Thursday, December 05, 2013

Foreign press ‘interfering’: CPP lawmaker


Meas Sokchea, The Phnom Penh Post
Wed, 4 December 2013

A senior ruling party official yesterday accused foreign journalists and media outlets in Cambodia of interfering in the Kingdom’s governance and urging political instability.

Speaking to reporters in the capital, Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker and National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun said a number of journalists – including from the Post – needed to review their approach to reporting issues in Cambodia or face possible legal action.

“[I] would like to tell the foreign press that have interfered deeply in political governance in Cambodia, please think about this carefully,” he said, adding that those reporting in Cambodia needed to decide whether they were journalists or political activists. “This is not a threat – it is a request for them to be professional.”
But Vun singled out the Post as an example of a media outlet that must “take responsibility” for their reporting or face the consequences.
“The Phnom Penh Post must write properly what I said. If they write it wrong, I will take them to court,” he said.

Vun also said that some journalists were “urging violence”, but did not specify whether they worked for local or foreign-owned outlets.

Media analyst Moeun Chhean Nariddh, director of the Cambodia Institute for Media Studies, was not surprised by Vun’s targeting of media outlets that the government doesn’t control.

“I think the [communist] mentality has continued with some officials, and lawmakers who think that any media outlet that does not support the CPP is against them,” he said.

Chhean Nariddh said he had not seen examples of foreign media in Cambodia interfering in issues of governance.

“I have followed international journalism practices here for more than 20 years,” he said. “What international presses have done in Cambodia is follow [international standards]. We’re lucky to have international media organisations … working as role models for local journalists and media outlets.”

Pa Nguon Tieng, president of the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, said the focus of international media outlets was not where Vun suggested it was.

“If [foreign or independent] news outlets are not reporting the news that is happening, in the long run, they won’t get advertising,” he said.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHANE WORRELL

43 comments:

Anonymous said...

Under communism, you can report only things that are favourable to the government. Under CPP = Communist People Party, the government can not take criticism from anyone. That's one of the main reasons why Cambodia can not move forward.

Anonymous said...


This has been the method used by the dicktator CPP bandits and tried to cling on to power over and over...

...when they run out of ammunition, they start threatening the reporter or whoever stands against them...

Cheam Yeap (Cheam Reav) must be held accountable.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, CHIEN Vun against!
Barking non stop!
PHEY C PHOM, CHHEAM KOP Yap are all the same!

CHHEM KOP Yap will be in jail, committing crime, Hit and Run.

Anonymous said...

This CPP dog does not know what he is talking about. Uneducated foul, look like someone selling pork meat at the market.

Anonymous said...



Is Cheam Reav willing to sell his head for $1001?!

Anonymous said...


Not only foreign journalists and media outlets in Cambodia of interfering in the Kingdom’s governance and urging political instability.
The current and future foreign loans (short and long terms) and donations from foreiner countries are too interfering in the Kingdom’s governance and urging political instability.
As we form an illegal and illigitimate government which mark the return our (CPP) old policies, that is a mixed of Khmer Rouge style and Vietnam communism.Having such foreign journalists and media outlets in Cambodia
is not helping the CPP MPs and party. We the CPP want to engage and control 100% of the media in Cambodia so that we can continue to lies bend the news from distorting facts from reality.
We don't want foreign journalist, media or donate period as they are an impediments to CPP operations.
Less of them and more of the local media so that we can continue with our agenda of killing the Khmer citizen without being fear to be brough to justice for war crime
or criminal activitives which we the CPP MPs have work so hard to fine tune the approach to funnal all the yearly budget into personal assess and wealth of the CPP families and associates business partners.
I give a good example Mr. Yeap he have been successful clear of a traffic accident where he hit and run a motor cyclist killing 2 person. We the CP MPs has the money and power, that is justice we can get away from 20 or 40 year in prison.
Simply because we are CPP MPs, we are special we can change information and fact from reality into our own. That the current election, we rigged, cheat and steal people vote, we don't have the number of supporters like the CNRP
though they won the election because we have control of the NEC & CC we can mitigate CNRP from winning and declare ourself as the winner, no need to even prob or investigate the original voting paper as we already altered them.
So with less foreign media, journalist and foreign donations and aids to our CPP government it mean we can run the country to the best of our ability.
You see we can build high rise building now, just like every other developed country no need for proper planning or sewers as long as it look the same it must be the same.
So is our yearly economic growth, we take the people lands for free and sell them to the buys at a maximum price and for that we can get all the funds to supports CPP MPs. Even better is we killed anyone who think that can protect the forest of Cambodia.
They belong to the CPP and the CPP's MPs and families are the true custodian of Cambodia forest and national resources.
So if you mess with us Chheang Vun, Siphan & Yeap together we will destroy the Khmer people as we are exceptionalist good at creating violents and killing of Khmer people...just wait and see we will do MORE to demonstrated that in the NEAR FUTURE.

