The Mirror, Vol. 11, No. 527
“Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Sok An, the Minister of the Council of Ministers, said that because of the influence of globalization of modern foreign cultures, they may make us forget our own culture. In order to prevent the negative influence from the currents of globalization, radio and television programs have an important role to promote, by broadcasting, the customs, traditions, cultures, and other elements of our national identity, to encourage the love for the vivid cultures of our nation.
“Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Sok An said so, participating in the closing ceremony of the seminar on ‘The Role of Radio and Television in Cambodian Development’ on the afternoon of 27 September 2007 at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Deputy Prime Mr. Sok An emphasized that media are an active agent to provide information, with the goal of providing facts and to mirror the society, in order to help correct extreme activities in society which are influenced from outside, so that they return to more appropriate ones, not to affect the value of our cultures, traditions, or the high moral of society, and to maintain national identity, so that it can survive under the influence of the currents of globalization. Due to this role, the media have to be at the same time conservers and developers of society with specific and appropriate goals.
“Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Sok An continued to point out that the media can also be a ‘knife that cuts both ways,’ because they can be an enemy of social development, and they can lead the nation into trouble, if they are not used appropriately in their role, by neglecting the aspect of the possibility of having a bad influence. Considering this, how should we arrange the media in order to maintain their role and high effectiveness in social development?
“However, Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Sok An expects that after this seminar, the media, especially radio and television, will move further to new successes in the development of the national society, the maintenance of stability and peace, and of the values of the national cultures and traditions.” Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.6, #1457, 29.9.2007
Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Saturday, 29 September 2007
Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.6, #1457, 29.9.2007
- Mr. Sok An: Media Can Also Become a “Knife That Cuts Both Ways” if They Are Used Inappropriately
- A Millionaire [name not mentioned] Pumps Sand to Fill a Lake, Causing Houses of Nearly 1,000 Families to Be Flooded [Meanchey, Phnom Penh]
- Much Luxury Wood Transported by Train [from Banteay Meanchey and Pursat] into Phnom Penh Every Night; Authorities Ignore It
- A Japanese Journalist Was Killed while Demonstrations in Burma Were Suppressed
- Demonstration Held Opposition Burmese Embassy in Bangkok [against suppression of demonstrations in Burma]
Koh Santepheap, Vol.40, #6157, 29-30.9.2007
- Protest Opposite Burmese Embassy [in Phnom Penh]: Civil Society Organizations in Cambodia Ask for End to the Use of Violence against Monks and Civilian Demonstrators [in Burma]
Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.14, #3276, 29-30.9.2007
- Mr. Sam Rainsy Calls Powerholders with Troops to Prepare to Intervene to Combat Dictatorship in Burma
- 23 Civil Society Organizations and Opposition Leader Condemn Burmese Military Dictatorship [over suppression of demonstrations]
Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.15, #4402, 29.9.2007
- Sam Rainsy Asks ASEAN to Expel Burma as a Member [over suppression of demonstrations]
- Nuon Chea’s Blood Pressure Goes Up and Down Rapidly
- Senior Minister Mr. Nhim Vanda Promoted as 4-Star General
- More Than 4,000 Hectares of Rainy Season Rice in Kralanh District Destroyed by Drought [Siem Reap]
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