13 Jan 2009
By Ung Chamroeun
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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“Cheat Khmer” or “The Khmer Nation,” a newspaper which claims to be politically independent, was first put on sale on Monday 12 January.
Sun Chanthy, the editor of the Cheat Khmer newspaper, indicated that “this newspaper is not aligned with any political party. We have decided to follow the journalistic code of ethics. We are mainly interested in political and economic issues in the kingdom. But, we are also reporting cases of human rights violations, of corruption, and issues that represent threat to social stability.”
Also according to Sun Chanthy, the newspaper will be distributed in 18 provinces and it also maintains a free website at: www.kn-news.blogspot.com. The newspaper is published only in Khmer.
Cheat Khmer is on sale for 1,000 riels ($0.25), and it consists of 8 pages, two of which are in color (front and last pages).
Right from the start, the content of the newspaper’s articles appear to be close to the Sam Rainsy Party. Furthermore, the name of the newspaper reminds us about the name of Sam Rainsy’s former political party: The Khmer Nation.
Sun Chanthy, the editor of the Cheat Khmer newspaper, indicated that “this newspaper is not aligned with any political party. We have decided to follow the journalistic code of ethics. We are mainly interested in political and economic issues in the kingdom. But, we are also reporting cases of human rights violations, of corruption, and issues that represent threat to social stability.”
Also according to Sun Chanthy, the newspaper will be distributed in 18 provinces and it also maintains a free website at: www.kn-news.blogspot.com. The newspaper is published only in Khmer.
Cheat Khmer is on sale for 1,000 riels ($0.25), and it consists of 8 pages, two of which are in color (front and last pages).
Right from the start, the content of the newspaper’s articles appear to be close to the Sam Rainsy Party. Furthermore, the name of the newspaper reminds us about the name of Sam Rainsy’s former political party: The Khmer Nation.
