Photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on a businessman and a senior government official with close links to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing them of corruption. The measures come as western countries step up pressure on Hun Sen over a crackdown on the opposition and after the United... read full story
"Kim used RCAF soldiers to intimidate, demolish, and clear-out land sought by the (People's Republic of China)-owned entity. Kun Kim was replaced as RCAF Chief of Staff because Kim had not shared profits from his unlawful businesses with senior Cambodian government officials,"
Photo: File - In this Nov. 20, 2015 file photo, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife Bun Rany arrive for the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, in Sepang, Malaysia. During a meeting between the Information Ministry and journalists Thursday, all media must use his full, honorary, six-word title — "Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen" — translates roughly to "Lord Prime Minister and Supreme Military Commander" - in the opening lines of print articles, radio and TV stories about the leader starting in August. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)
