Thmey Thmey to hit airwaves, be published in Japanese, French
Thmey Thmey online news and Women’s Radio FM 102 on Thursday announced a partnership that will see journalists from both outlets join forces to create evening news bulletins to be broadcast daily starting Saturday. “Our concept is independent Cambodian news, by Cambodians, for Cambodians, and 102 FM makes it possible to reach out to most of the population in the remote areas,” said Ky Soklim, CEO and chief reporter at Thmey Thmey. … Thmey Thmey is an independent news site launched two years ago by a group of ex-Radio France Internationale correspondents, and is trying to provide an alternative to the largely pro-CPP Khmer-language news in the country. Quach J. Mengly, who holds the honorary title of “oknha,” or “tycoon,” owns 49 percent of Thmey Thmey and has big plans for the news in Cambodia. … “There are many French in Cambodia and there is a large population of Japanese in Thailand and across Asia who are ready to [do] business in Cambodia,” Dr. Quach said, adding that he hoped to launch online in both languages by April. “If we can get more information to them through online, it is more likely that they will come to Cambodia.” …
Matt Blomberg and Ben Sokhean
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