2023 in Cambodia
Events in the year 2023 in Cambodia.
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Incumbents
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King of Cambodia | Norodom Sihamoni |
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Prime Minister of Cambodia | Hun Sen |
Events
Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- 1 January – Dr. Kao Kim Hourn succeeded Lim Jock Hoi as the new Secretary-General of ASEAN, becoming the first Cambodian to hold the post.[1]
- 9 January – Prime Minister: Hun Sen says that the government might make further amendments to country’s Constitution that will expend the 2021 dual citizens ban.[2]
- 12 February – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen orders the closure of one of the country's last independent news outlets, saying that its publications have hurt him and his son Hun Manet.[3]
- 20 February – British authorities repatriate 77 pieces of Khmer jewellery from indicted art trafficker Douglas Latchford's family to the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia.[4]
- 24 February – Cambodia's Ministry of Health reports 12 more suspected cases of H5N1 influenza in Prey Veng province following the death of a 12-year-old girl, the first confirmed death from the virus since 2014.[5]
- 3 March – A court in Phnom Penh, sentences opposition figure Kem Sokha to 27 years in prison on charges of "collusion with foreigners" and treason.[6]
- 5 May – 2023 Southeast Asian Games officially opened in Phnom Penh.[7]
Predicted and scheduled events
- 23 July – 2023 Cambodian general election.[8][9]
References
- "Kao Kim Hourn Takes up ASEAN Secretary-General Position". Cambodianess. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- "PM mulls single citizenship rule for civil servants, armed forces".
- "Cambodia's Hun Sen orders shutdown of independent local news outlet". Reuters. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- "Britain returns trove of Angkor crown jewels to Cambodia". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- "After death of girl, 12 more possibly detected with H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia - Khmer Times". 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- Ratcliffe, Rebecca; correspondent, Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia (2023-03-03). "US condemns 'fabricated' case as Cambodian opposition leader is jailed for 27 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- "Party in Phnom Penh as 32nd SEA Games officially open". CNA. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- "Date of 2023 National Assembly election announced". Khmer Times. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "Cambodia's ruling party endorses PM's son as future leader". Reuters. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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