PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen has backed down from threats to cut off access to Facebook in Cambodia, even as he declared the company's representatives would no longer be welcome in the Southeast Asian country.

The announcement on Friday night came after Facebook said it was taking down a video in which Hun Sen threatened political opponents — and just before campaigning began for elections widely seen a sham after the main opposition was barred from participating.

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