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Cambodia Blocks Anti-Government Websites

   VOA News  February 17, 2011
   Cambodian  men are using internet at a cofee shop in Phnom Penh on May
   25, 2010.

Photo: AFP

   Cambodians surf the Internet at a coffee shop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
   May 25, 2010.

   A  Cambodian  government e-mail leaked to VOA indicates the government
   has  been  pressuring  Internet  service  providers  to block websites
   containing anti-government material.
   The  e-mail,  provided  Thursday  to  the  VOA Khmer service by an ISP
   employee,  comes from the account of a senior official in the Ministry
   of Post and Telecommunications.

   It  expresses  "appreciation"  to  several service providers for their
   cooperation with the ministry and admonishes three others, urging them
   to "kindly take immediate action."
   Cambodia's  ruling  party  controls much of the nation's broadcast and
   print media, but has until now left the Internet unfettered.

   However,  Internet users and bloggers say access to certain sites that
   criticize  the  Cambodian  government  has  been blocked or redirected
   since  the  rise of Internet-driven protests across the Middle East in
   recent weeks.

   The leaked e-mail suggests the anti-government website [1]KI Media has
   been  a particular target of the government, which publicly denies any
   effort to block websites.

References

   1. http://ki-media.blogspot.com/

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