Saturday, July 23, 2011

Cambodian Prime Minister Criticizes VOA, Radio Free Asia

Photo: AFP, Tang Chhin Sothy
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Voice of America

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday sharply criticized Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, saying their news reports are “very inferior.” [KI-Media Note: If VOA and RFA reports are "very inferior", why does Hun Xen even worry them?]

He accused the two broadcasters, both funded by the U.S. government under the Broadcasting Board of Governors, of distorting information, or containing “zero” information.

The prime minister made the comments in response to a question by a VOA Khmer Service journalist at a news conference in Cambodia. The question was about the Khmer Rouge tribunal, and Mr. Hun Sen said it was not among the topics to be covered by the news conference, which followed a meeting of his cabinet and was chiefly dominated by questions about Cambodia's border dispute with Thailand.

Mr. Hun Sen praised Radio France International and offered to hire Cambodian staff at VOA and RFA to work at Cambodian news stations. [KI-Media Note: Is that why RFI always broadcast news favorable to Hun Xen's regime?]

VOA responded to the prime minister's comments by saying, “VOA journalists around the world, including those covering developments in Cambodia, adhere to the highest journalistic standards of accuracy and objectivity, standards mandated by U.S. law.


The Cambodian government has opposed increasing the number of cases heard by the Khmer Rouge tribunal, a joint Cambodia and international court that is trying leaders of the Khmer Rouge, which ruled the country in the late 1970s. More than a million people died under the Khmer Rouge – many of them starved or worked to death, and others executed.

One person has been convicted by the tribunal and four others are being prosecuted. The government says adding more cases could be harmful to national stability.

VOA provides news in more than 40 languages via shortwave and FM radio, television, satellite and the Internet. RFA provides news to Asia.

The Broadcasting Board of Governments also oversees Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាយ៉ងក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេ
លក់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម,
ជាមេទុច្ចរិត, ជាមេពុករលួយ, ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាលនៅកម្ពុជាដែរ!
ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេនៅក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ
បើខ្មែរយើងមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់វានិងបក្សពួកវាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្ត និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសជាតិ
ឱ្យចម្រើនលូតលាស់បានឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is scared because these two radio VOA and RFA are talking about the truth.

Anonymous said...

It just a matter of time guys. Nothing will be last forever (Eternity). When the students graduate from colleges and universities and have no job and only those that have connection to get jobs there will be a mass demonstration occurs. Every years students graduated 1-2 degree and no work and the poor keeps getting poorer and those workers didn't get any raise to balance to their cost of living. I'm sure there will be a change. Just a matter to time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When you kept seeing and hearing those farmers saying "Rather die for their farm lands" or in Khmer "ស៊ូស្លាប់ដើម្បីដីស្រែ".

Anonymous said...

bias and unethical is why cambodia criticized voa khmer language employees, you know! can't they be nonpolitical and non-biased for a change? go figure!

Anonymous said...

close them down!!!!!

Anonymous said...

HUN SEN IS SOON COMING! BROGHT THEIR OWN AGENT TO DISTROYED ALL KIND VOICE, NEWS,...FOR DICTATOR REGIME.

Anonymous said...

Ah Changray HUN SEN ! .... OUT!

Khmer neak chea.

Anonymous said...

How about Bayon and CTN and also TVK?

Where is the real news for our Khmer?

Did Hun Sen know that?

Come on! if you not dare to allow all free media report about your officer some day you gooing to paradise soon MP Hun Sen.

Spean TEP

Anonymous said...

And Soy Sopheap is a big mouthpiece for HUN SEN.

Anonymous said...

personally ,I use to listen RFI everyday , because it broadcasts the most importants news around the world ,contrary to RFA and VAO it is for the farmer អ្នកស្រែស្ដាប់ listener .But RFI for the passed few months ,I found out that Mr Jean François Tan uses to praise and brag about China affair too much .Alors comme ça, ça me fair un peu de ជ្រេញ ។
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Anonymous said...

what's wrong? can't take criticism? it goes both ways, you know! have a rude awakening?

Anonymous said...

VOA n RFA, are sucked, sucked,sucked
poor performances,

always to criticized khmer's governments in order to get pays ...

Anonymous said...

VOA n RFA, does not works any more
because, khmer's peoples are smart than ever...

Cambodia is freed country, democracy country...

F.U, VOA & RFA

Anonymous said...

People at Phnom Penh and country side are ready, Mr Sam Rainsy. We are waiting for your call to rise up as one in every provinces and the cities.

