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Sokha: Unity, open heart matter in difficult time

Publication date 05 May 2021 | 18:37 | ICT

Former opposition leader Kem Sokha on May 5 said Cambodia should not lose hope and reject assistance from compatriots and foreign “friends” amid the ongoing community outbreak of Covid-19.

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