The Overseas Press Club Cambodia (OPCC) has elected a new board for 2020. At the annual general meeting on February 4, the 2019 board was thanked for its efforts throughout the year. A new board was then elected, with Ate Hoekstra unanimously voted to take on another term as president. The new board is: President:
February 4, 2020: OPCC annual board election
The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia (OPCC) will hold its annual board election on February 4, 2020. All OPCC members are invited and encouraged to join the meeting and to cast their votes to elect the OPCC board for 2020. The meeting location will be announced at a later time.
OPCC Concerned Over Charges Against Former Cambodia Daily Reporters
Former Cambodia Daily journalists Aun Pheap, from Cambodia, and Zsombor Peter, from Canada, face over 2 years in prison in a trial that is starting on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at the Ratanakiri Provincial Court. Pheap and Peter, both veteran journalists who worked on many major stories, have been charged with ‘incitement to commit a
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Wrap: Foreign Coverage of Cambodia panel discussion
The OPCC brought together scores of journalists, news watchers and critics to discuss the state of the world’s media coverage of Cambodia.
Foreign Coverage of Cambodia: Clichés or Critique?’
To mark International Human Right’s Day, the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia (OPCC) is hosting a panel discussion at Meta House in Phnom Penh.
OPCC Expresses Concern About Conviction of Rath Mony
The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia (OPCC) expresses concerns about the sentencing on June 26 of Rath Rott Mony to two years in prison and a US$16,000 fine over his role as a translator and “fixer” on a documentary produced by RT (formerly Russia Today) called “My Mother Sold Me”. Rath Rott Mony, 48, was
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Photos from the Women in Journalism roundtable
Around 70 people showed up for the OPCC Women in Journalism roundtable at Cloud, with students and staff from organisations such as the UN, Liger, DMC and Pannasastra in attendance. Photos by Enric Català Contreras.
Press Release: OPCC to Host “Women in Journalism” roundtable discussion on Thursday 7th March at Cloud (St 9), 7pm
PHNOM PENH – The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia (OPCC) is proud to host a roundtable discussion this Thursday (March 7) on the subject of “Women in Journalism” ahead of International Women’s Day. A study carried out last year by the Fojo Media Institute at Linnaeus University, Sweden, found that women are under-represented in newsrooms
International Women’s Day Roundtable Discussion
On the evening before International Women’s Day, the OPCC is organizing a roundtable discussion with some of the most well-known and best female journalists in Cambodia. Topics vary from typical issues female journalists in the Kingdom face and how to deal with that to the question of how important gender balance is in a healthy
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Saing Soenthrith, 1964 – 2019
Saing Soenthrith, a 20-year veteran of The Cambodia Daily who shepherded a generation of foreign reporters into Cambodian journalism and beyond, passed away Saturday evening.
