Governance

Cambodian politics Hun Sen’s art of giving

January saw Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen mark 35 years in power. Columnist David Hutt examines one crucial tactic of governance that has sustained his more-than three decade rule – the art of giving By David Hutt

15 hours ago13-minute read

03 February 2020
THIS WEEK IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Spanning the region.

This week we open by returning to a Top Read from 2017 looking at Singapore’s struggling retail sector, while on Tuesday columnist David Hutt marks Hun Sen’s 35 years in power by analysing the gift-giving state he has cultivated over three decades. On Wednesday we let our hair down as we head to the Jai Thep music festival in Chiang Mai, interviewing Thai pop star Notep on meditation and environmentalism. On Thursday we meet the team behind Cambodia’s first child protection unit, who are working to crackdown on abuse of minors in the Kingdom, while we round off the week with a profile on Pham Thanh, a North Vietnamese artist who made a name for himself producing communist propaganda during the Vietnam War. Read last week’s editorial

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