Freya Williams
Too Early for Coalition Talks, Ranariddh Says
Funcinpec has not yet begun negotiating with the Cambodian People’s Party to form a coalition government, Prince Norodom Ranariddh claimed yesterday. Speaking on his...
Hun Sen Now Wants 3-Party Coalition
Sihanouk Also OKs Plan, 2nd PM Says siem reap - In an effort to break a political deadlock, Second Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday...
Bar Brightens Sleepy Provincial Town
kompong chhnang town - International observers in Kompong Chnnang this weekend were encouraged to spend as much time as possible at the bar. “The...
Ung Huot, Democratically, Stands in Line
Just after 7:30 am Sunday, First Prime Minister Ung Huot and his wife, Ung Malis Yvonne, took their positions at the back of a...
Some Anxious Voters Believe One Day Just Isn’t Enough
Voters have voiced concerns that one day is not long enough for everyone to vote. “I fear such a short time will not allow everyone...
Expats Volunteer to Watch Polls
Sixty-seven members of Cambodia’s expatriate community have volunteered to work for free as election observers over the coming weekend. The Neutral and Impartial Committee for...
Monks Parade For Poll Peace
They handed out leaflets and carried banners, but that’s where the similarities between the Dhammayietra peace march and frenetic political campaigning on the streets...
More Phnom Penh Residents Reveal Voting Intentions in Survey
Ten days before the national election, Phnom Penh residents seemed more confident about revealing their political allegiances to pollsters than in the preceding two...
S Sann Party Sees Itself in Next Gov’t
The Son Sann Party is confident it will be part of any non-CPP coalition government formed in the wake of the election, a senior...
Poll Pressure Not Expected, Survey Shows
Though fears about ballot secrecy persist, most Cambodians say they don’t expect pressure or force on how to cast their votes in the elections,...
Polling Ink Skepticism Doesn’t Wash
Over the past few weeks, So Van has become something of an expert on permanent inks. “These stains are ten days old” says the...
Widow Says CPP-Intimidation Adds to Grief
About 100 Funcinpec supporters turned out in memory of activist Thong Sophal at the party’s headquarters in Kandal province Thursday. But the number would...
Phnom Penh Players Pull Noises Off, This Weekend Only
The Phnom Penh Players’ latest production, Noises Off, opens on the stage of an apparently innocuous, if shambolic, small-town England amateur dramatics production. It...