Cambodian PM joins thousands of monks in prayers at Angkor Wat

Strength in numbers: Buddhist monks attending the ceremony to pray for peace and stability in Cambodia. — Reuters

ANGKOR: Thousands of orange-clad monks joined Cambodian premier Hun Sen for a prayer ceremony by the famed Angkor temple, lauding “political stability” after the main opposition party was dissolved, an act that has cemented the strongman’s grip on power.

Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia since 1985, making him one of the world’s longest-serving leaders, an accolade earned through a mix of cold political strategy, deft public relations and repression.