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…
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 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…
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…
Khmer Post USA Endorses Nuon, Elliott, Belanger, Gignac, Chum and Leahy for Lowell City Council Soben Oct 28, 2021 As we begin a new chapter in Lowell politics, we want to remember this moment and the decision we make on who to represent the…
Try Pheap Group — blacklisted by Global Manetsky Act to develop Cambodia Rabbit Island, Kep Province… Soben Oct 22, 2021 Phnom Penh — The Cambodian Government released in a statement on September 29, 2021 that Try Pheap Group has begun the…
Cambodian born in a Refugee Camp Now Runs for Lowell City Council Soben Oct 20, 2021 Ty Chum came to Lowell, Massachusetts in 1990 as a child refugee. He was born in a Thailand refugee camp to a family of three…
A Summary of Lowell Candidate Forums Soben Oct 19, 2021 Lowell general municipal election will be held on November 2nd. Khmer Post USA collaborated with LTC, Lowell Sun News, and Lowell…
Dr. Sovan Tun, Prominent Leader of Cambodian and Buddhist Communities in Maryland, the District of… Soben Oct 16, 2021 Silver Spring, MD — October 9, 2021— Surrounded by his family, Dr. Sovan Tun, revered civic leader in the Asian, Cambodian and…
Brockton Bakery to Pay Restitution and Penalties and Revise Anti-Discrimination Policies in… Soben Oct 16, 2021 PLYMOUTH – A Brockton-based bakery will pay up to $95,000 in penalties and restitution, require anti-bias training for employees,…
Lowell Preliminary Election Results 2021 Soben Oct 6, 2021 September 21, 2021 -- Lowell preliminary council district race was held for the first time following a charter change resulting…
Trahan Applauds House Passage of Cambodia Democracy Act Soben Oct 5, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus, supported passage of H.R.…
U.S Congress Passed the Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021, Hun Sen Government Pays $70,000 a Month to a… Soben Oct 5, 2021 Washington, D.C. — Last week, the United States Congress passed House Resolution 4686 Act (Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021), with…
Cambodia: UN experts condemn conviction of trade union leader, systematic crackdown on human rights… Soben Oct 1, 2021 GENEVA (24 August 2021) – UN human rights experts have sharply criticised Cambodian authorities over the conviction of prominent…
Candidate for Lowell’s 5th District City Council: Tooch Van Soben Sep 30, 2021 Lowell, MA —8/28/2021 —Tooch Van held his first fundraising campaign at a new Cambodian restaurant in Lowell called Olympic, which…
Historic Numbers of Cambodian Americans Running for Office in Lowell Soben Sep 30, 2021 The upcoming Lowell Municipal election has many new Cambodian-American candidates. Remarkably, there are 2 Cambodian-American…
Lowell primary election will be held on Tuesday September 21, 2021 for City Council Districts 2, 3,… Soben Sep 11, 2021 The following candidates are running and voters will vote for only one candidate in the district they live in. Candidates with the…
Lowell’s New Election System Starts This Year Soben Aug 25, 2021 Lowell, MA -- Lowell election system has changed this year as the result of a Voting Rights lawsuit that was brought by a group of…
Dominik Lay Wins 3 Times in Court, Gets Sworn in as School Committee; City of Lowell Appeal… Soben Jul 22, 2021 Lowell, MA -- A Cambodian American named Dominik Lay was sworn in as a school committee member to fill a vacancy after winning…
Lowell Held a Community Vigil Honoring Lives Lost During the Covid-19 Pandemic Soben Jun 29, 2021 Lowell City Hall held a community vigil to honor the lives lost during the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday evening, June 29,…
City of Lowell is Expected to Receive Over $75 Millions in Funding through American Rescue Plan Soben Jun 29, 2021 In May 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury launched the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, established by…
Cooking Up Success at Youthbuild Soben Jun 22, 2021 “They’re hungry all the time. It was amazing when we started to serve breakfast, kids started to show up, then they wanted to…
Lowell News Soben Mar 24, 2021 Racism issue has taken a new height in Lowell in recent weeks. School committee member Robert Hoey was asked to…
European Parliament resolution March 11, 2021 on the mass trials against the opposition and civil… Soben Mar 22, 2021 March 11, 2021 — European Union Parliament adopted a long list of human rights abuses by Cambodia ruling one-party state since…
Mr. Kem Sokha Said Although Cambodia Can Help Itself, There Can Be No Shortage of Support from… Soben Mar 9, 2021 Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Cambodian National Rescue Party’s leader Kem Sokha claims that although Cambodia has been able and…