2015 in Cambodia

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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Cambodia .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Norodom Sihamoni
• Prime Minister: Hun Sen

Events

• 1 January - Cambodia achieves a lower middle-income status, with a GDP of USD 31.77 billion and GDP per capita of USD 1,875. ^[1]
• 22 January — Cambodia marks 30 years of Hun Sen's rule. ^[2]
• 2 February — Witness Keo Chandara testifies to the brutal torture methods used by Khmer Rouge guards at the Kraing Tachan center. ^[3]
• March — A tribunal backed by the United States charges two leaders of the Khmer Rouge with Crimes against humanity. ^[2]
• 17 April - Cambodia marks the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s rise to power. ^[4]
• May - At least 18 killed, 24 injured in a van crash in Bavet city, Svay Rieng province. ^[5]
• June —
  • The government implements a deal with Australia to resettle some Vietnamese refugees held on the island of Nauru. ^[6]
  • 230 Cambodian fishermen repatriated from Indonesia after years of poor treatment. ^[5]
• 6 June — Death of Chea Sim, long-time CPP president and rival to Hun Sen. ^[7]
• 13 July — A court in Phnom Penh launched an investigation into defamation and interference with justice charges against Ny Chakriya, who had previously questioned the impartiality of the judiciary in a prior case. ^[6]
• 21 July — 11 opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) organizers were sentenced to 7 to 20 years in prison for participating in an alleged insurrection in 2014. ^[6]
• August -
  • 16 dead, 23 injured in a private bus crash in Oddor Meanchey province. ^[5]
  • Former Bavet governor Chhouk Bandith surrendered to authorities for his 18-month sentence for the 2012 shooting of garment workers. ^[5]
• 13 August — Hun Sen orders the arrest of Hong Sok Hour, an opposition party member of senate for posting false information about the 1979 Cambodia-Vietnam political agreement to Facebook. ^[6]
• October - Minimum wage for textile and footwear workers raised to $140/month. ^[5]
• 26 October - Two Cambodian opposition lawmakers are physically assaulted by a mob outside the National Assembly in Phnom Penh. ^[8]
• 30 October - Cambodia’s National Assembly votes to remove deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha from his position as Vice President. ^[9]
• November - Kem Sokha removed as vice president of the National Assembly following allegations of racism. ^[5]
• 15 November — Hun Sen issues an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sam Rainsy for his comments alleging that Foreign Minister Hor Namhong had been complicit in the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge. ^[6]
• December - Former Khmer Rouge navy commander Meas Muth charged by UN-backed court. ^[5]
• 3 December - An unlicensed doctor is sentenced to 25 years for infecting over 100 people with HIV. ^[10]

Deaths

August 22 — Ieng Thirith, a notable member of the Khmer Rogue. ^[11]

References

1. "Cambodia - Economy".
2. "Cambodia profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
3. Stout, David (2015-02-03). "Witness Recounts Khmer Rouge's Gruesome Torture Methods". TIME. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
4. "Statement on 40th Anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's Atrocities in Cambodia". Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
5. Lhoyd (2015-12-30). "Year in Review: Major Events of 2015 - Khmer Times" . Retrieved 2025-04-24.
6. "Cambodia: Events of 2015 - Cambodia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
7. "Cambodia 2015: 30 years of Hun Sen's government and the progressive centralization of power". Asia Maior - An Italian think tank on Asia (in Italian). 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
8. "Cambodia: Chilling Account of Attacks on Legislators | Human Rights Watch". 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
9. Thompson, Nathan A. "Cambodia vote revives political tensions". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
10. Rogers, Tessa Berenson (2015-12-03). "Cambodian Doctor Sentenced For Infecting Patients With HIV". TIME. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
11. "Ieng Thirith, a leader of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime, dies at 83". Washington Post. 2023-04-10. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-06-02.