Speak to rand file Cambodians and they are largely anti the War in Ukraine. This is for a number of reasons, partly the whole flag in the Facebook profile was trendy, but also as a country they are verdantly anti-war, having gone through one of the worst conflicts and regimes […]
Author: Gareth Johnson
Cambodia Hosts First Major Sporting Event in 55 Years
The opening ceremony for the 2023 SEA Games have taken place in Phnom Penh meaning Cambodia is hosting its first major sporting event in 65 years. Amazingly though very few people even know this. To read about the 2023 SEA Games schedule click here What was GANEFO Officially the Games of […]
Cambodian defense minister backs Hun Sen’s son for PM
Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh has publicly backed the eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen to be the next Prime-Minister of Cambodia directly following comments from exiled apportion leader Sam Rainsy. To read about the Cambodian People’s Party click here The statement came after disgraced Rainsy, the leader-in-exile of the […]
What was the Khmer Republic? 1970-75
The Khmer Republic was the successor state to the Kingdom of Cambodia and the precursor to Democratic Kampuchea. It existed between 1970 and 1975. Why was the Khmer Republic formed? With Cambodia embroiled in civil war and the Vietnam conflict happening just next door King Sihanouk found himself stuck in […]
Useful Idiots Fellow Travelers and the Khmer Rouge
When it has come to communism and imperialist wars there has always been western left-wing factions standing up to said imperialism. These people have been grouped into many classes, such as card carrying communists, useful idiots and the term fellow travelers. Many of these people have since had history absolve […]
The Strange Tale of Malcolm Caldwell
During the period in which the Khmer Rouge were fighting imperialism they had many supporters. When Democratic Kampuchea and its excesses were revealed these people shrank to a small fringe, among them Malcom Caldwell. Who was Malcolm Caldwell Born in 1931 in Scotland he obtained degrees from the University of […]
Sport in Democratic Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea was the state that existed in Cambodia from 1975-79, but it was also the recognized “state” until as late as 1992. Was there through sport in Democratic Kampuchea. Sport in Democratic Kampuchea 1975-79 When the Khmer Rouge came to power they took on many normal aspects of a […]
Political Parties in Cambodia 2023
While often described as a one-party state, in fact Cambodia is a multi-party democracy with a dominant-party system, namely the Cambodian Peoples Party being the dominant ones. To read about if Cambodia is a one-party-state click here. The fact that there are multiple parties is visual for anyone who travels around […]
The Samdech Euv Autonomous Zone
While the 1993 Election in Cambodia is seen as the start of peace within the country, it also nearly kicked off a civil war and the split of Cambodia into 3 countries, with the Samdech Euv Autonomous Zone being one of them. To read if the 1993 elections were a […]
Is Cambodia a One Party State?
Is Cambodia a one party state? This is something that can largely depend on your perspective, but while there is only one party in the main parliament, Cambodia is classified as a one party-dominant state, rather than a one party state. What is the difference between a one party state […]