Cambodian PM denounces US-funded radio as unfair

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

July 22, 2011 12:52 PM
Cambodian PM denounces US-funded radio as unfair

(AP) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's prime minister denounced two U.S.-funded radio stations Friday for what he described as inaccurate and unfair reports.

Hun Sen said that reports broadcast in the Cambodian language by Voice of America and Radio Free Asia were groundless. The stations carry news and analysis sometimes critical of the government on subjects such as human rights and corruption.

Shortwave radio stations are a major source of unfettered news for people in Asian countries with authoritarian regimes, such as Cambodia and Myanmar. Satellite TV broadcasts are also popular where media is controlled or heavily censored by the government.

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"Radio France International, aired in the Cambodian language, their news and analyses, are accurate. I always save their analyses as part of my basic information," Hun Sen said.



Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/22/ap/asia/main20082037.shtml

[denverbill]

1. Yeah we get a lot of that here too bub.

If we can't have truth on our own stations what do you expect from our foreign propaganda wing?

[grantcart]

2. Right

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun_Sen

This is a guy who

1) Was a leading figure of the Khmer Rouge

2) Is routinely condemned by Amnesty International for torture and killing of political opponents

3) Reported by neutral observers as being one of the most corrupt leaders in Asia

4) Who announced at a graduation ceremony that his adopted daughter was a lesbian and he was officially disowning her.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/243989/Cambodian_prime_minister_disowns_lesbian_daughter

Yep ole Mr. Sen is sure flumoxed why the US can't follow the French and have its business interests dictate editorial decisions to Voice of America like the French do to Radio French International.

Man any knee jerk anti-American sentiment is gold as long as its anti-American, right?

[denverbill]

3. Yeah, thank God business interests in America have no power over our government.

My comment was more directed at Rush Limbaugh than Voice of America frankly.

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[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. If Sen is bothered by it, then I would tend to support it

His track record is far from good

[Odin2005]

5. VoA is pro-US propaganda.