
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's exiled opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, a longtime foe of Prime Minister Hun Sen, has vowed to return to the country next year. If realized, the move would be seen as posing a predicament to the rule of a one-party state that is under threat of trade sanctions by the European Union.
Since the middle of December, officials of the Cambodia National Rescue Party have repeatedly mentioned the return of the leader in exile.