PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A critic of Cambodia's government was charged on Monday over comments criticising the deployment of troops to the border with Laos and Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened arrest for anyone suggesting he was using the border row to boost his popularity.
The spat with Cambodia's neighbour lasted barely 24 hours last week before Laos pulled back soldiers well ahead of a deadline set by Hun Sen, who faces a challenge to his rule of more than three decades in an election next year.
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