Leave it to Hun Sen to turn every event into a political opportunity. Amid rumours that he suffered a stroke on Sunday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen held a press conference on Tuesday to clear the air. He said he had a meeting with the King on Friday and then played golf over the weekend. For those who were surprised to hear he may have flown to Singapore for medical treatment, he responded in the third-person, “Don’t expect to see Hun Sen’s death.” His non-answer to the outstanding question surrounding a possible stroke was later politicised: “If I really die,” Hun Sen warned, “you must pack your bags and run away or you may die of any incidents because no one can control the armed forces.” This comment was clearly targeted at the opposition party. Hun Sen wants the public to understand: “I’m the only person who can order all types of armed forces.” In other words, if Hun Sen looses power even in the event of death, then the armed forces—both the Royal Armed Forces and his personal militia—will take power over the country, presumably like Thailand. It is only Hun Sen—and not the opposition party—who is able to tame the military.