Cambodian journalist murdered
(Kyodo) - The founder and publisher of a monthly newspaper was found murdered in a forest west of the capital Phnom Penh, a police official told Kyodo News on Thursday.
The body of Pov Sam Ath, 29, was found hanging Wednesday in Pich Nil, said Sam Samuon, deputy police chief of Kampong Speu province.
Pov Sam Ath may have been killed several days ago and a preliminary investigation showed that the case was a revenge killing, Sam Samuon said.
He started Samleng Khmer Krom (Voice of Khmer Krom) in 2002 with a monthly circulation of some 500 copies.
Although Cambodia's press freedoms have remarkably improved over the past few years, threats and lawsuits are still often made against journalists.
The body of Pov Sam Ath, 29, was found hanging Wednesday in Pich Nil, said Sam Samuon, deputy police chief of Kampong Speu province.
Pov Sam Ath may have been killed several days ago and a preliminary investigation showed that the case was a revenge killing, Sam Samuon said.
He started Samleng Khmer Krom (Voice of Khmer Krom) in 2002 with a monthly circulation of some 500 copies.
Although Cambodia's press freedoms have remarkably improved over the past few years, threats and lawsuits are still often made against journalists.
31 comments:
Fucking Youn and/or ahmasia Hun Sen did it again.
These type of media should not
be in Cambodia at this moment.
It is not worth it from the trouble
it creates. The best place for
that type of Media is in Thailand
or elsewhere.
3:48 PM go fuck the media fucker.
Let there be a thorough post-mortem examination of the body before its cremation or burial. This is essential in the investion of this murder.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Please accept my profound condolescence to the news founder even the murder might be either politically/ethnically oriented or personal issues.
Long live Cambodia.
No way, the idiot has no decency
and respect for khmer people. We
are trying to rebuild our country,
and he's trying to destroy it.
Hence, I say cremate his ass and
send his ashes back to south
Vietnam via the Mekong river.
The End.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Vietcong's voice @6:04PM pretending to speak for Khmer!!!
Yeah we all see it. That's real Yuon who pretends to be Khmer. These kind of Yuon are still have more than 4 million in Cambodia. Never before Khmers would have said hatred toward their Khmers only ah Yuon Viet Cong.
As human beings let's dissociate ourselves from any expression of barbarism towards a dead fellow human being. Let's express our pity, our sympathy, our condolences instead - if not find justice for him or her.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Thanks Dr. LM Hay. But there is a point that one can't tell the barbarian not to speak barbarian language.
Have a wonderful day.
chinese cambodian, say kill all Ah
youns and all Ah youns slave in Cambodia ,I'm ashame 2b a khmer leader, let youn put down ur people
One day youn will fuck all ur wife
and put all an idiot youn' pussy heh..! heh go to Ah youn thug's blood.
chinese cambodian canadian....!
I can't see why Khmer would stop figthing from the invadors for their land, nation and people.
May you rest in peace, Sam Ath!
such a shame. It is a political move to suppress the rising Khmer Krom movement. Hanoi wants to stop Khmer Krom, they will do anything, they will invade Cambodia, disrepect Kampuchea territory and send their troops and spies to kill all Khmer Krom activist whereever they are.
Hanoi go to hell. Too bad there's not a weapon to target only bullies and leave out innocent lives. If there are such, I hope Hanoi bullies get Nuke up their asses.
The world is UNFAIR, Hun Sen Regime kill so many People like their Animal and the United Stated is still let Hun Sen and Hok Lundy come to USA, It is seem like American is Scared them.Comment by Mr.Prohok Khmer.MASS USA..
Hey saulty-egg at 8:42pm! Give a respect to the one passed away, don't you.
yes hang them all crazy gringos high and short until the last drop of their pee-pee...
DO MAIR MEY AH kILLER AND AH OT POUCH
100 AND 100 OF YEARS PASS AND 1000 AND 1000 OF YEARS TO COME WE ALWAY WILL HAVE THIS VIETSHIT TO DEAL WITH.
THEY ARE THE KILLER, THE IMPOSTER, HERE TO STEAL, DESTROY, AND MAKE US ANGRY AND DESPAIRE!
IGNORE THEM, AWARE OF THEIR EXISTANCE, READY TO KICK THEIR BALL!
RECONIZE AND LOVE AND FORGIVE OUR CAMBODIA BROTHERS!
Revenge killing? LOL No kidding Mr. Police, and can you tell us who? Hun Sen Government, and Vietnamese Communists. I can feel the raft of journalism abroad coming.
