A Cambodian woman reads a copy of the English-language newspaper The Phnom Penh PostThursday, September 10, 2009
AFP
PHNOM PENH — The Phnom Penh Post, one of Cambodia's leading newspapers, launched its first-ever Khmer language edition Wednesday, stepping up competition in the country's burgeoning media market.
Australian publisher Ross Dunkley said the paper, which will have a daily print run of 15,000 copies, would focus its reporting on Cambodia's changing economy and business climate as it leaves behind decades of conflict.
"Ultimately a newspaper is a reflection of the society we live in so you can expect the paper to be much more in tune with the new realities of this country," Dunkley said.
The majority of publications in the country's large and lively Cambodian-language press are accused of being aligned with political parties, however Dunkley promised independent reporting.
Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith welcomed the paper, the first full-colour Khmer tabloid in the kingdom's media market, as a "good thing" that would help "widen our free press".
The English version of the Post launched its first daily edition in August last year, after Australian businessmen with stakes in Yangon's The Myanmar Times weekly took a controlling interest in the paper.
The Post, founded by American journalist Michael Hayes 18 years ago, had published every two weeks but Post Media Ltd, the company now behind the paper, has invested heavily in expanded editions.
Australian publisher Ross Dunkley said the paper, which will have a daily print run of 15,000 copies, would focus its reporting on Cambodia's changing economy and business climate as it leaves behind decades of conflict.
"Ultimately a newspaper is a reflection of the society we live in so you can expect the paper to be much more in tune with the new realities of this country," Dunkley said.
The majority of publications in the country's large and lively Cambodian-language press are accused of being aligned with political parties, however Dunkley promised independent reporting.
Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith welcomed the paper, the first full-colour Khmer tabloid in the kingdom's media market, as a "good thing" that would help "widen our free press".
The English version of the Post launched its first daily edition in August last year, after Australian businessmen with stakes in Yangon's The Myanmar Times weekly took a controlling interest in the paper.
The Post, founded by American journalist Michael Hayes 18 years ago, had published every two weeks but Post Media Ltd, the company now behind the paper, has invested heavily in expanded editions.
5 comments:
i'm one of the people who is an avid reader of the ppp paper, and i want to congrats mr. dunkley for his new view and positive outlook. i think it is good that mr. dunkley and his staff are refocusing the ppp to in tune with the new reality in cambodia such as not letting any political pressure dictate his ppp paper and focusing more on business and development aspect of the reality in cambodia. for this, i can assure the ppp that i will be more and more interest in the ppp both in khmer and english with years to come. thank you for being real and for seeing things differently in cambodia. god bless the ppp and their staff.
We need the ppp to publish in Khmer to reach broader audience.
Cambodians need independence media.
khmer rouge girl reading the paper? her job is killing people...
8:47 AM
Please stop use that kind of comment.
She is a Khmer and not Khmer rouge or what ever you want to say.
You know, Discrimination ?
Posted by Heng Xoy
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