By Maria Siow
Cambodia鈥檚 government has given itself the legal means to strip dissidents and dual nationals of citizenship, a step denounced as 鈥渄raconian鈥 by critics who say the government is exploiting border tensions with Thailand to silence opposition and cement its grip on power.
The National Assembly unanimously passed a constitutional amendment last Friday enabling Phnom Penh to strip citizenship from lifelong Cambodians, dual nationals and naturalised citizens found guilty of conspiring with foreign…