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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