Rainsy lauds late Chea Sim

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday praised former ruling party president Chea Sim, who died on Monday, calling him a national hero and comparing his patriotic ideals to those of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk.​ Speaking to reporters after paying his respects at the former Senate president’s house in Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon district, Cambodia National Rescue Party president Rainsy lauded the former Cambodia People’s Party factional heavyweight, once considered the second-most powerful man in government after Prime Minster Hun Sen. …

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