Phak Seangly and Shaun Turton

Underscoring Cambodia’s heavy dependence on imported electricity, the lights went out not just in Phnom Penh but across provinces nationwide on Thursday, an unprecedented blackout that Prime Minister Hun Sen said was caused by an electrical fault in neighbouring Vietnam.

Between about 10pm and 11pm, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, Preah Sihanouk and several other provinces lost power, just as revellers in the capital were enjoying the last hours of Water Festival.

“As the government’s leader, I am very sorry and would like to confirm to citizens that the power outage is not the sign of a terrorist attack or any other incident besides the electrical outage,” the premier said, in a speech broadcast on his Facebook soon after the blackout.

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You can only attempt to stop terrorist acts.

The electrical outages show incompetence in governing when you have been in power for two decades...

You can only attempt to stop terrorist acts.

The electrical outages show incompetence in governing when you have been in power for two decades...

Three decades....a true dictator

Look for a flood of new born babies...about 9 months from last Thursday...