Politics not quite all in the family

31 January 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Government / Ministry of Commerce / System of government
Cambodia National Rescue Party / CNRP / Human Rights Party / Kem Sokha / Kem Sokhon / Ken Ratha / Ministry of Commerce / Sam Rainsy Party

Kem Sokhon, the brother of Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president Kem Sokha, is continuing to progress through government ranks. Sokhon – who has been openly critical of his brother’s policies since defecting from the opposition – told the Post yesterday he is now an adviser to senior government officials and has also been appointed to the position of undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Commerce. The younger brother of Sokha, Sokhon previously held a senior role at the Ministry of Interior, where he was a two-star general. … Ministry of Commerce spokesman Ken Ratha confirmed Sokhon’s appointment to the position of undersecretary of state at the ministry. …

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