UN Expert Proposes Human Rights Agenda for Cambodia to Pave the Way for Democratic Reforms Soben Ung Aug 30, 2022 GENEVA – UN Special Rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn has issued a 10-point human rights agenda to improve the human rights situation…
Baker-Polito Administration Signed a New Executive Order to Create Supplier-Diversity Office… Soben Ung Aug 5, 2022 BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration signed a new Executive Order that will provide more opportunities for diverse and small…
Dominik Lay Joins the 18th Middlesex District State Rep. Race Soben Ung Jul 26, 2022 Lowell, MA -- The 18th Middlesex District State Rep. election has gotten more competitive as Dominik Lay, a current 3rd term…
Merrimack Valley Food Bank Changes in Leadership Soben Ung Jul 19, 2022 Lowell, MA -- the Merrimack Valley Food Bank recently announced a staff reorganization that will promote Assistant…
American-Cambodian Human Rights Defender Theary Seng Convicted, Sentenced to Six Years in Prison Soben Ung Jul 19, 2022 Phnom Penh, Cambodia –an American-Cambodian human rights and democracy activist Theary Seng was convicted of "conspiracy to commit…
Middlesex CC Awarded $735,000 Workforce Training Grant Soben Ung Jul 14, 2022 Lowell, MA -- Middlesex Community College received $735,000 as part of the Baker-Polito Administration $15 Million Workforce…
CMAA Annual Meeting at UMass Lowell Innovation Hub Soben Ung Jul 12, 2022 Lowell, MA -- Wednesday June 22, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell held its first in person annual…
Re: The hosting of an ASEAN dictator by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS) Soben Ung Jun 7, 2022 The Center for Strategic and International Studies, (CSIS), has invited Vietnam's Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh to be its…
Maura Healey Secures Democratic Nomination for Massachusetts Governor with 71% of Convention Vote Soben Ung Jun 6, 2022 WORCESTER – Maura Healey secured the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, earning 71% of the vote from delegates…
The White House Welcomed a “Dictator Club” Soben Ung Jun 5, 2022 Washington, D.C., --the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were welcomed to the White House for the Special…
Harvard students host panel to discuss Jesse Sarey, a Cambodian American murdered by Washington… Soben Ung May 28, 2022 The Harvard University Khmer Student Association and the Pan-Asian Coalition at the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted a…
Maura Healey for Massachusetts Governor Soben Ung May 26, 2022 Maura Healey visited Cambodian businesses in Lowell on Monday, May 23rd as part of her campaign for Massachusetts’ Governor.…
$350K in scholarships awarded to Lowell High Seniors Soben Ung May 18, 2022 Lowell High School held Student Honors Night in person for the first time on May 17 since the Covid-19 pandemic. The evening…
“Beyond Mobility” Campaign Survey Soben Ung May 16, 2022 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is launching the "Beyond Mobility" campaign, which is a long-range…
Update: Cambodia and Myanmar diasporas Held protest in Washington D.C. during the US-ASEAN Summit Soben Ung May 14, 2022 Thursday, May 12 –Cambodia and Myanmar diasporas held ASEAN People’s Summit Rally in Washington D.C., in parallel to the…
US Senate Passed Resolution Commemorating 1991 Cambodia Paris Peace Agreements Soben Ung May 12, 2022 Washington D.C., -- May 12, 2022 -- the Senate unanimously passes S. 427 resolution to commemorate 1991 Cambodia Paris Peace…
Mass Cultural Council Awards $975,000 for Pandemic Recovery to 51 AAPI Organizations Soben Ung May 5, 2022 BOSTON – Three Cambodian American organizations in Lowell received the grants from Mass Cultural…
Lowell’s New City Manager is Rep. Tom Golden Soben Ung May 3, 2022 Lowell, MA – Longtime State Representative Tom Golden was sworn in as the next City Manager last night. Rep. Golden has served the…
Cambodian New Year Celebration, Khmer Rouge Dark Past In Shadow Soben Ung May 3, 2022 Cambodians celebrate the New Year on April 13 – 15, the three days of celebration is a tradition more than 5,000 years old.…
A Conversation with LRTA Bus Driver Soben Ung May 3, 2022 Sokhoeun Muon is 35 years old, born in Nashville, Tennessee. He moved to Lowell with his family when he was two years old. In…
A Message from Soben Soben Ung May 2, 2022 Dear loyal readers and advertisers: We’re celebrating the 14th year anniversary of Khmer Post USA. Since 2008, we have…
Equal Access to Public Education for All Students Regardless of Immigration Status Soben Ung Apr 12, 2022 April 2022 -- The Massachusetts Attorney General office issued an advisory that state and federal law require to state educational…
Editorial: State Rep Race in Lowell’s Highlands Soben Ung Apr 7, 2022 In 2015, the first Cambodian American was elected as State Representative to Massachusetts, Rady Mom, from Lowell. An eastern…
First Cambodian American Woman Swears in as School Committee Soben Ung Apr 6, 2022 Susie Chhuon-- the first Cambodian American swears in as School Committee member on Wednesday night at Lowell City Hall. With the…
Khmer Post USA Coffee Club at Lala Books Soben Ung Mar 22, 2022 Khmer Post USA 2nd coffee meeting with the community was held on March 19, 2022 at Lala Books in Downtown Lowell, Massachusetts.…