Informing media opinion
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith, 57, is one of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s closest confidants. The two have been close for almost 30 years and have experienced hardship and success together. As the official “voice” of Cambodia for the past seven years, Khieu Kanharith has become something of a rarity – a government leader who [...]
New draft law to regulate internet and bloggers?
Recently, the ministry of information is extending its power to control on local media outlets, and is drafting a law which will extend the libel, defamation, and ethics rules. And the new legislation will govern the print media to other media platforms, including the internet.
The new draft law will gather until 12 chapters and 67 [...]
Media in Cambodia is better than the neighboring countries
I attended the first Congress of Press Council of Cambodia by focusing on “Matter Media†on December 22, at Pact Cambodia’s office. The representatives of Cambodian journalists from different local newspapers and associations were presenting about the matter of journalism happening in the country. Until now, the journalism sector is improving and better than the [...]
Access to information, freedom from fear essential to journalists
(This articles published on the Cambodia Daily is written by Mr. Choeun Chhean Nariddth, Media Advisor at InterNews)
I’d like to add some concerns about the press freedom in Cambodian to the article “Association Reports Mixed Bag for Press Freedom†(Thursday, page25).
Apart from legal and physical threats against journalists, many other challenges face Cambodian media professionals [...]