PHNOM PENH – Public trust is an essential ingredient of stability, as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein explains: "A stable country is one where the people trust the government and each other." Public trust does not come about spontaneously, nor does it occur by accident. It comes from openness and frank, even if heated, dialogue. The building blocks are the concrete actions that demonstrate that the trust is merited. That the authorities permitted the peaceful unfolding of the Labour Day celebrations two weeks ago, following ominous pronouncements to the contrary, certainly counts as one. The recent release on bail of the Boeung Kak Lake activists is another; it was an encouraging way to greet the Khmer New Year, as well as a reversal of a disproportionate injustice. Read more in English | Khmer.