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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2018, file photo, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen waves as he watches boat races during the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia's parliament will consider legislation to allow politicians banned from political activity to have the ban lifted, a measure that long-serving Hun Sen's government is touting as a step &quot;to strengthen democracy and political space.&quot; (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodia mulls law to restore opposition politicians’ rights

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Cambodian prime minister says ‘let us fix our own problems’

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MINH VAN TRAN - Associated Press

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, sees King Norodom Sihamoni off in front of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Cambodia National Assembly on Wednesday opening its the first session presided over by King Norodom Sihamoni to ensure long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen another term after his party swept election in late July. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodia’s new one-party legislature begins session

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks from a prisoner van outside Phnom Penh Municipal Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. The 69-year-old Australian is at the court to hear his verdict Friday on a charge of violating national security that carries up to 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Australian arrested at Cambodian rally convicted of spying

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

14 Cambodian opposition activists freed from prison

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

Cambodia pardons more jailed opposition members

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, Cambodia's opposition lawmaker Um Sam An is escorted by prison security guards upon his arrival at Supreme Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The former Cambodian opposition lawmaker who has been a strong critic of the government's handling of demarcating the border with neighboring Vietnam has been pardoned by the country's king. Um Sam An, a member of the now-dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, was sentenced in October 2016 to 2 1/2 years in prison for making comments on the politically sensitive topic and implying that Prime Minister Hun Sen's government failed to counter land encroachment by Vietnam, Cambodia's traditional enemy.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Jailed ex-Cambodian opposition lawmaker pardoned by king

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

A prominent leader of Cambodia's land rights activist Tep Vanny, upon arrival at her home in Boeung Kak, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. A prominent leader of Cambodia's land rights movement and three women activists who were sent to prison with her were freed Monday under a royal pardon. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Hun Sen considering amnesty for Cambodian prisoners

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures while speaking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, at the polling place near his home on the day of the general election on July 29, 2018. The official results, being announced province-by-province and party-by-party Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, were certain to confirm a landslide victory by Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party, but critics called the election unfair because the only credible opposition force, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, could not contest the polls because it was dissolved by court order last year. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodia’s ruling party swept seats, official results show

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

Cambodian PM dares rival to take oath over vote fraud claims

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FILE - In this Sunday, July 29, 2018, file photo, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen holds his ballot at a polling station in Takhmua, Kandal province, southeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Determined to extend his 33 years as Cambodia's strongman ruler, Prime Minister Hun Sen was not about to let an election derail what he believes is his destiny. The 65-year-old Hun Sen had declared he intends to stay in office for 10 more years, and Sunday's general election victory by his Cambodian People's Party should get him halfway to that goal. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Hun Sen plays hardball to keep his grip on Cambodia

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Se looks his ballot at a polling station in Takhmua, Kandal province, southeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, July 29, 2018. With the main opposition silenced, Cambodians were voting in an election Sunday virtually certain to return to office Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party who have been in power for more than three decades. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

The Latest: US regrets flawed Cambodian vote, weighs options

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FILE - In this Saturday, July 7, 2018, file photo, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, greets supporters as he arrives for his Cambodian People's Party's campaign rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians voting in the general election on Sunday, July 29, will have a nominal choice of 20 parties but in reality, only two serious options: extend Prime Minister Hun Sen’s 33 years in power or not vote at all. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodian elections a choice between strongman or boycott

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, July 7, 2018, file photo, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen waves to supporters during his Cambodian People's Party's campaign in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians voting in the general election on Sunday, July 29, will have a nominal choice of 20 parties but in reality, only two serious options: extend Prime Minister Hun Sen’s 33 years in power or not vote at all.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodian election glance: who’s running and what’s at stake

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Cambodia’s Hun Sen doesn’t get pass from Washington

By Luke Hunt -- Special to The Washington Times

Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe arrives at the Peace Palace for a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Monday, June 18, 2018. Wei in on an official five day visit to Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodia announces $100 million in military aid from China

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Cambodian court orders seizure of former opposition HQ

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Security personel guard outside the supreme court after its hearing in the crucial case to dissolve the country's main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Cambodia's Supreme Court ordered the main opposition party to be dissolved on Thursday, dealing a crushing blow to democratic aspirations in the increasingly oppressive Southeast Asian state. The decision clears the way for the nation's authoritarian leader to remain in power for years to come. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodia’s top court orders opposition party dissolved

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

Cambodia rescinds expulsion of US charity workers

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press

Cambodia accuses Laos of border violation, seeks meeting

By SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press