By Philip Heijmans / BloombergOn his path to becoming Asia’s longest-serving leader, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has mastered the art of fighting for power. Four years later, a de facto coup put him solely in charge, a position he has kept to this day. Long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who has spent the past four years in Paris, has vowed to return to Cambodia to fight for democracy along with others who fled abroad. “The government will in no shape or form negotiate with Sam Rainsy,” he said. On Wednesday evening, the government issued a statement appealing to opposition supporters to “stop listening to Sam Rainsy,” adding that it had fully restored public order after defeating the exiled leader’s attempted coup, The Associated Press reported.

Source: Taipei Times November 17, 2019 16:07 UTC