Speed up FOI law, PM says
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the Ministry of Information to accelerate the drafting of a long-awaited freedom of information law that could see more transparency in the Kingdom’s government.
According to a press release issued by the Council of Ministers after a cabinet meeting on Friday, Hun Sen asked the ministry to host a forum with journalists, civil society groups and other relevant stakeholders to help draft the law. …
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said yesterday that the draft law could be “similar” to such laws in the West.
Civil society groups welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement with caution. …
Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah
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