Cambodia's ex-PM Hun Sen elected as senate president in 5th mandate

STORY: Cambodia's ex-PM Hun Sen elected as senate president in 5th mandate SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presiding over the inaugural session of the Senate 2. various of voting for ex-PM Hun Sen as president of the Senate 3. various of Hun Sen delivering a speech STORYLINE: Cambodia's former Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen was elected as the president of the Senate in the fifth mandate on Wednesday, the state-run National Television of Cambodia reported. All 62 senators present at the first session of the upper house of the parliament unanimously elected Hun Sen as the president, according to the report. Also, they voted for ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) senators Prak Sokhonn, ex-deputy prime minister and ex-foreign minister, and Ouch Borith, ex-senior minister, to be the first president and the second president, respectively. Speaking after the vo

Japan pledges support for Cambodia's electoral reform process

Japan pledges support for Cambodia's electoral reform process

Ouch Borith (R), secretary of state of Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, shakes hands with Japanese Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Kazuyuki Nakane in Jakarta on April 20, 2015, when they met on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Asian-African Conference. Japan vowed to support ongoing electoral reform efforts in Cambodia the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo