Pen Bona is minister delegate to the prime minister and head of the Royal Government of Cambodia's spokesperson unit.
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet gestures to the crowd during a visit to a shelter, following a clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border, in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, on June 23. © Reuters
Pen Bona is minister delegate to the prime minister and head of the Royal Government of Cambodia's spokesperson unit.