Alex Willemyns
Australian journalist in Washington DC. State Department correspondent for Radio Free Asia. Before: Morning Consult geopolitics editor, VOD English co-founder and politics editor at The Cambodia Daily and Phnom Penh Post.
See my stories for Radio Free Asia, articles from Cambodia and photos.
Twitter: @alexwillemyns • Contact: alex.willemyns@gmail.com
Selected Cambodia stories
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- Cambodia Splashes $1.2 Million Into Trump’s Swamp
- China in Vogue, But Vietnam Still Hun Sen’s Lifeline
- Cambodia and China: Rewriting (and Repeating) History
- Cambodia and China: Time, cash heal all wounds
- World Must Go Hard on Hun Sen, Forum Told
- Cambodia Blocks Asean Statement on South China Sea
CAMBODIAN POLITICS
- Cambodia’s Opposition Begins to Crack
- With Kem Ley's Assasination, a Singular Voice Silenced
- Government Mouthpieces Have Roots in Opposition
- CPP Bigger Than Hun Sen, Dissent Reminds
- In Old Enemy Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy Sees Hope
- Gov’t Criticizes Media Coverage of Strike Violence
HISTORY
- US Ambassador Who Warned of Khmer Rouge Dies at 93
- Making of a strongman: In July 1997, Hun Sen took control of Cambodia
- Thailand and Cambodia: A tale of two kings and the lost sax
- Cables Detail China-Vietnam Strains in '75 Cambodia
- For Hun Sen, 30 Turbulent Years as Prime Minister
- Once Pol Pot’s Aide, Now a Capitalist Crusader
FEATURES
- Amid Latest Sex Scandal, Many Recall Piseth Pilika
- At Their Peril, Some Blasé About Year of Monkey
- Hun Sen, Pondering Defeat, Has War on Mind
- CPP Celebrates 64 Years Since Communist Birth
- Two Decades On, Constitution Fails to Live Up to Promises
- Rural Discontent Helps Bolster Cambodia's Opposition
More articles
- Activists Mark 70 Years Since ‘Loss’ of Kampuchea Krom (June 2019)
- Hun Sen Dares Critics, Within and Without, to Challenge Him (May 2019)
- Workers Mark Labor Day With Truncated March (May 2019)
- US and China Squabble Over Impact on Cambodia (April 2019)
- CPP-Linked World Group Urges EU to Ease Trade Threats (April 2019)
- As EU Threats Loom, Cambodia Prepares Reply to UN Rights Review (April 2019)
- Hun Sen pressured to reverse ban on opposition politicians (December 2018)
- Kem Ley murder makes mockery of Hun Sen's 'fables' (July 2018)
- The Future of Cambodia's Opposition (July 2018)
- US and EU bolster threat of sanctions before Cambodian elections (June 2018)
- In a digital age, government turns to Telegram (August 2017)
- CNRP clings to anti-Vietnamese rhetoric (June 2017)
- With a tenfold increase in communes won, CNRP readies for 2018 (June 2017)
- CPP memo suggests cutting funds to CNRP-aligned communes (June 2017)
- Commune elections 2017: CPP wins 70% (June 2017)
- Kandal drowning in debt: microfinance loan burden may cost CPP (June 2017)
- On the campaign trail, Sokha pushes localised budgets (June 2017)
- Has the CPP lost its scrub brush? (January 2017)
- A year on the edge: Sex, lies and audio tapes (December 2016)
- For Rich CPP Leaders, Reform Not So Vital (September 2016)
- Amid Chaos, Time for CNRP to Get Serious (August 2016)
- Ten Years on, Things a Lot Like 10 Years Ago (June 2016)
- CPP Absent as People Demand Sensible Government (May 2016)
- In Cambodia, ‘Who Does Not Have a Mistress?’ (April 2016)
- Rainsy Cancels Return to Phnom Penh (November 2015)
- Thugs Beat CNRP Lawmakers at CPP Protest (October 2015)
- Hun Sen, Pondering Defeat, Has War on Mind (October 2015)
- With 1M ‘Likes,’ PM Says Facebook Page Is His (September 2015)
- Despite Obstacles, CNRP Activists Reach Border (July 2015)
- Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy: From Detente to Dinner (July 2015)
- CPP Celebrates 64 Years Since Communist Birth (June 2015)
- Chea Sim, Long-Serving CPP President, Dead at 82 (June 2015)
- Cables Detail China-VN Strains in ’75 Cambodia (April 2015)
- Kem Ley Takes Party Plan on Road (January 2015)
- 10 Years Into Sihamoni’s Reign, a Changed Palace (October 2014)
- Kampuchea Krom Protests Speak to Larger Fears (October 2014)
- CNRP’s Plans in Opposition Break With the Past (August 2014)
- CPP’s History Suggests Short Life for New Deal (July 2014)
- Hun Sen, Rainsy Strike Deal; CNRP to Take Seats (July 2014)
- As Protesters Prepare for Court, No Justice for Dead (July 2014)
- Gov’t Spokesman Once Anti-Viet Cong Commando (July 2014)
- UN Visits Evictees, Site of $3.8B UDG Tourism Project (June 2014)
- ‘Killing Fields’ Producer Lauds CPP Anti-Corruption Efforts (March 2014)
- Former KPNLF Celebrate 35th Anniversary (March 2014)
- Brands Meet With Gov’t Over Labor Unrest (February 2014)
- Fashion Statement: Boeng Kak Activists Go Radical Chic (February 2014)
- Opposition’s Demand for TV Access Crucial, Futile (October 2013)
- Rural Discontent Helps Bolster Opposition (August 2013)
- Grand Plans for $80B Capital City Fit for a Techo (August 2013)
- CNRP Wins With Local and Social Communications Strategy (August 2013)
- In Kompong Speu, Ex-Premier Faces Off With Hun Many (August 2013)
- Former Prime Minister Pen Sovann Looks to Future as Lawmaker (August 2013)
- Sam Rainsy’s Last-Minute Efforts to Run Rebuffed (July 2013)
- In Search of Votes, CNRP Turns to Youth and Beauty (June 2013)
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Endorsements
- "White eyes ... probably too stupid" - Prime Minister Hun Sen (June 2017)
- "Mr. Willemyns ignored my warning" - opposition leader Sam Rainsy (August 2016)
- "More and more tendentious" - Sam Rainsy (August 2016)
- "My friend" - government spokesman Phay Siphan (September 2015)
- "I will bring you to court" - Phay Siphan (May 2014)