US institution expelled from Cambodia amid increasing anti-Western sentiment

‘Cambodian PM Hun Sen ordered the US-funded National Democratic Institute to pack up and leave the country in the latest move by the government railing against American interests, ahead of what are expected to be hotly contested elections next year.
Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry has accused the NDI of operating without registering and stated the foreign staff has seven days to leave the country.
Now, Cambodian authorities are “geared up to take the same measures” against other foreign non-governmental organizations, Reuters reported.
The NDI describes its activities as working with political parties, civic groups and governments in order to “establish and strengthen democratic institutions.”
The US embassy in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh, released a statement titled, “Is Cambodia Committed to Democracy?” in reaction to the new order, according to Reuters.’
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