6:04 PM what a fucking idiot, it is more like extortion moron. Yuo want all Khmer to be your slave and bring you money while they eat dirt motherfucker, that is your plan. You build road the you motherfucker fucker can cut more trees. People like you who fuck up Cambodia. Chinese like you only see money nothing about humanitarian. Sert tae ohouk ah trouk, lamorb maen jes choub. Kdor ah Jen na kor doug ah jen na dale.
Yeah, but we (yuon-khmer) love
khmer people, and we are khmer
citizen with passport and the whole
nine yards. On the other hand,
we don't like illegal Ah khmer-
youns who constantly making trouble
in srok khmer. See the difference?
I realize that too that you love Khmer people, and that is why you are now in Cambodia with the passport and of course national ID are in your hand. Good security Mixy!
Although I like your say about the Khmer-Youn doing trouble in Srok Khmer, as I assume that you refer to Cambo-pro-viet. It sounds like your head and head with Khmer. If so, you are of course a Cambodian, who needs to serve the best interests of that nation and people, that should be proven by saying and action.
What we are saying in this forum is about Khmer and Cambodia, which deserves to be improved a lot better than what it has done so far. Most of people here, if I am not mistake, are clever enough about the ruling power being backed by the VietGov within their nation. They might back off physically due to security reasons, but definitely not mentally. As you can see that Khmer is still standing, our soil still included in the world map (even loosing some parts to neighbours), and our flag remains flying at UN Headquarter.
My believe remains that the prosperity will come to light sooner or later.
Sihanouk (Sdach Thmil)was born to destroy the Khmer nation. He has transmitted his virus treason to the following idiot Khmer leaders. This traitor is really vermin. We could do nothing for our country as long as this virus lives.
Soon he dies, better will be for Cambodia.
According to Put tumneay (Khmer Nostradamus), this virus must die this year at Tonle Bourn Mouk.
8:27 AM
Observingly and interestingly enough, the YUON/Vietcongs pretending to be Khmer, disrespecfully abusive of the freedom of speech, walk all over Khmer's head here on KI-Media. And as a political news blog, there isn't a DAMN thing KI-Media can do about it! What a shame!
And where is Khmer-Yuon's land,
7:36? I don't see it on the map.
It is not even on the moon nor
any planet in our solar system.
So cut the crap, will ya?
The Vietcong took away everything from the Khmer Krom to live as human!!!!
The Vietcong took away their religion!
The Vietcong took away their land!
The Vietcong took away their language!
The Vietcong took away their culture!
The Vietcong took away their opportunity in the field of higher education, good housing, and good healthcare...job...
Now the Vietcong think that they are better than Khmer Krom people!!
I must say Khmer Krom people do way better in moving forward to live a better life in United States than in their homeland control by the Vietcong in Vietname! The Vietcong will never give the Khmer Krom people an opprotunity to live as human!!!
Uncle HO tomb must be destroyed and burned to ash!!!!It is okay to kill Uncle HO twice and send him back to hell again!!!!
Unclo Ho loves you, 11:56.
5:09 AM you are confusing yourself motherfucker. Next time fuck and open your eyes motherfucker so you can tell Yuon or Khmer first. LOL
Dear KI-Media friends et al,
Let's do it by asking each and everyone of us, friends and families and relatives to write/email to our scholars, doctors, lawyers, intellectuals and the like to, in turn, write/email to SAM RAINGSY, KEM SOKHA, RANARITH, THOMICO and other political figures to please set their personal interest asides and join in with one another to form one single democratic party to vote HUN SEN and his regime out of power in the general election of 2008.
Let's do it on a grand scale as this is may be our last chance to save our homeland and little of what we have left during this more than a three decade long of HUN SEN pro-viet regime control of CAMBODIA. Let's see that it happens and disseminated it on every Khmer site on the internet. Below is my email to Dr. Lao Mong Hay. Please help by writing yours right now. Thank you so very much for helping save Cambodia and ourselves.
Very sincerely yours,
Crazy Glue
Dear Dr. LAO Mong Hay,
I am writing to implore your understanding to write/email to SAM RAINGSY, KEM SOKHA, RANARITH, THOMICO and other KHMER political figures alike to please set their personal interest asides to join in and form ONE SIGNLE DEMOCRATIC party to vote HUN SEN and his regime out of CAMBODIA in the general elction of 2008 since this may be the only chance Camdodia has for her existence.
Very respectfully yours,
Crazy Glue
What is so complicated? Khmer is
Khmer, and Ah Khmer-Yuon is Yuon.
Plus, everyone got some khmer dna
in them. Get it?
Then tell us what else you suppose to do, Mr. Smarth-arse 10:02am. That is the best thing that KI-Media can do. At least it creates a room for you to bark like now in this forum. You tell everybody now, who can touch VN and China. It is sure that barking makes sound, but not just sound, you have make it sound better sense, you idiot.
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