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Cambodia’s Lies About ‘Coup’ Case and Verdict March 05, 2021 width No media source currently available 0:00 0:01:54 0:00 share Ministry of Justice spokesman “[T]he authorities have acted in accordance with legal procedures, and the courts conducted the trial based on procedure and made decisions based on the facts and existing legal aspects.” False On March 1, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Sam Rainsy, the acting president of the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), in absentia to 25 years in prison for an alleged 2019 plot to overthrow the government. Eight othe...

8  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The United States congratulates Cambodia on the successful arrival of 324,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on March 2, 2021.  This shipment was made possible through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.  The United States recently announced the provision of an initial $2 billion—out of a total planned $4 billion— to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, making the United States the single largest contributor to the international response to COVID-19.  Cambodia is among ...

Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy has been sentenced in absentia to 25 years in jail for an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen, a court official said, drawing swift condemnation from the opposition and rights groups. Rainsy was convicted “for an (attempted) attack in Cambodia in 2019”, Y Rin, a spokesman for Phnom Penh Municipal Court, told the AFP news agency on Monday, refusing to give further details. The court also stripped Rainsy of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in an election, the official said. “Once again, Cambodia’s ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 28, 2021  The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched a new private sector competition for agricultural partnerships that addresses key challenges in Cambodia’s agriculture sector including cold chain, storage capacity, and logistics.   “The United States is a long-standing partner to Cambodia and its agriculture sector,” said U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy. “This competition is designed to challenge local and international companies to come up with innovative solutions to advance ...

For Immediate Release  2021/03  PHNOM PENH (Feb. 11, 2021) – U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy and singer Sin Setsochhata, granddaughter of Cambodian musical legend Sin Sisamuth, recorded a conversation about Cambodian music and her interest in preserving her grandfather’s legacy.  The 20-minute conversation, produced by the Cambodian Broadcasting Service, was live-streamed on U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh’s Facebook page on February 11. The video is available for re-broadcast and re-use by local media.   Ambassador Murphy was struck by how beloved Sin Sisamuth remains i...