Sunday, June 19, 2011

The [Vietnamese] Metfone ISP discriminates against KI-Media?

17 June 2011
Originally posted at http://learn4khmer.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/metfone-vs-kimedia/
Translated from Khmer by Ossdey
Click here to read the original article in Khmer

As we already know, the Metfone Co. is a rather popular phone company because it provides reasonable Internet access price. In the past, this company was accused by its Internet users because it is biased against the www.ki-media.blogspot.com, however, this issue was rejected by both the government and the Metfone Co. which claimed that there is no policy against shutting down this website.

However, recently, I also expressed in my various opinions that this website should not continued to be closed, but that it should change its domain name. Regarding this issue, I am not certain if thing is happening as what I complained about because I do not use Metfone as my ISP. Coincidentally today, during my lunch, I decided to use my laptop with the Free WIFI access provided by the restaurant. I proceeded to check the KI-Media website, but to my surprise, when I accessed KI-Media, I ended reaching the everyday.com.kh website instead.

Immediately, it occurred to me that Metfone must have been the Internet service provider for the restaurant. So I decided to ask an employee of the restaurant and the person confirmed to me that it was indeed the Metfone ISP. I attempted to open the KI-Media website several times, but the problem remains the same.

Therefore, you wonder if the Metfone Co. is really discriminating against KI-Media or not? For one thing, we know that Metfone is Vietnamese investment company.

KI-Media is popular website that usually openly criticizes the government. Earlier on, it was blocked once already, but numerous users complaints about [this blocking]. Currently, all websites hosted by blogspot can be accessed normally, with the single exception for KI-Media because when you try to reach ki-media.blogspot.com, the user is automatically transferred to everyday.com.kh instead.

Now, there is no need to worry about this company anymore, even if a website is blocked, you can still access it normally by using one of the following proxy server websites:
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  4. http://www.ultrareach.net
  5. http://surfshield.net
  6. http://www.guardster.com/subscription/proxy_free.php
  7. http://anonymouse.ws/anonwww.html
  8. http://www.browser-x.com
  9. http://www.spysurfing.com
  10. http://www.xerohour.org/hideme
These proxy server websites can open any blocked websites, for example, at my workplace, all access to Facebook has been blocked and cannot be accessed, but by the using the proxy server above, you can access any website you want.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten

By Ms. Rattana Keo

Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 30,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?

Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 30,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?

Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 30,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?

The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.

Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?

Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?

Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,

Anonymous said...

This was happened to me last March 2011 too. When I visited Factory in Cambodia at Ba vet Sway Rieng Vietnam border. I tried to log in KI website, it directed me to everyday.com.kh website instead. Why is that?

Anonymous said...

Vietnam invades Cambodian people network. Vietnam tries to block all Cambodian people acess to real information about Cambodia.

Vietnam tries to make all Cambodian people live in darkness so Vietnam still has priority in invade Cambodia more and more in every fields.

Koh Tral is belong to Cambodia! Vietnam must go home to Hanoi!

We support China in the war with Vietnam invasion to China sea as Vietnam invate Cambodia sea and Koh tral.

Anonymous said...

Free the Khmer Krom people now!
Free the Khmer Krom people now!
Free the Khmer Krom people now!

Anonymous said...

I blame AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave regime for being so lazy to allow the Vietcong military Metfone to build the Cambodian internet backbone!

So the Vietcong military Metfone can pick and choose what Cambodian people can see on the internet! This is a form of censorship! I want to know what does AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave regime have anything to say about this?

Anonymous said...

Cambodia is a fake neutral state.
It is a province of Vietnam.
Vietnam controls everything in
Cambodia.Metfone is one of them.
Vietnam will work step by step to
control Cambodia like Champa and
Khmer Krom,but Cambodians never
want to wake up,stand up,and rise
up against Hun Sen and Vietnam,
because they are afraid to die.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

you can run tracert to www.ki-media.blogspot.com and find out where the trace stopped? if it stopped at Metfone's IP. then Metfone is diverting everyday.com.kh....