Asias Longest-serving Leader? Slug: Cambodia Hun Sen Reporters: Borin Noun Date: 13/04/2013 IN R!

Cambodia"s #rime $inister Hun Sen %as been in po&er 'or almost 30 (ears) *nd %e"s e+pe,ted to &in anot%er term &%en ele,tions are %eld ne+t -ul() $an( belie.e t%at %e"s la(ing t%e 'oundations o' a politi,al d(nast(/ &it% %is ,%ildren running 'or parliament) Borin Noun %as more 'rom #%nom #en%) 01 S21 1 Cambodia State 3 sa(s t%e C##"s a,%ie.ement In Cambodia/ t%e ruling Cambodian #eople"s #art( %as a monopol( on state and pri.ate media) 0.er( da(/ images o' building bridges/ roads/ and ot%er go.ernment de.elopments/ are broad,ast a,ross t%e ,ountr() S21 2 Hun Sen and supporters Spea4ing to t%ousands o' %is supporters re,entl(/ #rime $inister Hun Sen as4ed .oters to support %im again in t%e -ul( ele,tion) *nd %e"s reminding e.er(one o' &%at"s at sta4e))) Hun Sen Clip 1 5$ale/6%mer7: 8*ll state9,ontrolled aid pro:e,ts &ill ,ease i' me and m( Cambodian #eople #art( do not &in t%e ele,tion) It means/ no ot%er part( &ill ,ontinue t%e C##"s pro:e,ts to de.elop (our ,ommunities) I belie.e t%at no politi,al part( &ill %elp (ou li4e t%e C## does); S21 3 Congress support 'or Hun Sen In ,ongress last mont%/ t%e ruling Cambodian #eople"s #art( de,lared its 'ull support to t%e in,umbent #rime $inister Hun Sen 'or anot%er term in o''i,e) S21 3 <# Hun Sen %as been in po&er 'or 2= (ears and %as .o&ed to sta( until %e"s >0)

*nd %e"s doing &%ate.er it ta4es to boost %is popularit() %e ,ountr("s nine ma:or 3 ,%annels are all o&ned b( go.ernment o''i,ials or business people &it% ,lose ties to t%e ruling part() State songs in t%e 'orm o' 4arao4e .ideos/ praising t%e #rime $inister and %is &i'e/ are being s%o&n on 3) S21 4 song o' Hun Sen"s promotion) B0D <ND0R In t%is .ideo/ a man and a &oman sing in %armon( o.er images o' a 'lapping 'is%) %is is to ,elebrate Hun Sen"s re,ent de,ision to end t%e s(stem o' pri.atel(9o&ned 'is%ing lots) %e .ideo is being s%o&n around t%e ,lo,4 on multiple 3 stations) S21 4 <# Hun Sen also de'ended %is part("s de,ision to nominate %is sons/ and t%e ,%ildren o' ot%er part( o''i,ials/ to run 'or parliament in t%e up,oming national ele,tions) He sa(s t%e part( belie.es t%at t%e("re ?uali'ied) Hun Sen Clip 2 5$ale/6%mer7: 8I &ould li4e to introdu,e m( t%ree sons to (ou) I"m not promoting t%em to ta4e po&er/ but I &ant t%em to 4no& m( %istor(/ t%at I &as a rebel o''i,er &%o liberated t%e nation during t%e ,i.il &ar) Stand up m( sons@ Hun $anet/ Hun $anit% and Hun $an(); $an( belie.e t%at Hun Sen is la(ing t%e 'oundations 'or a politi,al d(nast() * 'ormer resear,%er 'rom t%e *sian Human Rig%ts Commission/ Dr Aao $ong%ai/ 'ears Cambodia &ill be,ome an auto,ra,() Dr) Aao $ong%ai Clip 15$ale/6%mer7: 8I' &e be,ome an auto,rati, ,ountr(/ &e must respe,t our leader as a Supreme Being) *nd t%roug% t%e media and t%e edu,ation s(stem/ people &ill treat %im as i' %e"s Bod) *nd our media is monopolised b( t%e ruling part(/ it"s a signal t%at &e"re %eading t%at &a() His part( ,an &in t%e ele,tion 'or sure); %e opposition/ t%e Cambodia National Res,ue #art(/ %as nominated its ,%ie'/ Sam Rains(/ to be,ome #rime $inister i' t%e part( &ins t%e ele,tions) But %e li.es in e+ile in 2ran,e and 'a,es 12 (ears in prison i' %e returns to Cambodia) %roug% a .ideo ,on'eren,e/ %e told %is supporters t%at %e &ould 'ig%t 'or t%e underpri.ileged)

Sam Rains( ,lip 1 5 $ale/6%mer7: 8In t%e name o' t%e Cambodia National Res,ue #art(/ I pledge be'ore (ou/ t%at &e &ill de'end our nation and bring .i,tor( 'or our part( in t%e up,oming ele,tions); S21 C #!AI IC*A C*$#*IBN S!<NDS But #rime $inister Hun Sen %as t%e ad.antage o' being in t%e ,ountr())) &%ere %e &ill ,ontinue to tig%ten %is grip on po&er))) Hun Sen Clip 3 5$ale/6%mer7: 8I"m (our #rime $inister) Dou must not %ate me or .ote against me/ it"s not 'air) Dou %a.e to 4no& t%at it"s .itall( important to me) E%et%er (ou need anot%er #rime $inister or (ou need Hun Sen to ,ontinue in %is post/ please .ote 'or m( part(); 2or *sia Calling/ t%is 'eature is produ,ed b( Borin Noun in #%om #en%)