phnom penh cambodian prime minister hun sen vow extend 30 years power least another decade wednesday weeks high court dissolve main opposition party ahead 2018 general election cambodia national rescue party cnrp dissolve november request hun sen government signal one right group call death knell democracy southeast asian country hun sen former khmer rouge cadre defect genocidal group help drive power 1979 credit help cambodia achieve economic growth also criticize crackdown civil society group media china cambodia big backer say support government attempt maintain cambodia national security speech give thousands garment workers wednesday pagoda outskirts phnom penh hun sen say would stay power another two term ask workers vote cambodian people party cpp continue elect prime minister another two mandate less 10 years hun sen say hope well parent grandparents alive families continue vote support cpp july 29 2018. garment cambodia big export far garment workers politically powerful group 2016 garment export worth 6.3 billion reach 4.9 billion first seven months 2017. hun sen court garment workers ahead vote promise money female workers give birth among things remember want keep job ... give opportunity anyone include cambodians foreigners destroy peace hun sen say concern impact next year election competition lower-cost asian rival slow growth cambodia garment industry next year main manufacturers group say early month cambodia 's hun sen vow stay power least another 10 years