Shane Worrell
The Phnom Penh Post
Radio daze
Hosts of a radio show scheduled to broadcast commune election news yesterday were forced to play music instead after pressure from the government, its spokesman told the Post.
Pa Nguon Teang, executive director of the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media, said Voice of Democracy, an independent media outlet, had planned to broadcast election news on Sarika FM 106.5 in Phnom Penh and Angkor Ratha FM 95.5 in Siem Reap.
Management of both stations, however, intervened to stop the content being aired.
“The ministry said all broadcasts of the election were not allowed. They said it was a National Election Committee regulation for two days,” he said, adding that the Phnom Penh station had aired music, while the Siem Reap station closed for the day.
A spokesman from Angkor Ratha said the station’s transmitter had been damaged.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith and Sarika executives could not be reached.
2 comments:
The irrationality of the cause and effect:
The real Khmer people have lost their land due to the government's policy of land concession.
People have been so mad, cried everyday, and that should negatively affect the Yuon slave party. But, the result of the election showed the Yuon slave party even gained more support.
There must be something wrong in that process voting.
Onw friend of mine from Beijing said to me that the best way is revolte, because Cambodia is Youn every where.
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