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The construction story was well written. The slow transition from 'developing' to middle class societies is frustrating. It takes generational changes to mindsets, for the poor to rebel at starvation wages, for laws against corruption to be enforced at all levels, for human rights to be afforded to the working and poor classes.

It is good to see there are organizations supporting the workers, now they need to reach the workers. It appears the press has freedom to report, and cause the guilty to lose face and maybe gain jail time in Cambodia. A free press is the key to positive change.

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Regarding the provincial governor, sounds more ominous as creating a cult of personality and even apotheosis (deification of a leader) than just silly. Yeah it's just in a school, for now...

Paraphrasing wikipedia, a cult of personality is the result of an effort to create an idealized and heroic image of a leader by a government, often through unquestioning flattery and praise, and often accompanies leaders of authoritarian countries. A few come to mind.

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