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Hun Manet Accepts Dictator Tag, Water Festival Draws 5 Million Fans, 58-Year-Old Flunks Exam
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, December 1, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. MUZZLE UP: The CPP-led campaign to squelch dissent has led to…
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November 2023
Water Festival Returns, Internet Arrests Continue, Hun Manet’s Hopes Soar
Happy Water Festival! Bong Om Touk, the Kingdom’s beloved Water Festival, returns this weekend after years of pandemic delays. The centuries-old…
UNESCO Blasted for Angkor Evictions, Naval Base Denials Lose Steam, Master Kong Nai Falls Ill
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, November 17, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. PAST PAIN: Khmer Rouge survivors suffer from traumatic flashbacks…
Hun Manet Reveals His PhD, Chinese Hackers Hit Hard, Police Puncture Nitrous Parties
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, November 10, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. PARTY OVER: Chea Mony and Rong Chhun are synonymous with the…
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Budget Hits $9.5 Billion, Battambang Food Beckons, Expats Shine in Crime Thriller
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, November 3, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. TICKET TOLL: Lackluster tourist profits have top officials…
October 2023
PM Wants More People, Patronage Politics Rule, Porn Studio Raided
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, October 27, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. INNER CIRCLE: Family bonds and business are at the heart of Cambodian…
Taxi Gripes Hit New Angkor Airport, China Vows Billions for Infrastructure, Lady Ballers Start Hot at Asian Para Games
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, October 20, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. PROGRESS REPORT: The 432 Cambodian students in Israel report that…
Hun Manet Faces Billboard Fiasco, FDI Soars as Economy Tanks, Local Students Safe in Israel
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, October 13. Happy Pchum Ben! HOLIDAY CHEER: Government is stepping in to boost a slow-to-start Pchum Ben holiday…
Strongman Slams Tax Hikes, Monsoon Rains Pound Provinces, Third Bassac Bridge Planned
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, October 6, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. PAIN INDEX: The government’s own anti-torture office admitted that at…
September 2023
‘Ghost Buildings’ Haunt the Coast, Tuk-Tuk Takes $4k Fare, Washington Warms to Hun Manet
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, September 29, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. POINT TAKEN: Cambodia banned Mother Nature, the environmental…
Hun Manet Debuts at U.N., Tax Office Tackles Graft, Koh Ker Gets UNESCO Nod
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, September 22, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. GRAFT INDEX: The Interior Ministry halted all its…
Hun Manet Meets Xi Jinping, Casino Regulators Double Down, U.N. Caught in Temple Turf War
Good morning, Cambodia. It's Friday, September 15, and this is your Weekly Dispatch. BIG IDEAS: Tourism officials launched a 100-day plan to lure…
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