Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I don’t think anyone expects Hun Sen to sort of disappear once Hun Manet is prime minister,” said Astrid Norén-Nilsson, a Cambodia expert at Sweden’s Lund University. “I think they will probably be working closely together and I don’t think that there is a big difference in their political outlook, including foreign policy.” Hun Manet is just part of what is expected to be a broader generational change, with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party planning to install younger leaders into most ministerial positions. The constriction of civic space undermines the active participation of civil society in the electoral process without fear of reprisal.” After the “vastly unpopular” way the opposition was neutralized in 2018, this time around there is little sign of widespread popular discontent, Norén-Nilsson said, because Hun Sen and the CPP have done a very effective job over the past five years of building a sense among many Cambodians that they are part of a new national project. Founded in 1981 by Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia's former king, the party defeated the CPP in 1993 U.N.-run elections, but his son, Norodom Ranariddh, ended up having to agree to a co-prime ministership with Hun Sen. Today's party president, Norodom Chakravuth, who returned from France to take control of the party a little over a year ago after the death of his father Norodom Ranariddh, told The Associated Press that his sights are more on the 2028 election but is hoping this time to possibly win one or two seats.

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Hun Manet: In His Father’s Long Shadow
3 months, 1 week ago

Hun Manet: In His Father’s Long Shadow

The Diplomat  

Children who follow in the footsteps of prominent parents often don’t have it easy. Former Prime Minister Hun Sen no longer holds the reins of power alone; the importance of his children has gradually increased, and the Hun clan is preparing to develop a political dominance in Cambodia that Southeast Asia has not experienced since the time of Suharto in …

Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen becomes senate president
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen becomes senate president

The Hindu  

Former Cambodian leader Hun Sen was promoted to senate president on Wednesday, taking over a key ceremonial role less than a year after handing power to his son. Hun Sen stepped down in August after nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule, passing the baton to his eldest son Hun Manet following a landslide win in national polls held without any …

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won an expected landslide victory in the election for the country’s Senate, the National Election Committee has confirmed. The vote paves the way for Hun Sen, who is the ruling party president, to become Senate President, allowing him to hold an official position in government after stepping down last year …

Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy
10 months ago

Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Six months after becoming Cambodia’s new prime minister, the eldest son of the country’s long-serving autocratic leader on Wednesday won approval from lawmakers to have his youngest brother take the post of deputy premier. Last August, Hun Manet, 46, the son of longtime leader Hun Sen and Cambodia’s military chief, became the prime minister after having …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership

The Diplomat  

In its most recent national party congress in December, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party appointed Prime Minister Hun Manet as its newest vice president. Manet, as the new vice president, will be added to the official posters alongside Hun Sen and Samrin, according to a new directive from the CPP Central Committee’s secretariat. While Hun Sen, who will likely replace …

New Thai prime minister pays friendly visit to neighboring Cambodia's own new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

New Thai prime minister pays friendly visit to neighboring Cambodia's own new leader

The Independent  

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Hun Sen’s Legacy Is the Defeat of Western Foreign Policy
1 year, 3 months ago

Hun Sen’s Legacy Is the Defeat of Western Foreign Policy

The Diplomat  

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, the world’s longest serving prime minister, last month handed over power to his eldest son, having vanquished all opposition during his 38 years in power. In 1993, when Cambodia was constituting itself as a pluralist democracy and the United Nations-administered elections saw four parties elected to the National Assembly, Cambodia’s GDP was just $2.53 billion at current …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad
1 year, 3 months ago

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Beijing on Thursday on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month. Hun Manet was expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials in the capital and to attend a weekend trade and investment expo in southern China, according to Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry. After his meetings in …

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad
1 year, 3 months ago

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad

The Independent  

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As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election
1 year, 4 months ago

As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election

The Diplomat  

Prime Minister Hun Sen has extended his absolute authority over Cambodia, trouncing a feeble opposition in the July 23 general election and paving the way for a transfer of power to his eldest son Hun Manet within a month of the vote. But the result was a mere formality in the promotion of Hun Manet, a prospect made clear mere …

Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The son of longtime autocratic Cambodian leader Hun Sen was sworn in Tuesday as the country’s new prime minister, part of a generational change in top positions in the Southeast Asian nation. In his acceptance speech to the National Assembly, Cambodia’s lower house of Parliament, Hun Manet said the examples set by his father and the …

