Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
03/05/2007
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said Thursday press freedom in Cambodia was the best in Southeast Asia and reminded journalists they were under an obligation to follow professional ethics.
Speaking to VOA Khmer on World Press Freedom Day and responding to a call Wednesday from a leading rights group for the government to close his ministry, Khieu Kanharith said Cambodia had an extremely liberal press environment.
"Not only can reporters write a story, but they can invent stories as well. That's unique to Cambodia," he said.
"Cambodia is worried about certain reporters that might be using their press freedoms in the wrong direction, and what all the press have to be concerned with is concentrating on the ethics of their profession," Khieu Kanharith said. "They can say anything they want after that."
Speaking to VOA Khmer on World Press Freedom Day and responding to a call Wednesday from a leading rights group for the government to close his ministry, Khieu Kanharith said Cambodia had an extremely liberal press environment.
"Not only can reporters write a story, but they can invent stories as well. That's unique to Cambodia," he said.
"Cambodia is worried about certain reporters that might be using their press freedoms in the wrong direction, and what all the press have to be concerned with is concentrating on the ethics of their profession," Khieu Kanharith said. "They can say anything they want after that."
True, but we need to cut back some
ReplyDeleteof the presses. Most of them
doesn't do anything but create bad
image of Cambodia without any
reason whatsoever. This will
deterred bussinesses and jobs from
our jobless who have waited for
decades. We must act
democratically in the interest of
the people.
Journalism in Cambodia is gradually progressing towards professionalism with the help from foreign as well as local NGOs. There is no doubt about that.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith has been trained by no-one to be an ethical or a professional high-ranking government official. He is actually progressing backward. His name should be put in the Guinness Book of Records as having more mistresses than any living man on this planet earth. Sometimes, he makes love with (or rapes) 2 or 3 sisters in one room. Some other times, he makes love with (or rapes) a mother and then goes on with the daughter under the same roof. On one occasion, he's confessed to his acquaintances that Cambodian trains are unable to transport all the women he's had sex with. He is not just a sex maniac, but a sex animal.
We like to know under which code of ethics has he been behaving thus far?
Nevertheless, Khieu Kanharith may not realize that the 3 Cambodia's most hated men are Om Yin Tieng, Khieu Sopheak and Khieu Kanharith himself. Why do people hate them so much? Because they don't have brains, nor do they have hearts.
ACTUALLY THEY ARE ZOMBIES CAST TO THIS WORLD BY SATAN OR HELL, JUST TO SPIT ON PEOPLE'S INTELLIGENCE!!!
I am strongly welcome to the press freedom. But I am also strongly against any control to the freedom of the Press. In a civilised society, all political leaders dare not to fight with the press and medias. The role of the Ministry of information is not to controling the Press and the Media, but is to creating more information accessible to the Nation. Eg, Creating more information technic to be avaible to their citizen and to fight with price control from greedies companies to hold on their service providers. Areak Prey
ReplyDeleteI aint a bit surprised that you
ReplyDeletewelcome anything that will
destroyed Khmer's image. We all
know you are a fucking Yuon's slave
abroad.
In Cambodia there is full right OF expression but there is no right AFTER expression.
ReplyDeleteKheu Kanharith is a notorious playboy who uses to mistreat poor girls working in Karaoke parlours and restaurants. He has had an affair with one widow in Kean Svay, had one child with her and then managed to have sexual relation with with her girl. People in Kien Svay are very well aware of this big scandal.
ReplyDeleteWe don't give a damn about
ReplyDeleteexpression, you moron (8:14). What
we need is jobs, jobs, jobs, and
we need it now, not a hundred year
from now if you ever get rid of
the last drop of the stupid
corruption or what have you.
What? What is wrong with AH Khieu Kanharith the Information Minister now! This bastard defended the press? Well! Actually he is defending his own press!!!ahahhahha
ReplyDeleteNobody! I said nobody have more freedom than this bastard to pull and twist all information in form of propaganda for AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave to confuse Cambodian people on all issues!!I am talking about Cambodian sovereignty such border issue! illegal Vietcong issue! Land grabbing issue, economic issue, corruption issue, Khmer Krom issue,freedom of speech issue, right to protest issue,...
Damn bastard don't even try to confuse me because I know how you are by looking at your stupid underdevelop facial feature!!ahahaa
All the information came out of this bastard mouth is fucken useless!!!
Hey idiot (2:16), every country
ReplyDeletehas those problems you listed, but
all of them work on it slowly, bit
at a time. The US for example has
been at it for over 200 years and
they are still not as good as New
Zealand, Hong Kong, ... or
Australia. Get it?
True, but we need to cut back the ministry of Information. because
ReplyDeletethis ministry serves youns and
dictatorship in Cambodia especially
ah Hun Sen and CPP (Communist Pro
you Party).This ministry create bad
image of Cambodia without any
reason whatsoever. We must act
democratically in the interest of
the people.
Hey idiot (2:16), every country
ReplyDeletehas no ministry of information,
except the communist countries.
The US for example is the first
model country no need ministry
of information in its country,
why not Cambodia? or Cambodia is
communist country? No, Cambodia is
not Communist country but Communist
regime in Cambodia lead by ah Hun
Sen and CPP (Communist Pro youn
Party)
And if Ministry of Information
doesn' exist, Khiev Kanharith
(minister) will be a car washer of
PM Hun Sen
Khieu Kanharith should start his
ReplyDeleteown party and I will supported
him, just joking around, Kanharith!
Unfortunately, we'll be better off
maintained Unity to move Cambodia
forward and fight against traitors
who try to wipe out our culture
like Pol Pot did.