Cambodia says shutdown of West-backed media outlet over slanderous broadcast does not affect press freedom

A sign of Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM), which runs the local media outlet Voice of Democracy (VOD), is seen after Prime Minister Hun Sen revoked the media outlet's operating license in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 13, 2023. - Reuters

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 14 (Xinhua): Cambodia said on Tuesday that the shutdown of the foreign-funded VOD (Voice of Democracy) radio over broadcasting "intentionally slanderous" information does not undermine the vibrant press freedom in the South-East Asian country.

In a press statement, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation squarely dismissed the politically-driven, prejudiced and biased concerns of some certain foreign embassies over the revocation of the VOD radio's license.