Fears over Cambodia media outlet rejected

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 15, 2023 1:00 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Tuesday hit back at 'politically driven' and 'biased' concerns from Western governments over the shutdown of one of the Southeast Asian country's last independent media outlets ahead of national elections.

Online Khmer- and English-language outlet Voice of Democracy (VoD) stopped broadcasting on Monday morning after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered its license revoked over what he said was an erroneous report about his eldest son.

SILENT SHOUT Supporters of Voice of Democracy hold placards in front of the independent radio broadcaster’s office in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, a day after the prime minister ordered the revocation of the media outlet’s operating license. AFP PHOTO

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