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Cameras set up by journalists to cover an event in Phnom Penh on April 30, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodia-Thailand Clashes Lull, Social Media Battles Carry On

4 Aug 2025 10:29 AM|
Rafael Liebowitz-Thayer|

Shelling between Thai and Cambodian forces has eased after a fragile ceasefire was reached in Malaysia on July 28, but the information war between the countries’ netizens continues to unfold online.

Ith Sothoeuth, director of the Media Department of the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM), gives an interview to the media in front of VOD's office in Phnom Penh on February 13, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Voice of Democracy To Resume Broadcasting Overseas, Unaffiliated with CCIM

20 Sep 2023 6:00 PM|

The government-shuttered media outlet Voice of Democracy (VOD) announced it will resume broadcasting from the United States beginning in October, according to a Tuesday press release posted on the VOD…

A group of men view the Cambodia Daily Khmer website on their smart phone in a Phnom Penh coffee shop on June 23, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Licensed Media Publisher Threatens to Kill Cambodia Daily Khmer Journalist on Facebook

26 Jun 2023 7:49 PM|

Licensed media publisher and popular social media commentator Pheng Vannak has repeatedly threatened to kill Cambodia Daily Khmer journalist Taing Sarada via Facebook.

A man views the Kamnotra website on his computer in a Phnom Penh coffee shop on June 21, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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New Interactive Database Expands Access to Public Information

21 Jun 2023 6:16 PM|

A new online platform, Kamnotra, launched on Tuesday by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM), aiming to consolidate access to public data in English and Khmer.

Members of civil society, government representatives, and journalists gather at a World Press Freedom day event in Phnom Penh on May 2, 2023. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Civil Society Calls for VOD To Be Reinstated During Press Day Remarks

3 May 2023 9:06 AM|

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, civil society groups called on the government to allow the independent media outlet VOD to reopen, noting that the country's press freedom continues to…

A man drives a motorbike by the Ministry of Information in Phnom Penh on March 24, 2022. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Information Ministry Revokes Three Media Licenses Following Reports on Senior Official’s Role in Land Fraud

18 Mar 2023 12:04 PM|

Correction: An earlier version of this article published on March 18, 2023 cited only two of three reasons raised by Information Ministry spokesperson Meas Sophorn in a Telegram interview with…

A VOD reporter cries on her last day of work at the newsroom’s office in Phnom Penh on February 13, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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After VOD Shutdown, Hostility Against Reporters

21 Feb 2023 4:40 PM|

Following the government-ordered shutdown of VOD last week, the outlet has been the subject of vulgar social media memes and its reporters continue to face personal attacks online and in…

A group of human right activists gather in front of VOD’s office in protest against the government’s decision to revoke VOD’s license on February 13, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Prime Minister Says VOD Shutdown Strengthens Journalism, Offers Reporters Government Jobs

14 Feb 2023 8:46 PM|

Despite a wave of international concern over the shutdown of independent media Voice of Democracy (VOD), Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the outlet’s license will not be restored and…

A VOD reporter cries at her last day of work in the newsroom’s office on February 13, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Shutdown of VOD Undermines Press Freedom, Embassies and Civil Society Groups Warn

13 Feb 2023 7:50 PM|

After the government shuttered independent media Voice of Democracy (VOD) on Monday, dozens of civil society groups decried the decision and numerous embassies warned the loss of the publication seriously…

Cambodia-Thailand Clashes Lull, Social Media Battles Carry On

Voice of Democracy To Resume Broadcasting Overseas, Unaffiliated with CCIM

New Interactive Database Expands Access to Public Information

Civil Society Calls for VOD To Be Reinstated During Press Day Remarks

Information Ministry Revokes Three Media Licenses Following Reports on Senior Official’s Role in Land Fraud

After VOD Shutdown, Hostility Against Reporters

Prime Minister Says VOD Shutdown Strengthens Journalism, Offers Reporters Government Jobs

Shutdown of VOD Undermines Press Freedom, Embassies and Civil Society Groups Warn

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