PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has threatened to “shame” Australia and block the release of a joint statement at a regional summit in Sydney next month if he faces pressure over a political crackdown at home.

The strongman has been chastised by Western countries for taking a hammer to Cambodia’s democracy in recent months by dissolving the main opposition party, shuttering independent news outlets and pursuing critics in the courts.

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