[HCDX] Cambodian Prime Minister Criticizes VOA, Radio Free Asia

["Zacharias Liangas " <greekdx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cambodian Prime Minister Criticizes VOA, Radio Free Asia
http://www.voanews.com/khmer-english/news/Cambodian-Prime-Minister-Criticizes-VOA-
Radio-Free-Asia-126033973.html
http://www.newsday.com/news/cambodian-pm-denounces-us-funded-radio-as-unfair-
1.3044494
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/other/2011/07/24/310867/Cambodian-PM.htm

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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen.

"VOA journalists around the world, including those covering developments in Cambodia, 
adhere to the highest journalistic standards of accuracy and objectivity, standards mandated 
by U.S. law."

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday sharply criticized Voice of America and Radio 
Free Asia, saying their news reports are "very inferior."

He accused the two broadcasters, both funded by the U.S. government under the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, of distorting information, or containing "zero" information.

The prime minister made the comments in response to a question by a VOA Khmer Service 
journalist at a news conference in Cambodia. The question was about the Khmer Rouge 
tribunal, and Mr. Hun Sen said it was not among the topics to be covered by the news 
conference, which followed a meeting of his cabinet and was chiefly dominated by questions 
about Cambodia's border dispute with Thailand.

Mr. Hun Sen praised Radio France International and offered to hire Cambodian staff at VOA 
and RFA to work at Cambodian news stations.

VOA responded to the prime minister's comments by saying, "VOA journalists around the 
world, including those covering developments in Cambodia, adhere to the highest journalistic 
standards of accuracy and objectivity, standards mandated by U.S. law."

The Cambodian government has opposed increasing the number of cases heard by the 
Khmer Rouge tribunal, a joint Cambodia and international court that is trying leaders of the 
Khmer Rouge, which ruled the country in the late 1970s. More than a million people died 
under the Khmer Rouge - many of them starved or worked to death, and others executed.

One person has been convicted by the tribunal and four others are being prosecuted. The 
government says adding more cases could be harmful to national stability.

VOA provides news in more than 40 languages via shortwave and FM radio, television, 
satellite and the Internet. RFA provides news to Asia.

The Broadcasting Board of Governors also oversees Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the 
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