The ongoing blockade of the reahu.net website due to the naked images of Apsara dancers contained within has not only raised questions about government censorship but also over just what is and is not acceptable in Cambodian society when it comes to media images.Write Comment (1 comments)
Written by Brendan Brady and Mom Kunthear Tuesday, 31 March 2009
As more internet content pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable in Khmer culture, the government has moved to tighten its grip on what should be admissible online
When Khmer-American artist Koke Lor published images of naked Apsara dancers on his website reahu.net, he unwittingly kicked off a censorship storm that may shed light on the government's future attitudes towards the regulation of online content.
Written by Dr Peg LeVine Friday, 02 January 2009 Phnom Penh Post
Paintings by an artist who identifies as a "Khmer-American" named "Reahu" have hit a justifiable chord of restlessness inCambodia as noted in The Phnom PenhPost, 26 December, 2008, by Sam Rith and Cornelius Rahn: "Controversial Artist Fights Back".
Two of the Apsara drawings by Reahu that have caused heated debates among opponents and supporters of the artists.
ថ្ងៃទី 2008-12-20 04:44:12 អាន 277 ដង
I think the picture show on a Khmer website : reahu.net's picture is not so dangerous as what we have in our society these days .
Written by Sam Rith and Cornelius Rahn
Friday, 26 December 2008
The mysterious artist whose depictions of bare-breasted Apsara dancers and Khmer Rouge soldiers unleashed a public outrage has fought back in a series of pointed attacks on critics
AFTER generating a firestorm of criticism for depicting topless Apsara dancers and scantily-clad Khmer Rouge soldiers, the Khmer-American artist who calls himself Reahu lashed back at his detractors in a series of web postings.
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