Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wants to speed up the drafting of a freedom of information law, according to an article by Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah in the Nov. 10 Phnopen Phen Post.
Sen told the Ministry of Information to accelerate the drafting, the newspaper reported, and to host a forum with journalists, civil society groups and other relevant stakeholders.
“He also urged ministers and officials to abide by an inter-ministerial prakas signed into effect last year to appoint media officers and spokespeople in all government institutions,” the paper reported.
Efforts to pass laws have been rejected by the National Assembly in the past.
Pa Nguon Teang, director of the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, was quoted as saying: “I want the law on access to information to be approved, [but] the process of approval of this law must involve participation from the public and civil society.”
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