Cambodia parliament elects Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, as new PM
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia parliament elects Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, as new PM

Al Jazeera  

Hun Manet is now the prime minister but Hun Sen will remain very much at the centre of power, analysts say. Hun Manet now has the prime minister’s title but Hun Sen will remain very much at the centre of power and politics in Cambodia – symbolically and literally, according to observers and the political opposition. Exiled opposition leader Sam …

Hun Sen has been terrible for Cambodia. His son could be worse
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Sen has been terrible for Cambodia. His son could be worse

Al Jazeera  

Cambodians continue to fight for democracy, as a new generation of the elite – inexperienced and entitled – takes over. My former party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, won over 43 percent of the vote in the 2013, 2015 and 2017 elections, despite open corruption and interference by Hun Sen and his government. However, for Hun Sen, we posed too …

Cambodia’s king endorses Hun Manet as next prime minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s king endorses Hun Manet as next prime minister

Al Jazeera  

Eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen obtains king’s approval and is set to become Cambodia’s next leader later this month. Cambodia’s king has approved the nomination of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son as the nation’s next leader after their party sealed victory in a one-sided election last month. Hun Manet won his first seat in parliament in the …

Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s electoral body on Saturday announced the final results of last month’s election that has been criticized by the West as neither free nor fair, sealing a landslide victory for the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and a mandate for the next five years. In an announcement on TVK state television and government …

Hun Manet | The next-generation dynast
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Manet | The next-generation dynast

The Hindu  

Here comes the son, rolling through the streets of Phnom Penh in a black vehicle. “History has shown that only the Cambodian People’s Party has the ability to bring safety and peace to Cambodia,” Gen. Hun Manet roars. The oldest of Mr. Hun Sen’s six children, Gen. Hun Manet attended high school in Phnom Penh before joining the military in …

Hun Sen, the Cambodian strongman with a grip on power, is handing over to his son
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Sen, the Cambodian strongman with a grip on power, is handing over to his son

ABC  

Hun Manet was elected to the Cambodian parliament just days ago, and yet within a few weeks, he'll be the country's prime minister. Sebastian Strangio, author of Hun Sen's Cambodia and South-East Asia editor at The Diplomat, said little else was known about Hun Manet. "One thing that we can say for certain is that his background is very different …

Cambodian PM Hun Sen to Step Down After Four Decades, His Son to Succeed Him
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodian PM Hun Sen to Step Down After Four Decades, His Son to Succeed Him

News 18  

Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in Parliament in Sunday’s election. Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic leader for 38 years but said ahead of the elections he would hand off the position to his oldest …

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The rise to power of Hun Sen’s son — 45-year-old Hun Manet, who won his first seat in Parliament just days ago and …

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over

LA Times  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, shown voting Sunday in an election that observers say was unfair, plans to hand power to his son. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The widely anticipated move …

Cambodia leader Hun Sen to step down, hand over power to son
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia leader Hun Sen to step down, hand over power to son

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Hun Sen says oldest son to take on position following a landslide election victory tainted with controversy. Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in parliament in Sunday’s election. Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s leader for …

Cambodian heir apparent hails poll victory, defying outside criticism
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian heir apparent hails poll victory, defying outside criticism

The Hindu  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's heir apparent insisted Monday on the legitimacy of elections his party won against no meaningful opposition, defying international criticism that the polls were neither free nor fair. On Monday the Chinese foreign ministry congratulated Hun Sen on his win in "successful elections" and said it looked forward to strengthening already close ties. Election officials also …

Cambodia's ruling party claims landslide win in one-sided election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia's ruling party claims landslide win in one-sided election

The Hindu  

The party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen declared a landslide victory in a general election on July 23, a vote that critics widely dismissed as a sham aimed at cementing the party's rule before an expected transfer of power to his eldest son. The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party, a political behemoth …

Cambodia Election: Votes Commences as Longtime Leader Hun Sen Nears Guaranteed Win
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia Election: Votes Commences as Longtime Leader Hun Sen Nears Guaranteed Win

News 18  

Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. More than 9.7 million people are registered to vote in the seventh election since the United Nations first Over the last 30 years what hopes the international community …

Cambodian leader's son Hun Manet set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian leader's son Hun Manet set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

