News CMAA Received “Living the Dream Partner Award” in Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day Soben Ung Jan 27, 2022 Monday, January 17th, 2022 – Lowell’s Middlesex Community College partnered with the Living the Dream Partners and hosted a Dr.…
Lowell Lowell Middle School Police Academy Expands for After School Soben Ung Jan 26, 2022 LOWELL —Friday, Jan. 21, the Middle School Police Academy began at Sullivan Middle School and Butler Middle School, with more than…
News Massachusetts State Legislature Bill Condemning Political Oppression and Encouraging Free and Fair… Soben Ung Jan 21, 2022 BOSTON -- Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs held a hearing on a bill condemning political oppression…
News Hun Sen’s Controversial Visit to Myanmar, an Interview with NUG Ambassador to ASEAN Soben Ung Jan 20, 2022 On January 8, Soben Ung of Khmer Post USA interviewed with the National Unity Government of Myanmar's Ambassador to ASEAN, Bo Hla…
Lowell Editorial: The First Cambodian American Mayor in the U.S – to Celebrate or not Celebrate? Soben Ung Jan 19, 2022 January 3rd, 2022 – the City of Lowell swore in the new hybrid “district and at-large” elected councilors for the first time as a…
News Joint Statement from Over 200 Civil Society Organizations Condemns Hun Sen’s Visit to Myanmar Soben Ung Jan 5, 2022 This week, Cambodia Strong Man, Prime Minister Hun Sen is going to visit Myanmar on January 7 as part of his plan to "strengthen…
News Fairness and Democracy Committee to Speak out in Support of Vesna Nuon for Mayor Soben Ung Dec 11, 2021 A gathering of concerned residents has secured a permit to hear speakers advocating for the election of City Councilor Vesna Nuon…
News Hun Sen Supports His Eldest Son as Next PM Soben Ung Dec 9, 2021 Phnom Penh — Cambodian prime minister and president of the Cambodian People’s Party Hun Sen said last week on December 2 that, “I…
News Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Undermines the ASEAN in Recognizing Myanmar’s Military Junta Soben Ung Dec 7, 2021 Aung San Suu Kyi, the Myanmar State Counselor, was sentenced to 4 years in prison on Monday December 6 after a court found her…
News Statewide COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program seeks applicants Soben Ung Dec 7, 2021 BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is reminding tenants facing financial challenges…
News Debriefing on Theary Seng Mass Trial on Dec 7 in Phnom Penh Soben Ung Dec 7, 2021 Earlier today, I was with Theary Seng in Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Cambodia as her mass trial…
News Cambodian American Human Rights Defender Theary Seng Head to Sham Trial Soben Ung Dec 6, 2021 Phnom Penh, Cambodia – On December 7, 2021, American-Cambodian human rights defender and democracy advocate Theary Seng will…
News Former Premier Prince Ranariddh Norodom Dies at 77 Soben Ung Nov 28, 2021 Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Prince Ranariddh Norodom of the Kingdom of Cambodia passed away on November 28, 2021 in France.…
News CNRP Youth Activist Sin Khon Slain in Cambodia Soben Ung Nov 22, 2021 Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- youth activist Sin Khon of the opposition party was slain on Sunday early morning November 21, 2021,…
News Facing the International Pressure, Rong Chhun & 17 Activists Released from Prey Sar Prison Soben Ung Nov 14, 2021 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Rong Chhun, a prominent union leader and rights defender, and 17 activists were released from prison on…
News Legacies of 1991 Paris Peace Agreement for Cambodia: Part I. Elections Soben Ung Nov 9, 2021 Part I. National Elections Cambodia’s ruling party (CPP), under one “strong man” prime minister Hun Sen, has been in power for 36…
History Legacies of 1991 Paris Peace Agreement for Cambodia: Introduction Soben Ung Nov 9, 2021 October 23rd, 2021 - marked the 30th Anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement for Cambodia. Many of our readers, especially the…
Lowell Lowell City Council Election Results 2021 Soben Ung Nov 8, 2021 Lowell, Massachusetts held its first hybrid at-large and district election system on November 2nd, 2021. The results brought a…
News Controversy over Lowell Mayor Election (Selection) Soben Ung Nov 6, 2021 Lowell, MA (Saturday November 6, 2021) — the day after Lowell’s election was supposed to be filled with joy for the minority…
Celebrity Interview with National Bestseller Author & Screenwriter Loung Ung of First They Killed My… Soben Ung Dec 20, 2019 By Soben Pin On Monday, November 18, 2019 the critically acclaimed author and screenwriter Loung Ung came to speak at the…
Legislation Hands-free use of mobile telephone while driving in MA law takes affect in February 2020 Soben Ung Dec 20, 2019 By Soben Pin BOSTON, MA — Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation “An Act requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones…
Arts and Culture Little Women Day Soben Ung Dec 20, 2019 by Soben Pin Boston — Mayor Marty Wash has declared December 18 will be the “Little Women Day” because of the recent film…
Jobs Employment opportunities at Lowell Regional Transit Authority: Here’s how to become a bus driver Soben Ung Dec 20, 2019 By Soben Pin There are easy steps as 1, 2, 3, to get your CDL-B license then you’ll work for Lowell Regional Transit…
News Boston University Hosts Loung Ung for Third Elie Wiesel Memorial Lecture Soben Ung Nov 14, 2019 Boston University’s Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies will be hosting a Cambodian American author and screenwriter Loung Ung …
Cambodian-American Milestone in American History: Two Cambodian Americans Elected To Lowell City Council Soben Ung Nov 14, 2019 By Soben Pin On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, Lowell residents elected Vesna Nuon and Sokhary Chau to the city council, making…