inaugurates new Chinese-funded airport serving popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat

The Independent  

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New Thai prime minister pays friendly visit to neighboring Cambodia's own new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

New Thai prime minister pays friendly visit to neighboring Cambodia's own new leader

The Independent  

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Hun Sen’s Legacy Is the Defeat of Western Foreign Policy
1 year, 3 months ago

Hun Sen’s Legacy Is the Defeat of Western Foreign Policy

The Diplomat  

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, the world’s longest serving prime minister, last month handed over power to his eldest son, having vanquished all opposition during his 38 years in power. In 1993, when Cambodia was constituting itself as a pluralist democracy and the United Nations-administered elections saw four parties elected to the National Assembly, Cambodia’s GDP was just $2.53 billion at current …

China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South
1 year, 3 months ago

China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China and Zambia upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership on Friday, the latest move by America’s chief global rival to forge deeper ties with the Global South. Hichilema responded: “We appreciate your role in positively altering the global order so that the Global South can take our rightful place in the league of nations.” The …

China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South
1 year, 3 months ago

China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

The Independent  

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad
1 year, 3 months ago

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Beijing on Thursday on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month. Hun Manet was expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials in the capital and to attend a weekend trade and investment expo in southern China, according to Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry. After his meetings in …

As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election
1 year, 4 months ago

As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election

The Diplomat  

Prime Minister Hun Sen has extended his absolute authority over Cambodia, trouncing a feeble opposition in the July 23 general election and paving the way for a transfer of power to his eldest son Hun Manet within a month of the vote. But the result was a mere formality in the promotion of Hun Manet, a prospect made clear mere …

Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The son of longtime autocratic Cambodian leader Hun Sen was sworn in Tuesday as the country’s new prime minister, part of a generational change in top positions in the Southeast Asian nation. In his acceptance speech to the National Assembly, Cambodia’s lower house of Parliament, Hun Manet said the examples set by his father and the …

Cambodia parliament elects Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, as new PM
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia parliament elects Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, as new PM

Al Jazeera  

Hun Manet is now the prime minister but Hun Sen will remain very much at the centre of power, analysts say. Hun Manet now has the prime minister’s title but Hun Sen will remain very much at the centre of power and politics in Cambodia – symbolically and literally, according to observers and the political opposition. Exiled opposition leader Sam …

China’s foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son
1 year, 4 months ago

China’s foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — China’s foreign minister visited Cambodia over the weekend to reaffirm his country’s commitment to the southeast Asian country after its incumbent prime minister handed off the job to his son following a one-sided election last month, officials said. Wang Yi is the first foreign leader to visit Cambodia, days after Hun Sen’s announcement that his 45-year-old …

Hun Sen has been terrible for Cambodia. His son could be worse
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Sen has been terrible for Cambodia. His son could be worse

Al Jazeera  

Cambodians continue to fight for democracy, as a new generation of the elite – inexperienced and entitled – takes over. My former party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, won over 43 percent of the vote in the 2013, 2015 and 2017 elections, despite open corruption and interference by Hun Sen and his government. However, for Hun Sen, we posed too …

Cambodia’s king endorses Hun Manet as next prime minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s king endorses Hun Manet as next prime minister

Al Jazeera  

Eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen obtains king’s approval and is set to become Cambodia’s next leader later this month. Cambodia’s king has approved the nomination of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son as the nation’s next leader after their party sealed victory in a one-sided election last month. Hun Manet won his first seat in parliament in the …

Hun Manet | The next-generation dynast
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Manet | The next-generation dynast

The Hindu  

Here comes the son, rolling through the streets of Phnom Penh in a black vehicle. “History has shown that only the Cambodian People’s Party has the ability to bring safety and peace to Cambodia,” Gen. Hun Manet roars. The oldest of Mr. Hun Sen’s six children, Gen. Hun Manet attended high school in Phnom Penh before joining the military in …

Hun Sen, the Cambodian strongman with a grip on power, is handing over to his son
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Sen, the Cambodian strongman with a grip on power, is handing over to his son

ABC  

Hun Manet was elected to the Cambodian parliament just days ago, and yet within a few weeks, he'll be the country's prime minister. Sebastian Strangio, author of Hun Sen's Cambodia and South-East Asia editor at The Diplomat, said little else was known about Hun Manet. "One thing that we can say for certain is that his background is very different …

