While the Cambodian government gave journalists the runaround during the 21. ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh, I made my way through it with the help of Hun Sen's security men. Smalltalk about long workdays, family and broken hearts opened the doors for me that remained locked for international competitors. Research in a developing country is more fun, if you know the rules of the game.
Cambodias Prime Minister Hun Sen has put U.S. President Obama and the independent Media in their place during the ASEAN Summit 2012 © sat
"This was a good close-up and personal lesson for Obama on the difficulty of reaching agreement to act within the region."
(The Jakarta Post, "Obama finds Southeast Asia much tougher than he thought")
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