Independent Media in Cambodia Is Collapsing
Washington's actions have exacerbated the issue. The Thai-Cambodian border conflict is one of many underreported stories in the country, due to funding cuts by Trump that have left citizens and journalists struggling.
A 65-year-old man, Hob Touch, has lived through a genocide that killed a quarter of the population, two brutal civil wars, and decades of rebuilding. In 2022, the Cambodian government seized his home at Angkor, forcing his family to move out.
At the relocation site, Touch leaned against a plastic chair, his eyes circled with deep wrinkles, his skin leathery from years of farming in the scorching sun.
Author's summary: Cambodia's independent media is collapsing due to funding cuts.