Khieu Kangarith's letter to Sralanh Khmer newspaper (Source: Sralanh Khmer newspaper)9 June 2007
By Mayarith
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Boy Reuy, Manager of the Sralanh Khmer newspaper, said that he was very disappointed when he saw the warning letter (issued by the Ministry of Information (MoInf) for Sralanh Khmer to stop publishing Global Witness report), however, he said that his newspaper will look for other means to publish the essence of the banned report.
Boy Reuy said that this means will consist of publishing the essence of the report through quoting words from the report in combination with other writings. “I will not stop, I will use other means, I will quote the salient points from the report so that people know. But we will not publish it in its entirety like what we just did. I am very disappointed because the government owns radio stations, TV stations to clarify the information published by the Global Witness report, and my newspaper only publishes (the report) for people to judge (this report) what the government claims to be not true. Our newspaper’s view is that the people must judge by themselves about the truth (or not of the Global Witness report),” Boy Reuy said.
There is no reaction yet from the MoInf on (Saralanh Khmer’s) plan to use new means to publish (the essence of Global Witness report). In the UK, Simon Taylor, Global Witness director, said that he will also be disappointed if the government plans to prevent these publications.
Simon Taylor said: “We are very disappointed by this decision. The issues raised by the report were to provide an opportunity for the government to resolve by itself the problem of corruption, and to resolve the illegal logging activities, because on many occasions, the government raised the issue about its willingness to resolve (problems) in order to provide transparency. This is an opportunity because we provided the evidence showing the corruption involving those who use their family's political power to perpetrate these acts.”
The management of the Sralanh Khmer newspaper said that the publications of the Global Witness report increased the sale of the newspaper.
Boy Reuy said that normally the newspaper print 1,500 copies per edition, but this number had to be increased to more than 2,000 due to people’s interest in the Global Witness report publication.
Boy Reuy said that this means will consist of publishing the essence of the report through quoting words from the report in combination with other writings. “I will not stop, I will use other means, I will quote the salient points from the report so that people know. But we will not publish it in its entirety like what we just did. I am very disappointed because the government owns radio stations, TV stations to clarify the information published by the Global Witness report, and my newspaper only publishes (the report) for people to judge (this report) what the government claims to be not true. Our newspaper’s view is that the people must judge by themselves about the truth (or not of the Global Witness report),” Boy Reuy said.
There is no reaction yet from the MoInf on (Saralanh Khmer’s) plan to use new means to publish (the essence of Global Witness report). In the UK, Simon Taylor, Global Witness director, said that he will also be disappointed if the government plans to prevent these publications.
Simon Taylor said: “We are very disappointed by this decision. The issues raised by the report were to provide an opportunity for the government to resolve by itself the problem of corruption, and to resolve the illegal logging activities, because on many occasions, the government raised the issue about its willingness to resolve (problems) in order to provide transparency. This is an opportunity because we provided the evidence showing the corruption involving those who use their family's political power to perpetrate these acts.”
The management of the Sralanh Khmer newspaper said that the publications of the Global Witness report increased the sale of the newspaper.
Boy Reuy said that normally the newspaper print 1,500 copies per edition, but this number had to be increased to more than 2,000 due to people’s interest in the Global Witness report publication.
7 comments:
1. Ministry of Information = cheap formulation of democracy
2. State spokeman and minister of MI = cheap person in democracy
3. Addicted to game of cock-fighting = corruption in democracy
4. They are banning freedom of idea expression = cheap democracy because people learn only from one source and they are going to be uneducated and become the tool for dictatorship politicians.
KY
State spokeman and minister of MI = Hun Xen 's Dog.
The spokeman is nothing for his life. Kanharith, you live for what? Just make SEN happy???? You are born to earth for nothing.
Cambodia needs more citizens like Boy Reuy. Khmer Stand Up!
"This is an opportunity because we provided the evidence showing the corruption involving those who use familial political power to perpetrate these acts."
Hahaha, LOL, Solang Khmer News
provides evidence, hahaha, since
when they ever provided anything
other then speculations and
bullshits, hahaha, ROFLMAO, hahaha.
Where is the evidence that the
Queen Monique is Yuon, ... , or
where is the evidence that the US
is pushing the Vietnamese
government to force Somdach Hun Sen
to step down? hahaha, I said we
shut Ah Khmer-Youn's paper down
now before they destroy Cambodia.
Ask Heng Pov to give more input into ah HunSen masterminded all these destructive deals.
The more evidences that build up, the more credible to remove the rotten family tree of thieves!
Ah Blue Ka Lach was born by Ah Ho Chi Minh sperms.LOW
LOW LIES OF ALL AH TMILL COMMUNIST HO CHI MINH' SPERMS.
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