Hun Sen slams Cambodian royal ballet performance in Singapore


Cambodia's Royal Ballet has a cultural repertoire dating back more than one thousand years. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday (March 3) criticised a performance by the Royal Ballet of Cambodia in Singapore, saying it insulted Cambodian culture and arts because a Singaporean magician performed in front of them as they sat in prayer behind him.

Speaking at the 22nd National Cultural Day celebration at the Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hun Sen also laid recommendations to improve national culture.

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