21 Jan 2009By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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DAP, not to be confused with DPA, Germany’s Deutsche Press Agentur, is the acronym for Daeum Ampil, The Tamarind tree, a new weekly webzine launched by CTN reporter Soy Sopheap, which is entirely in Khmer.
Soy Sopheap, a known Cambodian reporter and mediator during political crisis, tries to diversify press support. The new site www.dap-news.com was launched last week at the same time that the weekly Daeum Ampil print magazine is being changed into a bi-weekly one. Furthermore, Soy Sopheap, the director of the DAP, is also about to launch another magazine, Morokot (The Emerald), which will see its debut on 09 February. All these activities were undertaken to answer the needs of Cambodian readers, Soy Sopheap claimed. “There are issues that I cannot handle on TV, I discuss about them in the newspaper. The website also provides an answer to the current new web era. I treat all subjects, without political bias,” Soy Sopheap explained.
On the DAP site, readers can have access to both national and international news. Regarding Cambodian news, activities and speech given by the opposition parties will also be included. Nevertheless, Soy Sopheap is known to be a close associate of Hun Sen. Even if the government views are surely reported, readers will also learn about the alliance between the SRP and the HRP, and they will also learn about Sam Rainsy’s request to the government in terms of budget for the economic crisis. Soy Sopheap’s visit to Preah Vihear province, the border dispute area with Thailand, is also featured on this website.
Returning to the upcoming Morokot magazine, Soy Sopheap explained that it was one of his 10-year-old dreams that is just materialize now. “I want to create an artist association and a magazine. Now, it is done, the opportunity took place in 2006, and the magazine is being published now,” a gleeful Soy Sopheap said.
Soy Sopheap, a known Cambodian reporter and mediator during political crisis, tries to diversify press support. The new site www.dap-news.com was launched last week at the same time that the weekly Daeum Ampil print magazine is being changed into a bi-weekly one. Furthermore, Soy Sopheap, the director of the DAP, is also about to launch another magazine, Morokot (The Emerald), which will see its debut on 09 February. All these activities were undertaken to answer the needs of Cambodian readers, Soy Sopheap claimed. “There are issues that I cannot handle on TV, I discuss about them in the newspaper. The website also provides an answer to the current new web era. I treat all subjects, without political bias,” Soy Sopheap explained.
On the DAP site, readers can have access to both national and international news. Regarding Cambodian news, activities and speech given by the opposition parties will also be included. Nevertheless, Soy Sopheap is known to be a close associate of Hun Sen. Even if the government views are surely reported, readers will also learn about the alliance between the SRP and the HRP, and they will also learn about Sam Rainsy’s request to the government in terms of budget for the economic crisis. Soy Sopheap’s visit to Preah Vihear province, the border dispute area with Thailand, is also featured on this website.
Returning to the upcoming Morokot magazine, Soy Sopheap explained that it was one of his 10-year-old dreams that is just materialize now. “I want to create an artist association and a magazine. Now, it is done, the opportunity took place in 2006, and the magazine is being published now,” a gleeful Soy Sopheap said.