Anonymous said...

I think the press smarter than you Mr Chheang . You don't need to tell them to do their job.
They can see clearly not like you. bark like a dog some time bark without the reason
Thank you

Anonymous said...

Chheang Vun is nothing but a blood sucking animal and a mouthpiece of Hoon Zen. Do not be afraid of his cheap threat to your freedom of speech.

This snotty-nose scumbag is no professional, yet he's preaching about being professional

Anonymous said...

i'm glad someone in cambodia voiced their concern about foreign media's abuse of cambodia. i mean, if someone in cambodia is afraid to say something about this, the foreign will always take advantage of cambodia by reporting bad things mostly on cambodia. if there is gap in cambodia, foreign will try to exploit it. foreigners like brad adams don't often ofter solution for cambodia to solve problems or improve, instead, they just labeling cambodia this or that as they please. i think if foreign media want to help improve cambodia, they should give more solution for action and not just chastising and blaming and hating cambodia like this!

Anonymous said...

it democracy country,it freedom of expression,
good responding , good job

media news, can't cross the red line

Anonymous said...

Chheang Vun, you're brainless. You have no right to tell the journalist doing their job right or wrong. What school did you go? Get a real life Chheang Vun.

Anonymous said...

This bastard pulling shits outta his ass, can't write shit himself, dumb as a pig!

Anonymous said...

When something cambodian afraid to say,foreign journalist can say. So people can see and hear what happen in Cambodia. In case of solution,no body can give CPP a solution except youn.

Anonymous said...

Mr Vun don't know what a professional is, so clean your stinking mouth before you utter anything

Anonymous said...



A chom kout, vier ches te nik ye doch chke prous. Nis her porl a lo gnoung klow.

Anonymous said...

Let see who can taught Mr. Chheam Yueap about hit and run with 2 gone and one in hospital ?, Who can against Mr. Chheam Vyuon about the professional media ? Now back to Mr. Phay See Bank said that( You have money, You have justice). If I'm not wrong Mr. Phay See Bank may be coming from University KRONG VAY,

Anonymous said...

Vov, le gros cochon taxi driver! Tu veut un bras l honneur, ou un bras de fer?

Anonymous said...

AH Chheang Vun is creating another distraction just like AH Phay Siphom! The politic of distraction is in full swing!

The fact still remain and Cambodian people demanded to have independent inquiry into voter fraud! No more fucken distraction from AH Chheam Vun and AH Phay Siphom!

Anonymous said...

VC and Chnese have installed Hun and their Viets in disguise to do all the dirty works in Cambodia. It is time for international community to come and interfere with them crooks because they are 'fake' gov't and they have fooled the international community again and again like not to interfere in our internal affair, while they (VC and Chinese) do, e.g who is this Chheang Vun? and no he is khmer's decendent, he is of a Chinese's decendent. So, mojarity MPs are of VC and Chinese and so, it is right for international community to come in to scrutinise all activities in Cambodia. Because Cambodia belongs to Cambodians, not a bunch of mafia group like Hun, CPP made of VC and Chinese.

So, they need to stop fooling around because everyone already knows their true colour already, they are nothing more than thieves of the Southeast Asia, trying to destroy their neighbouring countries, so that they could have it all to themselves and they knew that we khmers are Pro-US and they (communist regime) would not allow this to happen. Because we do, we will be like the next Hong Kong or Thaiwan. Which means we would be much better than them, or they believed this could be a threat to them, e,g the US might use Cambodia as their station to house nuclear bombs and could use it against them later on etc. Now, they are trying to destroy Thailand also because they knew that Thai are Pro- US also.

It is time for International community not to be fooled by these crooks no more. It is time to use chemical or biological bombs on them now before it is too late really, that is ' kill them before they kill us'.

