Is Southeast Asia on the brink of another border crisis? That’s the uncomfortable question hanging in the air after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet publicly accused Thailand of occupying Cambodian territory—despite a U.S.-brokered peace agreement meant to end last year’s deadly clashes. In his first interview with international media since taking office, Hun Manet didn’t […]
Democratic progress isn’t just about what happens in a capital city; it’s about the power held by the person living in a remote village. Recently, a high-level meeting in Phnom Penh proved that the gears of decentralization are turning faster than ever. When Mr. Arno Wicki of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Diplomacy isn’t always about high-stakes negotiations or formal treaties. Sometimes, it begins with a simple message — warm, respectful, and forward-looking. And that’s exactly what happened when Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia, extended his heartfelt Vietnamese New Year greetings to Vietnam’s top leaders.