Type | Weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Editor | Pierre Gillette [1] |
Founded | 1993 |
Language | French |
Ceased publication | 2010 |
Headquarters | Phnom Penh |
Country | Cambodia |
Website |
cambodgesoir |
Cambodge Soir was a weekly newspaper published in Cambodia and it was the most important French language Cambodian newspaper of the country.[ citation needed] It was edited in Phnom Penh and distributed in different Cambodian provinces, among French speaking foreigners and Cambodians. The newspaper closed down in 2010.
On September 11, 1993, Éditions du Mékong, a private French-Cambodian corporation, created a bimonthly publication known as Le Mékong. [2]
In May 1995, Le Mékong changed the name to Cambodge Soir Info pop (Cambodian Evening) and only published on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. [3] In July 1997, Cambodge Soir Info started to publish daily. [4]
In March 2007, the internet version of the printing publication was created officially under the same name. [5] That edition, however, stopped publishing in June 2007. [6]
In October 2007, it was reopened under the new name of Cambodge Soir Hebdo and started to publish every Tuesday. [7]
On November 16, 2009, the Cambodian journalist Ung Chansophea won the French Freedom of Press prize for a report he did on mistreated women in Cambodia. [8]
During 2010, the company stopped trading and closed the newspaper and ceased publication.
In June 2011, the H2O Media office was opened at the building.[ citation needed]
...For about 12 years, Gillette was editor in chief of Cambodia's French-language daily newspaper Cambodge Soir.
Type | Weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Editor | Pierre Gillette [1] |
Founded | 1993 |
Language | French |
Ceased publication | 2010 |
Headquarters | Phnom Penh |
Country | Cambodia |
Website |
cambodgesoir |
Cambodge Soir was a weekly newspaper published in Cambodia and it was the most important French language Cambodian newspaper of the country.[ citation needed] It was edited in Phnom Penh and distributed in different Cambodian provinces, among French speaking foreigners and Cambodians. The newspaper closed down in 2010.
On September 11, 1993, Éditions du Mékong, a private French-Cambodian corporation, created a bimonthly publication known as Le Mékong. [2]
In May 1995, Le Mékong changed the name to Cambodge Soir Info pop (Cambodian Evening) and only published on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. [3] In July 1997, Cambodge Soir Info started to publish daily. [4]
In March 2007, the internet version of the printing publication was created officially under the same name. [5] That edition, however, stopped publishing in June 2007. [6]
In October 2007, it was reopened under the new name of Cambodge Soir Hebdo and started to publish every Tuesday. [7]
On November 16, 2009, the Cambodian journalist Ung Chansophea won the French Freedom of Press prize for a report he did on mistreated women in Cambodia. [8]
During 2010, the company stopped trading and closed the newspaper and ceased publication.
In June 2011, the H2O Media office was opened at the building.[ citation needed]
...For about 12 years, Gillette was editor in chief of Cambodia's French-language daily newspaper Cambodge Soir.