Other and Political Opinions(18th – 22nd March, 2024)
It is not quite time for the aging leaders of Cambodia’s opposition to shuffle off the stage, as proposed by David Hutt in his article “Cambodia’s Opposition Needs to Take a Sabbatical” in The Diplomat on February 27. The choice of the word “sabbatical” is odd. A sabbatical is usually a period of paid leave from an academic position. Kem Sokha was the leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) when it was dissolved in 2017. He is now aged 70 and presumably, according to the article’s logic, is too old to hold such a position.
