Cambodian army chief Hun Manet, who is widely expected to replace his father as the country’s prime minister later this year, was promoted Thursday to his country’s highest military rank.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) Cambodian army chief Hun Manet, who is widely expected to replace his father as the country’s prime minister later this year, was promoted Thursday to his country’s highest military rank. Prime Minister Hun Sen, 71, explicitly declared his support in December 2021 to have the United States Military Academy-trained Hun […]
Unlike many of his authoritarian peers, the Cambodian prime minister says he's stepping down on his own terms and his own timetable this summer, having found a suitable successor his son.
Prime Minister Hun Sen rejects suggestions that any foreign troops would be stationed there, saying the base is part of Cambodia's right to defend its territory