Cambodia aims to adopt law on ‘Access To Information’ in 3 years

30 December 2013
Global Post
Civil society / Government / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Information / Social development
Club of Cambodian Journalists / Khieu Kanharith / Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith / Ministry of Information

The Cambodian government said Monday that a law on access to information will be adopted in three years. … Cambodia has spent more than a decade working on this draft law. The formation of a new government in July committed to reforming all the government’s bodies in depth including the media sector for wider access to information has spurred momentum. Cambodia adopted a press law in 1995 but journalists and citizens say it is not enough. …

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