Advertisement In late July, shortly after leading his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to a walkover election victory, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that he was stepping down and handing power to his eldest son after more than 38 years at the helm. Since then, much commentary has focused on what kind of leader Hun … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Hun Sen says that will relinquish the prime ministership on August 22, after more than 38 years in power. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) drops a ballot into a box for voting at a polling station at Takhmua in Kandal province, southeast Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, … Read more
Advertisement Cambodia’s Hun Sen has been his country’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. With his Cambodian People’s Party virtually guaranteed another landslide victory in this Sunday’s election, it’s hard to imagine dramatic change on the horizon. But … Read more
Advertisement Cambodia’s long-time head of government had not seen this coming. At the end of June, a good three weeks before the parliamentary elections, Facebook announced that it would suspend the account of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has 14 million followers, for six months. The reason for this was a speech by Hun Sen … Read more
Advertisement On June 23, Cambodia’s National Assembly approved a hastily-drafted amendment to the country’s election law that will prohibit anyone who doesn’t vote in next month’s general election from running as a candidate in future elections. Prospective candidates, the amendment says, must have voted in at least the two elections immediately prior to running for … Read more
Advertisement Southeast Asia’s leaders generally do not go gentle into that good night, as a poet once wrote. At 97 years old, Mahathir Mohammad hasn’t lost any of his enthusiasm for racism and political bumbling, although it could also be said that he had few mental faculties to lose in old age. Singapore’s Lee Kuan … Read more