Pro-democracy message of Cambodian activist Kem Ley resonated with public tired of calcified political system

Cambodia: Thousands march in funeral of slain activist

Tens of thousands of Cambodians poured onto the streets of Phnom Penh Sunday for the funeral procession of a prominent political analyst murdered in a brazen daylight shooting that shocked the Southeast Asian nation. Kem Ley, a popular pro-democracy voice and grassroots rights activist, was shot dead earlier this month, while drinking coffee outside a petrol…