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  • Friday February 4th, 2022

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [February 04, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [February 04, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [February 04, 2022] 150 150 Cambodia Development Center
HOT NEWS
  1. British Royal Air Force took an emergency mission for the second day in a row as the unidentified aircraft approached the territory of the UK’s interests. Source: Anadolu Agency
  2. The State Department’s Spokesperson warned Chinese businesses against working with Russia otherwise they will be faced with an array of economic sanctions. Source: RT
  3. President Putin will meet President Xi to bolster the two countries’ relations in the face of Western pressure, a move that will mark their first in-person meeting since 2019. Source: AP News
WORLD
  1. Ergogen offered to host the Ukraine-Russia summit, attempting to make use of his relationship with Putin, while the Ukrainian President said he is ready to bring peace. Source: Al Jazeera
  2. The ECOWAS affirmed that they will deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau in order to help stabilize the country following a failed coup attempt earlier this week. Source: U.S. News & World Report
  3. U.S. officials said that Islamic State leader, al-Qurayshi who became the group leader in 2019, and his senior deputy are dead following a U.S. air raid in northern Syria. Source: BBC
REGIONS
  1. The U.S. lawmakers proposed matching bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that require the U.S. to rename Taiwan’s de facto embassy as Taiwan Rep. Office. Source: SCMP
  2. Myanmar’s military government announced a new bribery charge against Aung San Suu Kyi and multiple corruption counts, each is punishable by 15 years in jail. Source: CNA
  3. UNSC reiterated full support for ASEAN’s role in facilitating a peaceful solution in Myanmar as the UN body welcomed the appointment of the new ASEAN Chair’s special envoy. Source: VietnamPlus
CAMBODIA
  1. Myanmar Foreign Minister was banned from joining the ASEAN’s Foreign Ministers’ Retreat as the ASEAN leaders agreed that there was little progress in the 5PC. Source: Khmer Times
  2. The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand Armies  committed to continue the close cooperation on the national defense sector between the two neighbors. Source: AKP
  3. Cambodia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva rebuffed the reports by three UN rapporteurs that the National Internet Gateway undermines privacy rights. Source: The Phnom Penh Post