Prime ministers and former soldiers Prayut Chan-o-cha (left) of the Royal Thai Army and Hun Sen of the Khmer Rouge have met frequently and share similar political tactics. (EPA photo)A string of legislative attacks by Cambodia's ruling regime against its critics and the opposition party since last year have baffled me, not only for their senselessness and brutality, but for the similarity they share with political tactics invented here in Thailand. As its legislative bullying was extreme enough to wipe out its political enemies, I did not expect the regime of Prime Minister Hun Sen to go further. But it did on May 12, with the arrest of a 50-year-old primary school principal for an alleged lese majeste offence which carries up to five years in prison. Surasak Glahan is Deputy Editorial Pages Editor, Bangkok Post.

Source: Bangkok Post May 20, 2018 22:07 UTC