PoliticsCambodia braces for showdown with EU over opposition icon
Garment industry stands to lose access to biggest market if Sam Rainsy is arrested
Cambodian riot police are seen in Phnom Penh. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s planned return coincides with Independence Day and security personnel across the Kingdom have been put on alert over the past few weeks. © Getty Images
TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer
November 2, 2019 06:12 JST
HANOI -- Cambodia's main opposition leader is expected to return from self-imposed exile in about a week, setting up a potential showdown between Prime Minister Hun Sen's government and the European Union that could deal a serious blow to the country's garment industry.