Hang Chakra (Photo: Zakariya, RFA)22 May 2010
By Ky Soklim
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Komping Puoy
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Following his release from jail one month ago, Hang Chakra, Editor-in-chief of the Khmer Machas Srok newspaper, plans to visit the US in the near future. Hang Chakra was invited to visit by Cambodian communities in the US.
Hang Chakra who was released from jail last April, said on Saturday that he plans to visit the US in the near future. However, the exact schedule cannot be confirmed yet as of now.
Hang Chakra’s visit to the US is aimed at three goals: (1) to report the freedom of the press situation in Cambodia to the Cambodian communities in the US, (2) to report about the lack of funds for the operation of his newspaper, and (3) to appeal once again to the Cambodian government to search for the past killers of journalists.
According to Hang Chakra, the Khmer Machas Srok newspaper is facing severe financial obstacles. 5 to 6 employees of the newspaper work almost without receving any salary. The Khmer Machas Srok, which is published in black and white only and which is anti-government, does not sell very well because it contains only 4 pages. Furthermore, most of the articles are only politically oriented.
Reporters for the Khmer Machas Srok newspaper said that advertisers are reluctant to place ads in this newspaper because they are afraid of being viewed as supporting the opposition.
Observing that his newspaper will have difficulties to survive, Hang Chakra plans to take the opportunity of his visit to appeal to overseas Cambodians to provide help to his newspapers.
The Cambodian communities in the US invited Hang Chakra to perform his visit soon. All his travel and lodging expenses will be borne by overseas Cambodians in the US. This will mark Hang Chakra’s first visit to western countries.
Hang Chakra who was released from jail last April, said on Saturday that he plans to visit the US in the near future. However, the exact schedule cannot be confirmed yet as of now.
Hang Chakra’s visit to the US is aimed at three goals: (1) to report the freedom of the press situation in Cambodia to the Cambodian communities in the US, (2) to report about the lack of funds for the operation of his newspaper, and (3) to appeal once again to the Cambodian government to search for the past killers of journalists.
According to Hang Chakra, the Khmer Machas Srok newspaper is facing severe financial obstacles. 5 to 6 employees of the newspaper work almost without receving any salary. The Khmer Machas Srok, which is published in black and white only and which is anti-government, does not sell very well because it contains only 4 pages. Furthermore, most of the articles are only politically oriented.
Reporters for the Khmer Machas Srok newspaper said that advertisers are reluctant to place ads in this newspaper because they are afraid of being viewed as supporting the opposition.
Observing that his newspaper will have difficulties to survive, Hang Chakra plans to take the opportunity of his visit to appeal to overseas Cambodians to provide help to his newspapers.
The Cambodian communities in the US invited Hang Chakra to perform his visit soon. All his travel and lodging expenses will be borne by overseas Cambodians in the US. This will mark Hang Chakra’s first visit to western countries.
Hang Chakra should be in the position of Om Yin Teang because he looks more clean than Om Yin Teang.
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Committed:
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Mass Murder
Genocide
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Crimes Against Humanity
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Force Labour
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Members:
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Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
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Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
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Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
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Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
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Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
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Acid Attacks
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Injustice
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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.
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Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
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Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
I get confuse with this newspaper, is it a private entity or a properganda machine for a political party ????
ReplyDeleteYou run a newspaper company for profit, but if you can't sell it then it is not good enough to compete.
10:01 am - Not all newspapers are run for profit. The purpose of many newspapers is to investigate and report on issues of concern to their audience, and provide a forum for a variety of opinions and debate. IN order to fund such a newspaper, you need advertising money. Given that real journalism is not particularly valued in this country, and people would prefer to lap up government propoganda rather than exercise their critical faculties, advertisers are unlikely to get a premium return on their investment by buying space in a newspaper devoted to 'real news'. Far better to advetise in the most popular dailies, even if the integrity of these newspapers is compromised by their inability or unwillingness to report on issues that really matter. The free market is not the only determinant of value.
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