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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, greets lawmakers as he arrives at the session on the draft law on amending the law on nationality at the National Assembly in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian lawmakers pass bill to revoke citizenship that critics call repressive

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet in Malaysia for talks to end border dispute

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he plays golf at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Saturday, July 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Trump links Thailand, Cambodia trade deals to ceasefire

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Thai people who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers take shelter in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunny Chittawil)

Territory dispute erupts as Thailand bombs Cambodia, Cambodians launch cross-border rocket attacks

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet delivers a speech during ceremony to put in used the military building in northern Kampong Chhnang province, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AKP via AP)

Cambodia will start military conscription next year as tensions with Thailand persist

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Thai policemen hold shields as anti-government protesters gather in front of Government house demanding Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 19, 2025, (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Border clash with Cambodia spirals into existential crisis for Thai prime minister

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this photo released by the Thai Royal Thai Army, Cambodian Chief of Army Mao Sophan, left, meets with Thailand Chief of Army Gen. Pana Claewplodtook, right, at a border checkpoint in Surin province, Thailand, May 29, 2025. (Thai Royal Thai Army via AP, file)

Cambodia says it will take border dispute with Thailand to top U.N. court

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

The front gate of Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Pnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodia passes bill toughening penalties for denial of Khmer Rouge genocide

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet poses for photo, along with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, not in photo, in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, Dec.11, 2023. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh, File)

Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests

Associated Press

Cambodian former Prime Minister Hun Sen, foreground, of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, shows off a ballot paper before voting for senate election at Takhmau polling station in Kandal province, southeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The National Election Committee on Monday, Feb. 26, began releasing results by constituency, after earlier announcing that according to a provisional overall count, the Cambodian People’s Party won 55 of the 58 seats that were contested on Sunday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president

Associated Press

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet greets garment workers at Prey Speu village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Aug. 29, 2023. Hun Manet headed to Beijing on Thursday, Sept. 14, on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month in a demonstration of his country's warm relations with China, its closest political and economic ally. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad

By Sopheng Cheang and Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Hun Manet, center, army chief, designate prime minister and son of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, attends an assembly session in the National Assembly's hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change

By David Rising and Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, foreground, greets as he heads back to Royal Palace, in front of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Cambodian king on Monday presided over the opening of the first session of National Assembly in Phnom Penh. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

New faces in Cambodia’s parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Kok Ky/Cambodia's Government Cabinet, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, during a meeting in Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Kok Ky/Cambodia's Government Cabinet via AP)

China’s foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Hun Manet, a son of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, receives flowers from his supporters as he leads a procession to mark the end of an election campaign of Cambodian People's Party, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 21, 2023. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday, Aug. 7, formally endorsed army chief Hun Manet to succeed his father and long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen as the nation's leader later this month after their party sealed victory in a one-sided election last month. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodia’s king appoints army chief Hun Manet as successor to his father, long-ruling Hun Sen

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra welcomes his guests for the wedding of his youngest daughter Paetongtarn "Ing" Shinawatra at a hotel in Hong Kong on March 22, 2019. Thaksin attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader’s birthday party

By Sopheng Cheang and Jintamas Saksornchai - Associated Press

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) raises a ballot before voting at a polling station at Takhmua in Kandal province, southeast Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 23, 2023. Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen says he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen to step aside to let son rule

By Richard S. Ehrlich

Hun Manet, a son of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, shows a thumbs-up as he leads a procession to mark the end of an election campaign of Cambodian People's Party, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, July 21, 2023. Hun Sen says he is ready to hand the premiership to his oldest son, Hun Manet, who heads the country’s army. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will step down in 3 weeks, and his son will succeed him

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, also president of the Cambodian People's Party, delivers a speech during his party election campaign in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Two senior members of Cambodia’s opposition Candlelight Party have been arrested for allegedly teaching voters how to cast a null ballot in this month's general election, becoming the first people to be arrested under the country's recently amended election law. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodia’s P.M. Hun Sen, in power for decades, cruising to another term in Sunday vote

By Richard S. Ehrlich

Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, front right, President of Cambodian People's Party, waves to his supporters during his party election campaign in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. The three-week official campaigning period began Saturday for the July 23 general election. Eighteen parties are contesting the polls, but Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party is virtually guaranteed a landslide victory. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election

By Sopheng Cheang and Grant Peck - Associated Press