By Heng Reaksmey
VOA Khmer
29th March 2013
A
government spokesman on Thursday warned US broadcaster Radio Free Asia
against potentially inciting reporting on land loss along the Thai
border, calling it a “national security” issue that could prompt legal
action.
RFA, a US-funded broadcasting agency, aired an interview earlier this week with a former Khmer Rouge soldier in the border province of Battambang who said the Cambodian boundary had lost around 10 kilometers to Thailand in recent decades.
Land loss to regional neighbors is a political and social flashpoint for many Cambodians and has in the past sparked riots, demonstrations and, in 2008, a military standoff with Thailand that lasted for years.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan told reporters on Thursday the government would consider a lawsuit against RFA for its border reporting if it deemed the reports threatening to national security.
However, media advocates say the government should seek to correct what it deems as erroneous reporting through the media itself, or the press law, and not through lawsuits.
RFA said in statement it stands by the story, which was “accurate, objective and well-sourced.”
“The Cambodian government’s attack on RFA is just the latest in a series of public and private threats that fit a distinct pattern—one meant to intimidate our reporters and to discourage objective reporting on issues sensitive to the government,” RFA said. “As we have said in response to similar threats in the past, RFA will continue to provide the reliable and accurate news and information that our Cambodian listeners seek and deserve, regardless of whether the issue is sensitive to certain political parties or officials. We refuse to be intimidated and bullied into self-censorship.”
Puy Kea, of the Council of Cambodian Journalists, said the government should not use the courts to sue journalists.
Koy Pisey, deputy chief of the Cambodian Border Authority, said the borders between Cambodia and Thailand remain the same, though about 25 of 73 demarcation markers have been difficult to locate.
RFA, a US-funded broadcasting agency, aired an interview earlier this week with a former Khmer Rouge soldier in the border province of Battambang who said the Cambodian boundary had lost around 10 kilometers to Thailand in recent decades.
Land loss to regional neighbors is a political and social flashpoint for many Cambodians and has in the past sparked riots, demonstrations and, in 2008, a military standoff with Thailand that lasted for years.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan told reporters on Thursday the government would consider a lawsuit against RFA for its border reporting if it deemed the reports threatening to national security.
However, media advocates say the government should seek to correct what it deems as erroneous reporting through the media itself, or the press law, and not through lawsuits.
RFA said in statement it stands by the story, which was “accurate, objective and well-sourced.”
“The Cambodian government’s attack on RFA is just the latest in a series of public and private threats that fit a distinct pattern—one meant to intimidate our reporters and to discourage objective reporting on issues sensitive to the government,” RFA said. “As we have said in response to similar threats in the past, RFA will continue to provide the reliable and accurate news and information that our Cambodian listeners seek and deserve, regardless of whether the issue is sensitive to certain political parties or officials. We refuse to be intimidated and bullied into self-censorship.”
Puy Kea, of the Council of Cambodian Journalists, said the government should not use the courts to sue journalists.
Koy Pisey, deputy chief of the Cambodian Border Authority, said the borders between Cambodia and Thailand remain the same, though about 25 of 73 demarcation markers have been difficult to locate.
12 comments:
Phay Siphan is Hoon Xen's dog. It is used to bark and threat Cambodians and Journalist.
He does it to get position and paid. He doesn't care about us and our country.
Don't feel intimidated!
Fuck you Phay Siphna!
One of Doughnut store's Owner
Long Beach, CA
Go for it Ah doggy Phay Siphorm and why don’t you sue the Age too just to be a good dog.
You can forget about coming back to the US, motherfucker.
Remove Phay Saphan US Citizenship and other who is working with criminal Hun Sen, corruption and the destruction of the Cambodian interests.
Phay Siphan AKA Phay Siphom should go back to school or Long Beach where he comes from. This guy from US and now become a pawn of HUN SEN.
WHAT ARE SICK GOVERMENT ONLY KILLING YOUR OWN PEOPLE SAME ON STUPID GOVERMENT.THAT IS WHY THAI+ VIETNAM LOOK-DOWN ON CAMBODIA PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE MONKEY GOVERMENT JUMPING AROUND IN THE OFFICE.
បើពិតជាពូជអ្នកចម្បាំងមែនលាំងទៅមើលអាថ្លើម កុំព្រុសឥតប្រយោជន៍ បើបានជាព្រុសហើយមិនខាំ យើងនិងពិចារណារករហ័សនាមថ្មីដាក់ឲ្យទៀត ។ អូ៎!អាថ្លើមកុំភ្លេចនៅមានមួយទៀត គឺGoogleព្រោះល្បងណឹងគាត់ថាដីខ្មែរបាត់ទៅយួន៣៥គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េផងដែរ!កុំភ្លេចឲ្យសោះប្តឹងគាត់ផង! ព្រោះម៉ាត់គាត់នេះនៅមិនស្ងៀម មើលៗ!រាស្ត្រខ្មែរពេលសម្អាចម៍ ថាកោះត្រល់ជារបស់យួនមានរាស្រ្តណាមួយក្អក មានតែបក្សប្រឆាំងនឹងកូនចៅខ្មែរក្រហមប៉ុន្មាននាក់ណឹង! សម្អាចម៍គាត់ឲ្យម្តងបន្តិចៗ ព្រោះគាត់ចង់ស្ទង់មើលកម្លាំងអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិខ្មែរតើខ្លាំងប៉ុណ្ណា? អស់កោះមួយជិតស្មើនឹងប្រទេសសឹង្ហបូរីទាំងមូលក្អកតែបន្តិច លើកក្រោយសម្អាចម៍ឲ្យទាំងអស់ធ្វើ.ក..្ត..អីសុំអាចម៍ ។ ឃើញទេ សព្វថ្ងៃ ខ្មុំរស់ដោយសារសម្អាចម៍គាត់បន្តក់ឲ្យម៉ារស់ៗ បើមិនខំព្រុសទេសង្ឃឹមចូលឡងប៊ិចវិញដូចជាយ៉ាប់ហើយ ម៉្លោះហើយខំព្រុសបើទោះជា ធ្លាក់ទាំងអណ្តាតមកក៏ព្រុសដែរ កុំថាឳឃាត់ទោះបីម៉ែឃាត់ក៏ស្តាប់មិនឮដែរ ៕
These Cpp were good servants to Hanoi at the end Hanoi will kill them all and rape their daughters/wives and make them their slave for life....Be awared of that ah Cpp thugs!
Norkor phnom
I agree with you Norkorphnom,at the end all Cpp will be slaved to Yuon Hanoi like the Jews that slave to Egypt during Exodus time.Thanks god that khmers still have patriots to fight these Yuon puppet every day.May god bless all khmers patriotism.
Yobal khmer
i fully to support khmer governments to sue RFA by exggerated the news.,
by doing, this news just to keep thier job secure/stable & to convince thier bosses in DC
in order to get pay checks
4:02am,
You're DAMN right about khmer govt for Hanoi. But unfortunatly, your khmer PUSSY govt are the one who's alway manipulate the FACTS. On top of that either you're Vietcong or you're Siem pirate.
MR. PHAY SIPHAN,
PLEASE COME BACK TO LIVE IN USA AND TAKE POLITICAL SCIENCES & SPEECH CLASSES AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE THEN RETURN TO CAMBODIA TO WORK FOR HUN SEN. YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSION AND YOUR TONE PROVE THAT YOU WORK IN FEAR FOR THIS DICTATOR. YOU CAN JOIN KEM SOKHA WILL YOU HAVE PEACE OF MIND.
FUCKING STUPID GOVERNMENT JUST LIKE AH PI ANH AH RONTAS BANH AH MIKE
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