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LOWELL — For the second time in as many months, Cambodian Americans took to the streets of Lowell to protest the undemocratic regime of Prime Minister Hun Sen, as well as to denounce his transfer of power to his eldest son, Hun Manet, effective Aug. 22.
Three opposition figures send hand-written apologies and pre-recorded videos to Hun Sen in recent days.
LOWELL — The city’s Cambodian diaspora came out in force to Tuesday's City Council meeting to speak out against two motions seeking to establish possible sister-city agreements between Lowell and the Cambodian cities of Battambang and Phnom Penh.
But half their number are kept out by convictions.
Although no specific explanation has been given for the October 8 sacking of Veng Sakhon from the position of agriculture minister, Prime Minister Hun Sen defended his decision, stressing that the dismissal and subsequent appointment of an acting minister were in line with the Constitution.