Residents being pushed out by a lake development in Phnom Penh called on the National Assembly and two government ministries to intervene. Thousands of residents living near Boeung Kak lake, in the north of the city, have not reached an agreement for compensation from a developer to move from their homes. The city signed a [...]

Representatives of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom community in the United States met Tuesday with officials at the US State Department Wednesday to report on rights violations of ethnic Khmer living in southern Vietnam. The group is also seeking intervention for a number of refugees, including Tim Sakorn, the former head monk of a Takeo province [...]

Foreign ministers from Asean countries concluded meetings in Vietnam Thursday by calling on the Burmese junta to release pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi. In a joint statement with the EU, the ministers said Ang San Suu Kyi should be freed from house arrest, where she has spent 13 of the past 19 years. The joint announcement [...]