29 May 2008By Sophal Mony
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Once again, Prime minister Hun Sen criticized an article published by The Cambodia Daily, claiming the report was not true and unbalanced.
This is the 2nd time that Hun Sen criticized an English-language and Khmer-language newspaper for omission in the publication.
In a speech given during a diploma distribution to more than 1,000 students at the Institute of Education this morning, Hun Sen indicated that The Cambodia Daily published an article that is not true and unbalanced.
Hun Sen said: “No! As times go by, Ah (derogatory) Cambodia Daily is becoming more frivolous, it is publishing more frivolous (articles). Ah Noeung (derogatory form of “this one”), if we compare it to “Ah” Mekong Times, it lost (to The Mekong Times), it is useless. Mekong Times attacks the opposition, when it talks, it attacks the government, it is balanced, but “Ah” Cambodia Daily,” this one only kicks (the government??).”
RFA attempted to reach Kelvin Doyle, the editor of The Cambodia Daily, to obtain his comments on this issue, but he declined to comment.
Hun Sen’s 2nd criticism on The Cambodia Daily came after this newspaper published an article reporting that Hun Sen told high-ranking Funcinpec officials to defect and come to join the CPP.
Pen Samithy, president of the Cambodian club of journalists, said without pointing to The Cambodia Daily in particular, that the request for the publication of balanced articles is acceptable, but what it cannot be accepted, a newspaper must stand on sufficient basis and it must have sufficient reliable proofs.
Pen Samithy said: “The decision to publish an unbalanced article is an issue that the majority of newspapers are not following with, and if these newspapers decided to take this course of action, they must have a lot of proofs, this is regarding the profession ethics. The issue of the rights to receive information, it could be a difficulty to find balance also.”
Kul Panha, executive director of Comfrel, said that unbalance in news publication still exists. He said that talking about balance news reporting, TVK, the state television, broadcasts up to 80% of unbalanced reports, and the bias is tipped toward the CPP advantage.
Kul Panha said: “80% of the cover (coverage) is for the ruling party…. TVK dedicates (broadcasting time) for the ruling party, the CPP, and it (CPP) can broadcast their achievements.”
This is the 2nd time that Hun Sen criticized an English-language and Khmer-language newspaper for omission in the publication.
In a speech given during a diploma distribution to more than 1,000 students at the Institute of Education this morning, Hun Sen indicated that The Cambodia Daily published an article that is not true and unbalanced.
Hun Sen said: “No! As times go by, Ah (derogatory) Cambodia Daily is becoming more frivolous, it is publishing more frivolous (articles). Ah Noeung (derogatory form of “this one”), if we compare it to “Ah” Mekong Times, it lost (to The Mekong Times), it is useless. Mekong Times attacks the opposition, when it talks, it attacks the government, it is balanced, but “Ah” Cambodia Daily,” this one only kicks (the government??).”
RFA attempted to reach Kelvin Doyle, the editor of The Cambodia Daily, to obtain his comments on this issue, but he declined to comment.
Hun Sen’s 2nd criticism on The Cambodia Daily came after this newspaper published an article reporting that Hun Sen told high-ranking Funcinpec officials to defect and come to join the CPP.
Pen Samithy, president of the Cambodian club of journalists, said without pointing to The Cambodia Daily in particular, that the request for the publication of balanced articles is acceptable, but what it cannot be accepted, a newspaper must stand on sufficient basis and it must have sufficient reliable proofs.
Pen Samithy said: “The decision to publish an unbalanced article is an issue that the majority of newspapers are not following with, and if these newspapers decided to take this course of action, they must have a lot of proofs, this is regarding the profession ethics. The issue of the rights to receive information, it could be a difficulty to find balance also.”
Kul Panha, executive director of Comfrel, said that unbalance in news publication still exists. He said that talking about balance news reporting, TVK, the state television, broadcasts up to 80% of unbalanced reports, and the bias is tipped toward the CPP advantage.
Kul Panha said: “80% of the cover (coverage) is for the ruling party…. TVK dedicates (broadcasting time) for the ruling party, the CPP, and it (CPP) can broadcast their achievements.”
25 comments:
Journalist shall stick to their professional ethic and code of conducts in particular newspaper that claimed to be a neutral, non align and dedicate to publish all sensitive issue of the state.
Without proof and baseless sources, the article is nothing more than stirring up the situation.
In case of Cambodia Daily, personally think that they are bitterly still fuming over the order [by RGC] re their so called insert the "Burma Daily". To get square with RGC in such a sense will not do Cambodia Daily any good but to lose due respect of its credential as long time foreign newspaper for almost decades.
Samdech Dejo ah Hun Sen is deranged and unbalanced himself.
