The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) was founded in 1951, when the Khmer People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP) was formed. The party maintained its historical continuity from that date, distancing itself from the Party of Democratic...

The party was constituted in early 1979, as pro-Vietnamese forces within the Communist Party of Kampuchea held a congress, and thus formed a separate party (but retaining the same name, CPK). A national committee led by Pen Sovan was appointed by the...

Cell phone text messaging will be blocked during this weekend's local elections in Cambodia, where the government is imposing a two-day "tranquility period" to keep voters from being inundated with campaign messages.But the country's main opposition party said the move would curb constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.All...