Cambodian PM Hun Sen to Step Down After Four Decades, His Son to Succeed Him
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodian PM Hun Sen to Step Down After Four Decades, His Son to Succeed Him

News 18  

Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in Parliament in Sunday’s election. Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic leader for 38 years but said ahead of the elections he would hand off the position to his oldest …

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The rise to power of Hun Sen’s son — 45-year-old Hun Manet, who won his first seat in Parliament just days ago and …

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over

LA Times  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, shown voting Sunday in an election that observers say was unfair, plans to hand power to his son. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The widely anticipated move …

Cambodia leader Hun Sen to step down, hand over power to son
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia leader Hun Sen to step down, hand over power to son

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Hun Sen says oldest son to take on position following a landslide election victory tainted with controversy. Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in parliament in Sunday’s election. Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s leader for …

Cambodian leader's son Hun Manet set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian leader's son Hun Manet set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

ABC  

Hun Sen has been Cambodia's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. Key points: It is not clear when — or even if — Hun Sen will hand over power to his son Hun Manet is a graduate of the US Military Academy at …

Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
1 year, 5 months ago

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

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. “His choices don’t exactly reflect Swiss values.” Hun Manet has given few clues himself, posting frequently on Facebook and Telegram like his father but revealing little of his …

Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls
1 year, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Cambodian PM’s son, tipped to succeed him, gets promotion
1 year, 8 months ago

Cambodian PM’s son, tipped to succeed him, gets promotion

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian army chief Hun Manet, who is widely expected to replace his father as the country’s prime minister later this year, was promoted Thursday to his country’s highest military rank. Prime Minister Hun Sen, 71, explicitly declared his support in December 2021 to have the United States Military Academy-trained Hun Manet succeed him through constitutional means. …

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement
1 year, 9 months ago

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement

The Independent  

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Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement
1 year, 9 months ago

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen hinted strongly Tuesday that he intends to step down as the country’s long-serving leader when a new government is installed after July’s general election. Hun Manet, 45, holds several other key security posts, and in 2018 already had been elevated from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s 865-member Central Committee to its …

Will Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Resign Next Year?
2 years, 2 months ago

Will Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Resign Next Year?

The Diplomat  

Hun Sen, in power since 1985, has never been an easy figure to read. Last December, Hun Manet, his eldest son and the de facto military chief, was named by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party as its prime ministerial candidate once Hun Sen resigns. At a closed-door, two-day conference in July, the 865-strong CPP Central Committee expressed its support for …

Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during Cambodia visit
2 years, 10 months ago

Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during Cambodia visit

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The leaders of Malaysia and Cambodia discussed the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar and other regional issues during a meeting in Phnom Penh on Thursday, the two countries said. Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob met with his counterpart, Hun Sen, and King Norodom Sihamoni during his first visit to Cambodia since becoming Malaysia’s leader last August. …

Japan, Cambodia officials agree to cooperate on Myanmar
2 years, 10 months ago

Japan, Cambodia officials agree to cooperate on Myanmar

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s foreign minister met Monday with the son and appointed successor of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and agreed to cooperate in dealing with the situation in Myanmar following the military’s seizure of power, Japanese officials said. Hun Manet, who is currently commander of Cambodia’s army, accompanied his father during his January visit to Myanmar, the first by …

Cambodia’s Leadership Succession: One Small Step Further
2 years, 11 months ago

Cambodia’s Leadership Succession: One Small Step Further

The Diplomat  

For years, it has been an open secret that Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has been grooming his eldest son Hun Manet as his successor. The Importance of the Security Forces Along with the military, the gendarmerie, and the police, Hun Sen’s private army of “bodyguards” is by far the most important pillar of his power. This is because his …

Anger as Cambodia's Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader
2 years, 11 months ago

Anger as Cambodia's Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader

The Hindu  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar seeking to revive peace efforts after last year's military takeover has provoked an angry backlash among critics, who say he is legitimizing the army’s seizure of power. In their meeting, Min Aung Hlaing told Hun Sen that Myanmar had extended a ceasefire with all ethnic armed organizations in the country that was …

Anger as Cambodia’s Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader
2 years, 11 months ago

