Tag: Cambodia’s

07 MAY

Cambodia’s last independent paper was sold to the owner of a PR company that once worked for the prime minister

Cambodia’s last independent English-language daily has been sold to the owner of a public relations firm with links to current Prime Minister Hun Sen.  The PR firm lists “Cambodia and Hun Sen’s entry into the Government seat” among its previous work. Sen has overseen a sweeping media crackdown ahead of elections in July, with radio stations […]

11 JAN

Cambodia’s Queen of Punk Wants to Kill the Love Song

Listen to a country’s music and you’ll learn some things. Pop songs spilling from radios tell you what the youth are dreaming about — or what dreams are being sold to them. And the sounds emanating from dark, underground venues are a clue to what they’re angry about, rebelling against. A country’s music is like […]