Khmer Times
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 A digital copy of the Khmer Times, dated 19 April 2021. Bearing an announcement above the main headline that the circulation of print edition has been temporary halted due to COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| Format | Print, online |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mohan Tirugmanasam Bandam |
| Founded | May 2014 |
Political alignment | pro-Cambodian People's Party |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Website | www |
The Khmer Times is a Cambodian English-language newspaper, launched in May 2014,[1] and based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and owned by Malaysian national Mohan Tirugmanasam Bandam.[2] The Khmer Times is one of a number of English language news outlets reporting on Cambodia, along with international news, for the Cambodian domestic English-speaking market, and also functions as an international portal for Cambodian sourced news and current affairs. In common with many other South-East Asian (ASEAN) countries, the news outlet operates under press rules that discourage western style editorialisation of the news, a format viewed in the West as 'restricted'.[3]
The newspaper has been flagged by western media outlets as being strongly pro-CPP in its reporting and editorials.[4] The outlet is regarded in Cambodia as a journal of record for expatriate residents and English-speaking Cambodians, locally enjoying a high degree of perception as having journalistic integrity.[5]
In recent times, the paper was caught plagiarizing a 'letters to the editor' section. On investigation, it was shown that the paper had copied and pasted from 'The Mirror' and changed 'Malaysia' to 'Cambodia'
References
[edit]- ↑ Aun Pheap (June 9, 2014). "National Police Planning Own Newspaper". The Cambodia Daily. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Khmer Times". Khmer Times. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Cambodia: Press freedom under attack".
- ↑ "Email suggests 'major backer' promised to help win $344,000 case against Cambodian newspaper". www.abc.net.au. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ "Report on the State of Press Freedom in Cambodia".
