Tag: National Internet Gateway

Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association launches report on the Impacts of Digital Right Restrictions on Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression on the Internet at a hotel in Phnom Penh on November 23, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

Journalists Association’s Report Claims That Cambodian Government Restricts Digital Rights on the Internet

24 Nov 2023 8:46 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) has released a report on the restrictions to digital rights and freedom of expression in Cambodia, noting that the government…

Workers handle internet cables in Phnom Penh, February 15, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

NGOs and human rights advocates urge government to revise NIG sub-decree

15 Mar 2022 10:53 AM|
Ngay Nai|

In nearly a month since the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication delayed implementation of the National Internet Gateway (NIG), civil society groups have continued urging…

Controversial National Internet Gateway postponed as project criticisms grow

15 Feb 2022 6:52 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Implementation of Cambodia’s controversial National Internet Gateway (NIG) has been postponed, according to a Tuesday announcement from the project’s overseeing ministry. The sub-decree that laid…

A man uses his smartphone at a coffee shop along a street in Phnom Penh, September 1, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

New report: Cambodian government heightens online oppression

1 Sep 2021 7:53 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

A new report by Bangkok-based non-profit Asia Center shows that the Cambodian government is using online-related legislation to further oppress and threaten civic freedom. The…

A person drives past the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications on Monivong Blvd, in Phnom Penh, June 7, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Cambodian government refutes UN criticisms of internet gateway law

8 Jun 2021 7:00 AM|
Sorn Sarath|

The Cambodian government defended the country’s planned National Internet Gateway (NIG), after three UN Special Rapporteurs raised concerns, saying it could be used to suppress…

A local ISP has raised concerns over new costs and network reliability issues with the national internet gateway, which was decreed in a government directive last week. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

Local ISP concerned about costs and data security with new internet gateway

23 Feb 2021 7:03 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Internet service provider MekongNet said it was concerned about network reliability and potential costs attached to a newly-issued sub-decree establishing a national internet gateway (NIG)…