The former Cambodian leader took over the country’s second-highest ceremonial role less than a year after handing power to his son. The position allows him to act as acting head of state when the king is overseas.

Becoming president of the Senate will allow Hun Sen to act as head of state when the king is overseas, a move seen as the Hun family’s further consolidation of power.

Top Chinese diplomat says Beijing firmly supports Cambodia to safeguard national interests and national dignity and a greater role on world and regional stages.

The long-serving Cambodian strongman announced he was stepping down and handing power to eldest son Hun Manet days after winning a landslide victory in polls widely decried as a sham.

Just a day earlier the former prime minister had said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile.

The National Election Committee officially announced that the Cambodian People’s Party – which is now led by Hun Manet, the son of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen – won 120 of 125 seats in the July general election.

Poet and former monk Chin Meas could have been a Cambodian national treasure but for the Hun Sen regime. Now he ekes out a living working a noodle cart, but still finds ways to express himself.

The 70-year-old Hun Sen has led Cambodia with an iron fist for nearly four decades. He said on Wednesday he will resign and hand power to his eldest son Hun Manet.

As Cambodia’s strongman prime minister prepares to hand power to his son, observers warn that much of the supposed public support for them is actually a mirage.

Party says long-serving leader Hun Sen’s son and anointed successor, Hun Manet, has won a National Assembly seat, making him eligible to become premier if chosen by the house.

US graduate Hun Manet has given rise to hope from some in the West that he might bring political change, as his autocratic father mulls handing over power.

He’ll be ‘sorely missing’ his 14 million followers on Facebook, a platform he often used to spread vitriol, after quitting over a row with Meta.

Washington’s distrust of Hun Sen and concerns about a possible Chinese military presence in Cambodia have affected Phnom Penh’s attempts to improve ties.

Theary Seng was convicted of conspiracy to commit treason, but was in reality punished for ‘making two posts on Facebook critical of [Prime Minister] Hun Sen,’ UN says.

Long-time Cambodian leader Hun Sen implored Ukraine not to use cluster munitions, citing how his country had yet to rid itself of the bombs dropped on it by the US more than half a century ago, which have left tens of thousands maimed or killed.

The long-serving prime minister said he will no longer upload to Facebook where he has 14 million followers.

The Candlelight Party said it will file an official complaint asking the Constitutional Council to judge the election commission’s ruling.

Harsh length of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha’s 27-year jail term sends ‘clear, intimidating message’ to opposition ahead of elections in summer.

Online outlet Voice of Democracy reported on February 9 that Hun Sen’s eldest son, Lieutenant General Hun Manet, had approved financial aid to Turkey.

Besides seeking financial support for high-speed rail projects, Hun Sen’s three-day visit to China is aimed at easing China’s concerns about Cambodia’s growing ties with the United States, experts said.

Beijing must be cautious about Phnom Penh improving ties with Tokyo and Washington, analyst says.

There will be an ‘absolute ban’ on all fishing in protection zones for Irrawaddy dolphins, which currently number around only 90 due to habitat loss and destructive fishing practices.

Hun Sen said 25 watches featuring sophisticated tourbillon mechanism have been ‘prepared and assembled by pure Cambodian technicians’.

Hun Manet, the son of Hun Sen, is set to be Cambodia’s future leader. Tokyo has positioned itself as a ‘benevolent ally’ of Phnom Penh, which is heavily reliant on Beijing.

Former Aung San Suu Kyi adviser Sean Turnell was arrested in Myanmar last February days after the military coup. Hun Sen said on Sunday that the Australian academic had been released at his request, but later apologised after a day of confusion.

The PM, in a video call, appealed to Min Aung Hlaing to follow an agreement to address the Myanmar conflict, which includes allowing a visit by a special envoy and supporting the provision of humanitarian aid.

Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah chided the Cambodian strongman for not consulting Asean members before his two-day trip to the crisis-hit nation.

Noeleen Heyzer held talks with Asean’s current chair, Cambodian leader Hun Sen, amid signs of turmoil within the bloc over dealing with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.