Anger as Cambodia’s Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar seeking to revive peace efforts after last year’s military takeover has provoked an angry backlash among critics, who say he is legitimizing the army’s seizure of power. In their meeting, Min Aung Hlaing told Hun Sen that Myanmar had extended a ceasefire with all ethnic armed organizations in the country …

Protests, anger as Hun Sen visits Myanmar’s military leaders
2 years, 11 months ago

Protests, anger as Hun Sen visits Myanmar’s military leaders

Al Jazeera  

Generals roll out the red carpet for veteran Cambodian leader in first visit by foreign leader since coup. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has landed in Myanmar ahead of a meeting with coup leader Min Aung Hlaing amid protests in Myanmar and criticism from civil rights groups over the trip, the first by a foreign leader since the military seized …

Cambodian leader to make controversial visit to Myanmar
2 years, 11 months ago

Cambodian leader to make controversial visit to Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen begins a visit to strife-torn Myanmar on Friday that he hopes will invigorate efforts by Southeast Asian nations to start a peace process, but critics say will legitimize the rule of the military that seized power last year and its campaign of violence. Hun Sen, whose country holds the rotating chair of the …

A new Hun rises: Cambodia’s ruling party meets to plot its future
3 years ago

A new Hun rises: Cambodia’s ruling party meets to plot its future

Al Jazeera  

Cambodia’s governing party is set to select a successor to Prime Minister Hun Sen at an extraordinary congress on Friday, with the outcome all but determined after the 69-year-old leader endorsed his eldest son for the post. Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for almost 37 years, announced on December 2 that “Hun Manet is one of the candidates for …

Cambodia’s foreign minister set to be ASEAN envoy to Myanmar
3 years ago

Cambodia’s foreign minister set to be ASEAN envoy to Myanmar

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday said he will appoint his country’s foreign minister, Prak Sokhonn, to be the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ special envoy to Myanmar. Speaking at the inauguration of a new hotel in the capital of Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said he was uncertain that ASEAN or Cambodia could solve Myanmar’s …

US tightens curbs as Cambodia moves closer into China’s embrace
3 years ago

US tightens curbs as Cambodia moves closer into China’s embrace

Al Jazeera  

New sanctions, including an arms embargo, imposed amid concern about China’s influence and the effects on the wider region. ‘Despotic friends of practicality’ Prime Minister Hun Sen has dismissed the recent developments as “only political gestures”, that will have no real influence, while his foreign affairs spokesman again denied reports of foreign military presence in Cambodia in a statement to …

Myanmar official in Cambodia for talks as global censure grows
3 years ago

Myanmar official in Cambodia for talks as global censure grows

Al Jazeera  

Cambodia is the new chair of ASEAN, a regional bloc that is leading diplomatic efforts to resolve Myanmar’s crisis. Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister has held talks in Cambodia, the Southeast Asian nation that is the new chair of the regional bloc spearheading diplomatic efforts to resolve Naypyidaw’s political crisis. Wunna Maung Lwin’s visit to Cambodia on Tuesday comes a day …

Cambodia’s leader Hun Sen endorses oldest son as successor
3 years ago

Cambodia’s leader Hun Sen endorses oldest son as successor

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday explicitly declared his support to have his eldest son, army commander Hun Manet, succeed him as the nation’s leader. To be clear, Hun Manet is one among the candidates to become the next prime minister, and his father is fully supporting him.” Hun Sen noted that it would …

Hun Sen, Cambodian leader for 36 years, backs son to succeed him
3 years ago

Hun Sen, Cambodian leader for 36 years, backs son to succeed him

Al Jazeera  

Prime minister says he supports his 44-year-old son Hun Manet to take over leadership through an election. Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen has backed his eldest son to succeed him, paving the way for a political dynasty. “I announce today that I support my son to continue as prime minister,” Hun Sen said in a speech on Thursday in …

China defends Cambodia relations after US expresses concern
3 years, 6 months ago

China defends Cambodia relations after US expresses concern

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said Thursday its relationship with Cambodia has made positive contributions to regional peace and stability, after the U.S. expressed concerns about the presence of the Chinese military in the Southeast Asian nation. In a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman focused on China’s construction of new facilities …

US expresses concern over China link to Cambodian base
4 years, 2 months ago

US expresses concern over China link to Cambodian base

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United States expressed disappointment …

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