Sam Rainsy Finally Returns

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived back in Cambodia yesterday after about a month’s absense, saying he will use “cold measures” to end tension with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

He has come under criticism for being out of the country at a time of political crisis, including the jailing of 11 members of his Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on charges of insurrection. Three more are awaiting trial over a protest last year in Freedom Park that turned violent.

“I have no plans to meet my culture of dialogue partner,” Mr. Rainsy said, referring to Prime Minister Hun Sen. “But even when I was in abroad, I contacted Samdech Hun Sen via phone and SMS.”

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