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Cambodia is gearing up for their next general election, slated for July 23. In May, Cambodia’s National Election Commission (NEC) rejected the country’s main opposition party’s registration for the election citing techni...

Vaccination rollout against the coronavirus pandemic has been sluggish in the East Asia Pacific region. Originally, the region was among the most successful in the world at implementing successful mitigation measures aga...

In 2019, there was a global increase in authoritarianism and nationalism as well as unprecedented civil unrest. In the Asia-Pacific region, communities and countries grappled with identity in a modern world, the spread o...

The Chinese government provides both a significant level of surveillance technology and cyber security training needed to the Cambodian government. The Cambodian government has been extremely receptive to this type of as...

The Cambodian Water & Moon Festival (Bon Om Touk) is an annual event in Phnom Penh celebrating the end of the rainy season and the change in flow of the Tonle Sap River, which passes through the city. It also marks the e...

Residents of most industrialized western countries are used to freedom of speech at some level, usually restricted only when it has the potential to harm others. But some locations – including some of the more popular co...

From November 2-4, parts of central Phnom Penh along the Tonle Sap River are likely to see large gatherings and heavy traffic due to Cambodia’s annual Water Festival. The event is expected to draw up to one million peopl...

On September 13, the U.S. Embassy highlighted in a Security Message that “recent developments, including the arrest of a political figure, the expulsion of an American NGO and its foreign staff, and anti-American rhetori...

Political tensions in Cambodia continue to fluctuate, with a widespread view that the recent prosecution of opposition figures is politically motivated. On September 22, days after strongly condemning any potential mobil...

May Day, a traditional spring holiday that has become synonymous with International Workers Day, is a day for workers and activists of various stripes to express grievances, usually in the form of street protests.

Spurred by rumors of a violent crackdown, tens of thousands of undocumented Cambodian workers have left Thailand this month.

Cambodia has long been a favorite of U.S. and European garment retailers due to its location, affordability, and reputation for compliance with minimum labor standards. However, a growing number of labor strikes, coupled...

On April 22, violence erupted between Thai and Cambodian soldiers near the temples of Ta Kwai and Ta Muean along the two nations’ disputed border, leaving nine Cambodian and eight Thai troops dead. One Thai civilian was...

Please find the latest edition of the Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week's bulletin contains articles highlighting the current security situation in Thailand and Cambodia, the Chadian elections, the latest on ci...

The Regional Security Office has received reports of attempted and/or actual residential burglaries involving residences located above the ground floor of hotels/apartments.

Cambodians will soon start to make their annual journey to Phnom Penh to celebrate this year’s Water Festival, which is scheduled from November 10 through November 13. Phnom Penh will undergo a dramatic increase in its...

On April 19, at approximately 9 p.m., a female expatriate was walking to her residence on Street 302, near Street 51, when a local male attempted to snatch her bag.

Additional Avian Influenza cases have been reported in Cambodia and Vietnam. This World Health Organization bulletin gives updates on the situations in these countries.