ABC  

Hun Sen has been Cambodia's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. Key points: It is not clear when — or even if — Hun Sen will hand over power to his son Hun Manet is a graduate of the US Military Academy at …

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen nears election victory after banning opposition
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen nears election victory after banning opposition

India Today  

Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. Hun Sen cast his ballot in the capital Phnom Penh shortly after polling stations opened at 7:00 am, according to AFP journalists at the scene. More than 9.7 …

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election

Al Jazeera  

Critics described the election as the least free and fair in decades due to exclusion of main opposition party. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party has claimed a “landslide” victory in national elections described by critics as the country’s least free and fair vote in decades. Hun Sen said the strong voter participation proved that …

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election that saw opposition suppressed
1 year, 5 months ago

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election that saw opposition suppressed

LA Times  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, with his wife, Bun Rany, raises an inked finger after voting. The ruling party of Cambodia‘s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, an outcome that was virtually assured thanks to the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote critics said made a farce of democracy. “I …

Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. “His choices don’t exactly reflect Swiss values.” Hun Manet has given few clues himself, posting frequently on Facebook and Telegram like his father but revealing little of his …

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed
1 year, 5 months ago

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The ruling party of Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, an outcome that was virtually assured after the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote called a farce of democracy. Hun Sen posted on his Telegram channel late Sunday that unofficial results compiled by authorities in …

Cambodia’s sham election might be Hun Sen’s last
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia’s sham election might be Hun Sen’s last

Al Jazeera  

Asia’s longest serving leader makes his own rules, in golf and politics. When I first met Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, I didn’t have much hope for his future. Eighteen months later, Hanoi moved to oust Pol Pot and install Hun Sen as a key member of the new Khmer leadership. Outmanoeuvring or suppressing every opposition political leader and outlawing …

Cambodia's Friday Women are fighting for justice, with their husbands and sons in jail ahead of a 'democratic charade' election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia's Friday Women are fighting for justice, with their husbands and sons in jail ahead of a 'democratic charade' election

ABC  

Teang Chenda can recall, with painful clarity, her panic and desperation when she found out her husband had been thrown in a Cambodian jail. After the CNRP was dissolved, Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party went on to win all 125 parliamentary seats in the last election in 2018 – a poll criticised internationally for being undemocratic. Prime Minister Hun …

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race
1 year, 5 months ago

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race

Al Jazeera  

Seventeen parties registered to contest election alongside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party, but the vote is almost impossible for him to lose. In a dramatic reversal of the core principle of choice in elections, voters told Al Jazeera how they now feared the potential consequences of not voting for Hun Sen. “I’m afraid they will check names,” said Phally*, …

Cambodia’s top opposition party barred from July elections, leaving Hun Sen’s party unchallenged
1 year, 6 months ago

Cambodia’s top opposition party barred from July elections, leaving Hun Sen’s party unchallenged

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s top opposition party was barred Thursday from participating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused to overturn a decision not to register the party over a paperwork issue. The Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party in the upcoming polls, lost its appeal because its complaint was …

Cambodian PM’s son, tipped to succeed him, gets promotion
1 year, 8 months ago

Cambodian PM’s son, tipped to succeed him, gets promotion

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian army chief Hun Manet, who is widely expected to replace his father as the country’s prime minister later this year, was promoted Thursday to his country’s highest military rank. Prime Minister Hun Sen, 71, explicitly declared his support in December 2021 to have the United States Military Academy-trained Hun Manet succeed him through constitutional means. …

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement
1 year, 9 months ago

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement

The Independent  

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Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement
1 year, 9 months ago

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen hinted strongly Tuesday that he intends to step down as the country’s long-serving leader when a new government is installed after July’s general election. Hun Manet, 45, holds several other key security posts, and in 2018 already had been elevated from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s 865-member Central Committee to its …

Cambodian independent media outlet VOD shut down by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of election
1 year, 10 months ago

Cambodian independent media outlet VOD shut down by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of election

ABC  

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has shut down one of the country's leading independent media outlets, Voice of Democracy, ahead of national elections in July. VOD reporter Mech Dara, who previously worked at both the Daily and the Post, said it was "difficult to digest" the closure of yet another independent media outlet. Jacob Sims, country director for International Justice …

