The Phnom Penh Post
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| description | Cambodian daily newspaper |
| publishing company | Post Media Co. Ltd. |
| First edition | 1992 |
| Frequency of publication | Every day |
| Widespread edition | over 20,000 copies |
| Editor-in-chief | Joshua Purushotman |
| editor | Ly Tayseng |
| executive Director | Ly Tayseng |
| Web link | phnompenhpost.com |
The Phnom Penh Post ( khmer ភ្នំពេញ បុ ស្តិ៍) is an English-language daily newspaper published in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh . It was founded in 1992 by Michael Hayes and Kathleen O'Keefe, making it the oldest English-language newspaper in Cambodia. It has over 20,000 readers in more than 40 countries.
Initially, the newspaper was published fortnightly in four-color print and tabloid format . In 2008, Hayes sold the newspaper to Australian entrepreneur Bill Clough and two other partners who have since published the newspaper daily and in Berlin format .
The Post used to publish a weekend supplement , 7Days, in its Friday edition . Since July 2004 it has been publishing a weekly edition, Post Weekend , on Saturdays .
The editorial team consists of Cambodian and foreign journalists who cover the national news. The newspaper is divided into different sections such as business, lifestyle and sports and also publishes police news about crimes, which are translated from local Khmer language newspapers.
In May 2018, Clough sold the newspaper to Malaysian businessman Sivakumar Ganapthy, who also owns a public relations firm that works with the Cambodian government. The new owner soon fired editor-in-chief Kay Kimsong after he published a report on the sale in which he doubted the newspaper would continue to act as guardian of press freedom. In response to the firing, at least four leading journalists for the paper left the paper. Speaking of the sale, a representative from Amnesty International said: We are witnessing the collapse of Cambodia's freedom of the press. The Undersecretary of the Cambodian Ministry of the Interior, Huy Vannak, replied to the criticism: It is a normal business process and the Post remains a newspaper.
The Phnom Penh Post is also available in Khmer .
Web links
- Phnom Penh Post website
- Khmer News Aggregator including phnompenhpost.com and other popular news sources
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liam Cochrane: Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia's last independent newspaper, sold to Malaysian 'covert' spin doctor. In: ABC . May 7, 2018
- ↑ Lifestyle. In: The Phnom Penh Post. June 10, 2010.
- ^ Post Weekend. In: The Phnom Penh Post.
- ↑ Nina Belz: Cambodia's critical press has fallen silent. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . May 7, 2018.
- ^ New owner of Cambodian newspaper begins by firing editor. In: AP News . May 7, 2018.
- ^ Phnom Penh Post: Firing and resignations after sale of Cambodian daily. In: BBC . May 7, 2018.
- ^ Charles Riley: Press freedom toppled: Phnom Penh Post sale rings alarm bells. In: CNN.com . May 7, 2018
- ↑ ភ្នំពេញ ប៉ុ ស្ដិ៍. In: Phnom Penh Post website .