It's official: Hun Sen's party win all 125 seats in recent elections

23 Sept 02:19 Key points summarised by AI

Cambodia's ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, officially secured all 125 seats in the National Assembly in the recent July 29 general elections, winning 76% of the total votes.
Prime Minister Hun Sen lauded the results as a reflection of public trust in the CPP's leadership and declared the elections free, fair, and transparent.
Opposition figures, including exiled former CNRP leader Sam Rainsy and political analyst Lao Mong Hay, strongly criticized the outcome, labeling it typical of authoritarian regimes and questioning its legitimacy due to the prior dissolution of the main opposition party.
Despite expressing skepticism over the election results, the Khmer Will Party (KWP), largely made up of former CNRP members, stated it would not file any official complaints.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Yesterday 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.