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commissioned to create two statues of General Ta Di, one of Kan's military commanders, in
the guise of Hing Bun Heang, the chief of Hun Sen's bodyguard unit. See Norén-Nilsson,
“Performance as (Re)Incarnation,” 21.
21. Ibid., 13.
22. See Leang Delux, “History: Hun Sen Finances a Book about Sdech Korn,” Cambodge Soir ,
March 29, 2007. The topic was authored by Ros Chantraboth of the Royal Academy of Cam-
bodia (RAC), an institution that might be described as the “academic arm” of the CPP, under
the control of Sok An and the Council of Ministers. For information on the reissue of the
sloeung coin, see http://www.nbc.org.kh/english/nbc_gallery/more_info.php?id=4 (accessed
Mar. 2014).
23. One such event took place on February 25, 2010, performed by “the artists of the Department
of Guards of Samdech Techo Hun Sen.” See http://www.sangsalapak.org.kh/2010/02/23/fest-
ival.html (accessed Mar. 2014).
24. The Peace Palace was inaugurated in October 2010. Its name in Khmer, vimean santepheap ,
translates literally as “Peace Monument.”
25. Sam Rith, “PM Defends Divisive Celebration,” Phnom Penh Post , January 7, 2009.
26. For a perceptive discussion of Cambodian political culture, see Trude Jacobsen and Martin
Stuart-Fox, “Power and Political Culture in Cambodia,” Working Paper Series No. 200, Asia
Research Institute, National University of Singapore, May 2013.
27. Sebastian Strangio and Vong Sokheng, “Poll Start Sees Vote Buy Claims,” Phnom Penh Post ,
May 1, 2009.
28. Kate Bartlett, “King Father Communicated through His Website until the Very End,” Cam-
bodia Daily , October 16, 2012.
29. Neou Vannarin, “Heng Samrin Defends Rights Record,” Cambodia Daily , January 8, 2013.
30. Neou Vannarin, “Hun Sen Cites 'Miracle' for His Role in Royal Cremation,” Cambodia
Daily , February 15, 2013; Meas Sokchea, “'Miracle' Cremation: PM Hun Sen,” Phnom Penh
Post , February 15, 2013.
31. Denis Gray, “Cambodia's 'Puppet King' Slowly Becomes a Prisoner in his Own Palace,” As-
sociated Press, May 30, 2011.
32. Denise Heywood, “The Artiste, the Ambassador, the Prince,” Phnom Penh Post , April
21-May 4, 1995.
33. James Pringle, “The Death of Cambodia's Nimble Prince,” Asia Sentinel , October 15, 2012.
34. Heywood, “The Artiste, the Ambassador, the Prince.”
35. “Gov't Is Cool to Idea of King's Forum,” Cambodia Daily , November 25, 2004.
36. Colin Meyn, “The Moral Authority of the Monarch,” Cambodia Daily , October 31, 2012.
37. Author interview with Julio A. Jeldres, February 2, 2013.