Anonymous said...

You are a shit man Ah Kong Kak, who threat the political instability in Cambodia? The CPP like yourself is the main factor for this peace because your has confirmed this allready before election, if the CPP lost election , Cambodia will be WAR and thatwise your thief party stole the votes, your word is the typical VietCong word and communist propagenda only.

Anonymous said...

This guy is not Cambodian but the Viet man, so that why he is cruel like this toword Khmer nation, Why the stupid Khmer allow him to bell like this, move him aways! KR

Anonymous said...

អាភ្នង!

Anonymous said...

A CHEANG VON must go back to China, you are useless for Cambodian, after living too long in France could not find any job, A CHEANG VON came to Cambodia and became Vietnamese dog barking most of the time.

Anonymous said...

New briefing:
Please read the new from Khmer news (http://www.cambodiapage.info/) wrote about Ah Ceng Von wearned the te US lawmaker MR Ed Royce:


Ah Cheng Von is really stink person on Erath.

Anonymous said...

During the Killing fields why Mr Pol Pot didn't liquidated such shit traitor? Newly, he visit Canada with Hen Sarin, so the person who has invited shit dog is the same to ah cheng von nis and those are communist ONLY.

Anonymous said...

CHEANG VON was so poor living condition in France, he used to work as car salesmen. In 1992 he decided to come back to Cambodia and start working as a dog for serving Vietcong puppet waiting to bark for HUN SEN,,,,

Anonymous said...

HUN SEN MUST GO if all Cambodian wish to live with peace, freedom, justice, democracy and good living standard in the future and want to liberate our country from Vietnamese aggressor.

Anonymous said...

Please Read:
The headlines about MR Misiewicz (Khmer descent) in corruption scandal in recent years in the U.S. Navy in German newspaper.
http://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/us-navy/skandal-erschuettert-us-marine-33658360.bild.html

Anonymous said...

The CPP sees he is a rising politician; now what they do... trying to put him in jail by looking for accusing to accusing him. This is the CPP evil.

Anonymous said...

Most of CPP members were former Pol Pot's men machine killers.

Anonymous said...

Chheang Vun is a slave of the Viet Cong's puppet, the current ruling party. Everyone in and out of Cambodia have known very well what and who are the Cambodian courts. They all the ruling party's puppet or slave.
So, there is no justice and fairness under your governance.
Your VC puppet government is a devil and trash regime. We, Cambodians, need to change. We are unable to keep the devil government to rule our country anymore. You go and die. You better go to hell.

Anonymous said...

Barking...Barking...Barking...Lol. Mike.

Anonymous said...

Ah Chheang Vun looks like Possom or fruit bat.

Anonymous said...

This dumbass birdbrain should have learned to be a politician.

Anonymous said...

Vun he shaking and worrying the most,don't be sincere to his ideas he talks and look back the same as Hun talks and I,said my shaking what he meant.KRANHUN EASAN

Anonymous said...

don't say that to the cpp people, they are too regional and too local. instead, educate them to understand the world better!

Anonymous said...

CHHEANG VUN WANTS TO TAKE HUNSEN PLACE

Anonymous said...

All Cambodian must stand up and oust HUN SEN from the power now if all Cambodian wish to live with peace, justice, freedom, democracy and good living in the future and also the most dangerous for Cambodian is Vietnamese aggressor, so all Cambodia must stand up to liberate our country from Vietnamese aggressor now otherwise it will be too late,,,,

Anonymous said...

Ah yuon Chheang Vun!

Anonymous said...

CHHEAN VUN APPEARS TO BE IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE PSYCHOLOGICAL ETTENTION.

PHAY SIPHAN NEEDS TO GO BACK TO LIVE IN LONG BEACH AND RESUME HIS CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS. HE APPEARS TO BE UNDER SO MUCH PRESSURE WHILE HE IS WORKING FOR HUN SEN. HE REALLY LIKES THE WORDS "WAYPRAHER".

Anonymous said...

SORRY, CORRECTION: "ATTENTION" NOT "ETTENTION". THANK YOU.

Anonymous said...

A common useless thread of CPP party.

Anonymous said...

mr c-voun mr phi si porm , we shave to call them mr toad (kin kok)full of shit brain do everything to destroy our cambodian people.they learn from their boss veithun