Big Response of Cambodia’s Information Ministry for Media during ASEAN Meetings.
Phnom Penh (7 July 2012): Cambodia’s Ministry of Information has tried it best to serve both national and international media people to access to computer and internet during their work at the Council of Ministers during the meetings of the 45th AMM/ PMC/ 19th ARF/ 2nd EAS FMM holding on 6-13 July, 2012 in Phnom Penh.
Peth Raksmey, Director of Information, Technology, and Communication of the Ministry of Information, said that 80 desktops have been provided for media while 20 other are used for general coordination in the media center. He said speedy internet and 5 lines of media free Wifi up to 200Mbps with 50 extra Mbps are provided for those who have their own laptop, iPad and phones.
More than 1,100 national and international journalists have been registered through online at http://summit.information.gov.kh/ and direct mean with the ministry’s media department in Phnom Penh. According to the media list, the number of Japan journalists is in the first rank (230 persons) while South Korea is in the second (48) and China is the third (27). Document printing is also available at the media center during the event.
An official at media department said the number of journalists will increase as several of them now are still resisting. He said lunch is also provided free for journalist during the 8-day event hosted by Cambodia.
30 technical persons are on spot for helping out at the media center while over 100 media officers are coordinating journalists both inside the Council of Ministers and the Peace Palace. The number is not included the officials from the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
According to Peth Raksmey, his team has not had any big problem since it had experience in the April summit meetings.
The July event is participated from ASEAN members and ASEAN partners from 17 countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, European Union, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, both South and North Korea, , Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and the US. (Chhay Sophal/Cambodia News)