Erin Handley

 

Facebook has, for the first time, overtaken television as the main source of news for Cambodian people – a trend that analysts say could threaten the ruling party’s grip on the Kingdom’s media coverage.

 

In an annual report focused on mobile phone use in Cambodia released by the Asia Foundation and Open Institute yesterday, the most important source of news for 30 percent of Cambodians was found to be Facebook and the internet, followed closely by television (29 percent), word of mouth (23 percent) and radio (15 percent).

 

The trend comes alongside a marked increase in smartphone ownership, with 48 percent of Cambodians owning one this year – more than doubling the percentage of just three years ago – and the fact that 76 percent of phones owned are now Khmer script-enabled.

 

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This may not bode well for the strongman leader, Hun Sen. He has used the media to fabricate stories, and lie to the people about the regular assassinations that he commissions to take out rights activists. He is a despot. And one who gets away with calling his nation a democratic country. 

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This may not bode well for the strongman leader, Hun Sen. He has used the media to fabricate stories, and lie to the people about the regular assassinations that he commissions to take out rights activists. He is a despot. And one who gets away with calling his nation a democratic country. 

And the truth shall set you free.