Cambodian Government Bans Airing of Foreign Radio Programs
The Cambodian government has ordered local radio stations to stop broadcasting foreign programs ahead of general elections in a move widely seen as a major setback to media freedom in the country and aimed at stifling the voice of the opposition.
Prime Minister Hun Sen's administration on Tuesday asked all FM stations to cease rebroadcasting Khmer-language radio programs by foreign broadcasters in the run-up to the July 28 elections, saying the move was aimed at "forbidding" foreigners in Cambodia from campaigning for any group in the polls.
Local stations who flout the order face legal action.
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