The Permanent Mission of Cambodia in Geneva, the Ministry of Information and several of Cambodia’s press associations have strongly defended the recently issued Charter for Professional Journalism, following calls by UN experts for its suspension. The experts expressed concerns over the rushed development of the charter and the lack of comprehensive consultation during its drafting process, urging reforms to safeguard freedom of expression and the press. In a report released on September 12, UN specialists criticised the Cambodian government for providing stakeholders only nine days to comment on the draft, raising alarms over the charter’s broad scope and its failure…
Author: Raksmey Hong
Cambodia has announced a six-month extension of the ban on frozen meat imports, in effect from today, September 12, to March 12, 2025. The renewal was announced in a joint proclamation today by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, as part of efforts to protect the country’s livestock industry. The initial ban, introduced on January 12, aimed to curb the negative effects of offal and frozen meat imports not used as food in the exporting countries. The ministries had observed that these imports, particularly frozen pork livers and other innards, were harming Cambodia’s domestic…