BANGKOK—The purchase of the Phnom Penh Post by a Malaysian investor, whose public relations firm lists Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen as a client, is a “disaster” for media freedom ahead of a general election, an international rights group said on Monday.
In power for 33 years, Hun Sen and his allies have cracked down on perceived critics, opposition politicians, independent media, and human rights groups ahead of the July 29 vote.
