Hun Sen’s son hailed on return with peace prize

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s youngest son, Hun Many, on Thursday returned home to a hero’s welcome, a day after being awarded with the fledging Gusi Peace Prize in Manila, The Cambodia Daily reported.

At Phnom Penh International Airport, Mr Many was greeted by more than a thousand members of his Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC).

He was escorted the ruling-party lawmaker along Russian Federation Boulevard in a procession of buses, motorbikes and tuk-tuks before arriving at Olympic Stadium, where a series of speakers and entertainers spent the next few hours feting the 32-year-old.

According to the award’s website — which says the prize “approximates the honor and respect accorded to the Nobel Peace Prize of Norway, and the Pulitzer of the United States of America” — Mr. Many was deemed worthy of the honour for his work in “Youth Leadership and Humanitarianism” and as an “Advocate of Cultural Heritage.”

Mr Many was not alone in being awarded a Gusi prize this year. Eighteen others were honored for achievements in a range of fields, including three former heads of state, one of which was Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev—who was overthrown in 2005’s “Tulip Revolution” amid accusations of political oppression.

Suon Bunsak, executive secretary of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee, said he first heard about the award after seeing social media posts about Mr Many being recognized. “I saw on Facebook, but I didn’t know what it was,” he said.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/hun-sens-son-hailed-on-return-with-peace-prize

-- Thai PBS 2015-11-28

It's Hard to Believe the written word sometimes ?

Is this some kind of an South East Asian April Fools joke?

One honestly can't make this stuff up.

Hun Sen is the worst human being among the leaders of the region. I am sure that his son could be little other than a chip off the old block. At heart he is probably equally adept at spooning out eyes or slicing off tongues.

One honestly can't make this stuff up.

Second airing in one day & just as appropriate....

Hun Many, in line for Cambodian PM ?

The prestige of that went to hell 2009 when Obama got one.