EU sends Hun Sen a sharp messageThe European Commission's announcement last week of the partial suspension of Cambodia's duty- and quota-free access to European Union (EU) markets deals a blow to both the Hun Sen government and his country's economy given the EU is Cambodia's largest trading partner. Take Cambodia's sugar industry as an example. Thousands of families have been forced to leave their farmlands by sugar companies. In addition to its concerns over political and human rights violations, the EU cannot overlook this form of exploitation. To end poverty, the government cannot turn a blind eye to gross violations of human rights and land rights of many Cambodians.

Source: Bangkok Post February 16, 2020 22:41 UTC