We Are Ready To Rise Up To Fight With No Fear.

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, President Ms. Rattana Keo,

Anonymous said...

យ៉ាងម៉េចទៅ លោកហ៊ុនសែន?
ត្រួតវិទ្យុ+ ទូរទស្សន៍ស្រុកខ្មែរអស់ហើយ ចង់ចេញមកត្រួតវិទ្យុ+ទូរទស្សន៍នៅក្រៅស្រុកទៀតឬ?
ហេតុអ្វីក៏មិនចេះឆ្អែតឆ្អន់សោះយ៉ាងនេះ?

Anonymous said...

Without destruction there can be no construction.

Anonymous said...

Come on Ah Kwack if you are clean and not corrupted, why are you so scared of the truth?

Anonymous said...

If Cambodia most media offers balance news I do not need to listen to RFI and VOA, or RFI, Radio Australia,and BBC.

Anonymous said...

Those programmes are the dying foes of communism and dictator regim because they say the thust in the Globe. Have ever remember during 1979-1990 you (HUN) banned Cambodian people to tisten the VOA and the old songs from Sin Sisamouth and Ros Sereysothea.Did you believe Cambodian don't listen them, ok in the public no but in the toilette, YES. Now is the same!
Do you think Cambodia without You can't biuld and lead the own country (sic). Maybe better then you and Khmer land will not lose you today, Romer was falled down do you think you and your family will never fall down. From Khmer Rouge without nothing aand now you family is so rich by grabbing Khmer propety and sell Khmer land to foreigners, was you want more?

Anonymous said...

As I read and studied and evaluated the comments from the most extreme nationalist(Ah refugees)views in Cambodia today,I'd like to personally express my concerns about strong nationalistic views for the KI sustainer members and opposition leader's supporters during online debates, which could lead some of these KI readers turn to other forms of terrorist act against the Cambodian government.

Moreover, I personally denounce their critically extreme nationalistic views. This group of people have been insensitive, insensible, irresponsible, yet callous of their government but themselves.

It is my sincere hope and belief that draconian measures must be adopted and implemented by the Cambodian government to forestall any future terrorist attacks on the Cambodian government. In other words, some of the KI members must be put on blacklist.

Pi Anh

Anonymous said...

When Khmer people and news medias
said the truth,Hun Sen got mad.
They have had the rights to speak
up.
Step down now!Hun Sen.
You are not serving Khmer citizens,
you serving yourself,China,and
Vietnam.

ខ្មែរ មន said...

ខ្ញុំចង់ប្រាប់ ពិភពលោកថា ហ៊ុន​ សែន មិនចង់អោយនរណាម្នាក់និយាយអាក្រក់ពីគាត់ឡើយ លើផែនដីនេះ អំណាចលើគាត់ទាំងអស់ គាត់់បពា្ជា​គ្រប់វិទ្្យុ ទូរទស្សន៌ សារពត័មាននានាក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានហើយ ​ហើយឥឡូវគាត់នេះ​ចង់បពា្ជារvoa - rfaទៀត សូមមេត្តាពិចារណាមើលចុះ​?
ខ្ញុំយួនមួយនេះ​!​!
ពី ខ្មែរ មន

Anonymous said...

10:16 PM

Before I'm stepping down, can we negotiate?

Thank you! Now, I need to force this bullet into your skull. WE DON'T RENEGOTIATE.

Pi Anh

Anonymous said...

Pi anh is just a shitnamese scum.

Anonymous said...

1:27 AM

Remember that we saved your asses.

We should have had KR kill all of you.

Pi Anh

Anonymous said...

អាស្រកី ផៃ អាន! អាចោរឡប់ឯងត្រូវតែឈប់រស់នៅលើទឹកដីប្រទេសសេរី មនុស្សដូចជាពួកអាស្រកីដូងឯងនេះរស់នៅលើប្រទេសសេរីជុៈអាចម៍នាំតែស្អុយលើដីគេទេ! ពួកអាឯងត្រូវយកទៅឱយក្រពើស៊ីទើបសម។

Anonymous said...

4:58 AM

Don't even talk about crocodiles, because my crocodiles are very skinny. Any volunteer? Perhaps you'll be the first one to be fed.

Pi Anh

Anonymous said...

Ah Pi Anh, don’t waste your time here.
Chau eouy go suck Hun Sen’s cock; you will have better luck there.

Ah Pi Anh’s grandpa