Cambodian leader shuts down independent media outlet
1 year, 10 months ago

Cambodian leader shuts down independent media outlet

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday ordered one of the handful of independent media broadcasters to shut down for publishing an article he said intentionally slandered his son in connection with the country’s relief assistance to earthquake victims in Turkey. On Sunday evening, Hun Sen nevertheless ordered the ministry to revoke VOD’s license and said …

Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers
2 years, 1 month ago

Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Indonesia’s president vowed Sunday not to let Southeast Asia become the front lines of a new Cold War amid increasing tensions between the United States and China, saying as his country took over the chairmanship of the influential Association of Southeast Asian Nations that it would not become “a proxy to any powers.” Joko Widodo said …

Will Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Resign Next Year?
2 years, 2 months ago

Will Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Resign Next Year?

The Diplomat  

Hun Sen, in power since 1985, has never been an easy figure to read. Last December, Hun Manet, his eldest son and the de facto military chief, was named by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party as its prime ministerial candidate once Hun Sen resigns. At a closed-door, two-day conference in July, the 865-strong CPP Central Committee expressed its support for …

Cambodian leader asks Myanmar to reconsider foes’ executions
2 years, 6 months ago

Cambodian leader asks Myanmar to reconsider foes’ executions

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s prime minister urged military-ruled Myanmar to reconsider the death sentences against four political opponents, suggesting that executing them will draw strong international condemnation and complicate efforts to restore peace to the strife-torn nation. Hun Sen’s letter on Saturday to Myanmar ruler Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing adds to worldwide concern and protest over the intended …

Misreading the room: Why Hun Sen is failing on Myanmar
2 years, 8 months ago

Misreading the room: Why Hun Sen is failing on Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Cambodia’s strongman thought he would have a connection with Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing. Unlike Hun Sen, Myanmar’s generals do have “deeply-held beliefs” and principles, according to academic Andrew Selth, an adjunct professor at Griffith Asia Institute in Australia. Misreading the situation Strangio says despite Hun Sen’s political acumen, he “clearly misread the situation in Myanmar”. “The 2022 ASEAN …

Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during Cambodia visit
2 years, 10 months ago

Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during Cambodia visit

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The leaders of Malaysia and Cambodia discussed the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar and other regional issues during a meeting in Phnom Penh on Thursday, the two countries said. Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob met with his counterpart, Hun Sen, and King Norodom Sihamoni during his first visit to Cambodia since becoming Malaysia’s leader last August. …

Japan, Cambodia officials agree to cooperate on Myanmar
2 years, 10 months ago

Japan, Cambodia officials agree to cooperate on Myanmar

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s foreign minister met Monday with the son and appointed successor of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and agreed to cooperate in dealing with the situation in Myanmar following the military’s seizure of power, Japanese officials said. Hun Manet, who is currently commander of Cambodia’s army, accompanied his father during his January visit to Myanmar, the first by …

Cambodia’s Leadership Succession: One Small Step Further
2 years, 11 months ago

Cambodia’s Leadership Succession: One Small Step Further

The Diplomat  

For years, it has been an open secret that Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has been grooming his eldest son Hun Manet as his successor. The Importance of the Security Forces Along with the military, the gendarmerie, and the police, Hun Sen’s private army of “bodyguards” is by far the most important pillar of his power. This is because his …

Voices of concern at ASEAN over Hun Sen’s Myanmar visit
2 years, 11 months ago

Voices of concern at ASEAN over Hun Sen’s Myanmar visit

Al Jazeera  

Malaysian foreign minister says that as current chair of ASEAN, Hun Sen should have consulted other member states. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the new chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met military ruler Min Aung Hlaing last week in the first visit by a head of government to Myanmar since last February’s coup. Saifuddin said it was …

Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’
2 years, 11 months ago

Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s foreign minister on Saturday defended Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar, the first by a foreign leader since the military takeover last year plunged the country into turmoil, though there was little evidence the mission yielded any immediate breakthrough. Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn told reporters that talks between Hun Sen and Myanmar’s leader achieved …

Anger as Cambodia's Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader
2 years, 11 months ago

Anger as Cambodia's Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader

The Hindu  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar seeking to revive peace efforts after last year's military takeover has provoked an angry backlash among critics, who say he is legitimizing the army’s seizure of power. In their meeting, Min Aung Hlaing told Hun Sen that Myanmar had extended a ceasefire with all ethnic armed organizations in the country that was …

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