Military Official Accused of Threatening Journalist [working for a pro-gov't newspaper]

By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
28 November 2007

A female journalist for a small Cambodian newspaper claims she was threatened over the phone by a military official.

Som Sithavry, 28, of Kampuchea Thmei, said she was told she deserved to be "beaten," following her coverage of a clash between military and police in Kampong Thom province.

Som Sithavry said she was interviewing Lork Vong, a military police chief in Kampong Thom province, when Bun Thy, a military policeman, got on the phone with her and threatened her.

"Actually, the threat is indirect," Som Sithavry said Wednesday. "He said to do whatever is right, respect journalism ethics, or my legs would be broken."

Bun Thy refused the allegations but did not comment further.

Income must be good for the Huns couple: Hun Sen and Bun Rany donated 24 ambulance trucks not to hospitals, but to Military Police

Friday, June 22, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

A military police official from Banteay Meanchey province said that Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chumteav Bun Rany Hun Sen, president of the Cambodia Red Cross, donated 24 ambulance trucks to military police in all provinces and municipalities in Cambodia, during a ceremony held in Banteay Meanchey province. Rath Sreang, the provincial military police commander, told The Cambodia Daily on Thursday that: “Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Chumteav personally donated Korean-made ambulance trucks to the military police to help save poor people.” Banteay Meanchey SRP MP Kim Suor Phearith said that he was surprised the ambulances were donated to the military police force when, actually, hospitals are in great need of them. Kim Suor Phearith said that it is strange that the ambulances were donated to people who are not involved in healthcare.