Mam Sonando at his release from jail in 2005By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
11 September 2009
Cambodia’s airwaves are suffering from limited freedom of expression and political bias, a prominent radio station director said Thursday.
“If we take a look, we don’t clearly know about the freedom of press in Cambodia,” Mam Sonando, who runs Beehive Radio on FM105, told “Hello VOA” during a studio visit to Washington. Speaking only for his own radio station, “freedom of expression exists, but is limited,” he said.
There are limitations on what can be said, while stations friendly to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party seem more able to increase their coverage.
“We’ve asked for permission to do so, but have been turned down,” said Mam Sonando, who is on a fund raising visit to the US.
Twenty radio stations operate in Phnom Penh, with another 25 in the countryside, while nine television stations can be found across the country.
Political observers say the ruling party tends to receive much coverage of development projects and other positive events, helping it at the polls, while opposition parties are often limited to brief media access during campaign periods, a requirement of election law.
Mam Sonando has been jailed twice by the government, most recently in 2005, for programming related to border agreements between Cambodia and Vietnam.
He emphasized the importance of freedom of expression to improve the country, and he allowed the government to allow more.
“If we take a look, we don’t clearly know about the freedom of press in Cambodia,” Mam Sonando, who runs Beehive Radio on FM105, told “Hello VOA” during a studio visit to Washington. Speaking only for his own radio station, “freedom of expression exists, but is limited,” he said.
There are limitations on what can be said, while stations friendly to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party seem more able to increase their coverage.
“We’ve asked for permission to do so, but have been turned down,” said Mam Sonando, who is on a fund raising visit to the US.
Twenty radio stations operate in Phnom Penh, with another 25 in the countryside, while nine television stations can be found across the country.
Political observers say the ruling party tends to receive much coverage of development projects and other positive events, helping it at the polls, while opposition parties are often limited to brief media access during campaign periods, a requirement of election law.
Mam Sonando has been jailed twice by the government, most recently in 2005, for programming related to border agreements between Cambodia and Vietnam.
He emphasized the importance of freedom of expression to improve the country, and he allowed the government to allow more.
8 comments:
Mom Sonando is Hun Xen stick! Remember what he try to dictate parties during the election?????
He is a bull-shit kind of guy!
You know! You don't Know! You know!
What is that kind of talk?
When they not alowed SRP,HRP or so on parties not to have their own radio station, is a Limited freedome of Expression!.
What ah Kwack Hun Xen are doing now with killing and put the news men to jail, is A FAKED FREEDOME OF EXPRESSION!
Waht a limited if every one afraid ah kwacklike shit! It is a completed DICK head in Cambodia now!
Stop kissing ah Kwack bud and pretended to be a good guy, scumbage!
If you live in the 3rd world country….say what ever you want. Please limit your speech because you in Cambodia if you do not want you children grow up without the father. So, don’t try to be a hero. You have to know that no body can help you; neither UN nor US and not even the Human Right. You better know that Cambodia never have justice no matter in any regime. Therefore, you should care about your safety and your family first before want to show off yourself.
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leader of the Free Trade Union
Executions
Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered activists and members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killing innocent Khmer peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutality
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Remove Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leader of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
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