Ah neung and Ah Sen come from the same hole that was called Ah youn Anus.
Main horng!
Ban Ah Cambodia Daily now! They are not journalists but propaganda spreaders.
Ah Hun Dai Chor Noeng only happy when all the mida are licking his hole. If a few newspapers are againsty him amont he theousands he is not totally happy. he want 100% to lick and suck his cock and his wife's hole.
You are too greedy Dai Chor because you have been a Chor all your life.
Yes, he and his ancestors were Cham and Chors at Yuon-Khmer borders.
Yuon like that kind of Pouch Chor to rule over Khmer Heads, and Khmer king.
Nothing wrong with that; It is still a lot better than being slave to Ah Zimbabwean's puppet (Spam Rainxy.)
This bloody Viet parasite @7:23 that pretends to be Khmer speaking as if he were Khmer must be castrated and his dick fed to the dog...Damn you bloody Viet parasite!
Viet Go home!
How can you gove a little value to a PM who uses derogative words towards someone when he get mad. This PM must be considered as a DOG.
"Samdach Decho Testicle". Please bark like a dog! or A vietnamese DOG!
Why Cambodian still paint each other with Vietnamese/Yuon? They do not learn from the past that because of this painting, they were lost in the Killing field and Vietnamese occupation later.
Ah Chhke Hun Sen is chamchea Ah pleu. He is really stupid primister. Majority of Khmer people are so embarraced to have this jerk to rule the country.
Majority of articles in Pen Samithy's newspaper are unbalanced and biased toward the Prime Minister or his CPP.
Imagine this world withOUT crazy leader like george bush, saddam hussen, fidel castrol, vietcong, thaicong, and offcourse hun sen.
its most of the leader of this world that make this world somewhat crazy and very suffering for most.
well, saddam is down . One is gone, who is next ? Only time will tell.
Ah Khmer-Yuon will be next, definitely.
បោះឆ្នោត ថ្ងៃ ២៧ កក្កដា ២០០៨ មានតែ ពីរ ជំរើស ៖
- បោះឆ្នោត អោយជនក្បត់ជាតិ (អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន បំរើផលប្រយោជយួន)
ឬ
- បោះឆ្នោត ជូនអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ (ឯកឧត្តមសម រង្ស៊ី បំរើផលប្រយោជខ្មែរ)
Two sides of the Cambodian vote on July 27, 2008, vote for :
- Traitor (ah Hun Sen youn servant, CPP: Communist Pro youn Party)
or
- Patriot (H.E. Sam Rainsy khmer servant, SRP: Sam Rainsy Party)
Khmer farmer
if you love the country and the people of Cambodia, please stop calling the ones who have different ideas as "Ah Khmer-Youn". We should not loose our dignity as a nation by referring other compatriots as Vietnamese or Youn.
Ah norourk khmiom youn Hun Sen euy kom khlang pèk, vear chith dal thnay ngorb heuy.
Nausious to hear those who sucks to empty titles,Ach odom, Som'ach, Ok gnach,Ang Machach
Pompous culture thrives in Cambod due to Viet prostitutes net works in Nam Benh
1:01, FYI, this is Ah Khmer-Yuon website. There is nothing wrong with telling the truth. That is Ah Khmer-Yuon want to take advantage of Khmer people by deceiving them and abusing them and stealing their lands and jobs amd what have we. They had their own land and they lost it, and they have no right to any Khmer land.
This HUN SHIT guy is the most uneducated guy on earth. People can say or express if they wanted to. Freedom of expression! If he is not scare why the hell he is worrying? HUN SHIT will be hung like SADDAM HUSSEIN too!!!!!!!!!!!!
is 4:37PM retarded? Is he Khmer or YOUN? No matter what our borthers Khmer Krom is they all having Khmer's blood in them. And you need to pack up and go back to kiss your YOUN Hanoi Boss's ass. Go you stupid clown!!!!!!!!!!
You all slam Hun Sen and his language but you are no better - pretty much all shitheads not worth a fuck.
It doesn't matter we all slam him with his uneducated language or not. But to be a leader of a country at least have some manner and respect regardless of how high your education is.
1;33PM.
You said those words to only make you feel good, but you should know why the opposition party cannot beat ah Quvak Hun Sen?
There are too many narrow minded people like you and Sacrava keep scaring the Cambodian people away with Khmer Rouge hatred.
You need to convince the million Cambodian people to be all on Rainsy side to beat ah Quvack Hun thug.
In the US, we call it public advisor. I understand the PM Hun Sen is lack of educations, thats what public advisor's are for. But then again, when an angry animal get piss off, it will counteract in a violent behavior, because it simply doesn't understand the question.
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