CAMBODIAN social media is in turmoil after an exiled activist spread a rumour that senior leader Hun Sen has suffered a stroke with some speculating that this is merely an attempt to avoid meeting China’s assistant minister for public security Liu Zhongyi during his visit, PPTVHD36 said last evening (Jan. 19). Mr. Pang Sokheoun,
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Chinese restaurant in Thailand places Hun Sen’s images at entrance for people to step on
SOON after China’s Ambassador to Cambodia voiced support for the neighbbouring country protecting its national sovereignty and security, a Facebook user shared a video clip of a Chinese restaurant in Thailand having placed senior Khmer leader Hun Sen’s images on the floor next to the entrance leading to customers and staff stepping in them
Read moreHun Sen appears to be in charge, has violated Cambodian Constitution
A THAI academic and international media have indicated that former Cambodian prime minister and current Senate President Hun Sen still plays a direct role in controlling and commanding military affairs on the Thai-Cambodian border while Khmer authorities have violated their own constitution, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 3). Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, spokesman for the
Read moreCyber Police zeroing in on Hun Sen over leaked phone call
THAI police will be submitting a case to the Attorney-General’s Office on Monday (July 14) to consider filing a lawsuit against Cambodian leader Hun Sen for threatening Thailand’s national security by releasing an audio clip of a phone call with suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra last month, Amarin TV said today (July 10). Mr.
Read moreThaksin urged to tell Paetongtarn to step down
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra could tell his embattled daughter-turned-prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra sooner than later to resign as head of government to spare herself further damage from a critical legal battle in court whilst he himself could manipulate again the naming of a new one, according to
Read moreHun Sen hit with AI voice cloning attack – denies asking for donation
CAMBODIA’S Senate President Hun Sen posted a message on Facebook today (June 29) that ill-intentioned people had used AI voice impersonation technology to create a video clip wherein he asks for 300 baht TrueMoney donation to develop the Cambodian army for a battle against Thailand with this being fake and he never said so,
Read moreRed Shirts show up at Pheu Thai head office to encourage PM
HUNDREDS of Red Shirt activists went to Pheu Thai Party’s head office today (June 27) to encourage Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra amid the current political storm over her recent leaked phone call to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen and urged her to neither dissolve the House of Representatives and call an election nor resign, Amarin
Read moreAcademics appeal to King against ‘treacherous’ Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 100 SCHOLARS plan to submit a joint appeal to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn tomorrow (June 27) asking for the monarch’s rare remark on a significant phenomenon in which Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has evidently perpetrated what they call an
Read moreNo damage done due to private telephone talk: Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (June 24) categorically denied that her exposed conversation with Cambodian leader Hun Sen on her private cellphone has done any damage to Thailand at all. Speaking to reporters at Government House, the woman prime minister/daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, contended that
Read moreHun Sen tells govt to stop importing Thai canned food, shrugs off oil cut threat
CAMBODIA’S former premier and current Senate President Hun Sen last night (June 20) urged his government to stop importing all types of canned food from Thailand if restricted border opening is not lifted while ignoring a Thai opposition party’s call to stop exporting oil, TV Channel 7 said this morning. In a Facebook post
Read moreWarning that a single audio clip could lead to Thai economy collapsing
THE SWIRLING political storm over leaked audio clip of a phone call that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra made to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen may lead to the Thai economy collapsing, TV Channel 7 quoted Mr. Poj Aramwattananon, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, as saying this evening (June 19). Thailand is currently
Read moreHun Sen calls for fundraising to support troops at border
CAMBODIAN Senate President and former prime minister Hun Sen today (June 12) urged Cambodians to donate money to a fund to support troops along the border as the struggle against Thai “aggression” through military, political, diplomatic and legal means must be part of a long-term strategy, Amarin TV said. Hun Sen’s post, in Cambodian
Read moreThaksin: Talks held with Hun Sen, both sides retreating
FORMER prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra said this afternoon (May 30) that he regularly talks to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen and the conflict that led to a clash between the troops of the two countries at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, in which one Cambodian soldier was killed
Read moreThaksin urged to get Cambodia-based scammers busted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has been encouraged to exert his personal influence to the extent that suspected call-centre scams based in Cambodia’s Poipet township and Sihanoukville city and preying on victims in Thailand be completely suppressed. Given his long-lasting, personal ties with former Cambodian prime minister Hun
Read moreThai-Khmer MoU on joint undersea resources scheme deemed ‘unconstitutional’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-CAMBODIAN Memorandum of Understanding made in 2001 in regard to a joint undersea natural resources development scheme may be deemed “unconstitutional” and finally declared null and void by Thailand, said Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Paiboon Nititawan today (Nov. 7). Given a sustained controversy over the legitimacy of the MoU undersigned
Read moreNo talk between Thaksin and Hun Sen about maritime boundaries dispute: MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO TALK HAS BEEN recently held between de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra and former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen about unsolved dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over overlapping maritime boundaries and undersea natural resources off both countries’ shores, said Pheu Thai MP Noppadon Pattama today (Feb.
Read morePaetongtarn invited by Hun Sen to visit Cambodia
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (Feb.21) invited by former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen to visit the neighbouring country next month. Hun Sen posted on his Facebook page to confirm he has personally invited Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra, to visit
Read moreHun Sen set to visit Thaksin at home tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER CAMBODIAN PRIME minister Hun Sen is scheduled to visit de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra tomorrow (Feb.21), a police source said. Hun Sen is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok from Phnom Penh mid-morning and pay an informal visit to Thaksin at his Chan Song Lah residence
Read moreThaksin, Yingluck show up at Hun Sen’s birthday party in Phnom Penh
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTERS Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra have shown up in Phnom Penh to join in the celebrations of Cambodia’s outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen’s birthday over the weekend. According to Cambodia’s Fresh News report, Thaksin and Yingluck arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday to attend Hun Sen’s 71st birthday
Read more‘No opposition to Pita,’ says Cambodia’s Hun Sen
By Phnom Penh Post CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen has addressed interpretations of his recent Twitter post, clarifying his comments were not intended as an affront to Thailand’s Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. His comments on July 13 had drawn various reactions from readers. He posted a Twitter comment following Pita’s unsuccessful bid
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