Mr Hun Sen, Cambodia's prime minister since 1985, railed against lectures from the Obama administration on rights, democracy and corruption. "The months since Mr Trump's inauguration have coincided with a precipitous and severe deterioration in the human rights situation," said Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights said. But Mr Hun Sen's critics believe less overt attention is being paid to human rights than under President Barack Obama. Despite Mr Hun Sen's professed admiration for Mr Trump, there has been no sign of relations improving rapidly. Mr Hun Sen has also frequently emphasised what a good friend Cambodia now has in China.

Source: Bangkok Post May 12, 2017 03:33 UTC