On the morning of September 25, 2025, the Ministry of Information and Preah Sihanouk provincial information department opened training on information and public-opinion work at Sihanoukville City Hall. About 90 officers attended from Preah Sihanouk, Kep, Koh Kong, Kampot, Takeo and Kampong Speu.
ឆាយ សុផល, representing Information Minister Neth Pheaktra, and Preah Sihanouk Deputy Governor ឡុងឌី ម៉ង់ presided over the opening. Ministry under-secretaries of state ទេព អស្នារិទ្ធ, also the spokesman, and អ៊ុក គឹម សេង attended.
ឆាយ សុផល said the Government and ministry placed high importance on information and public opinion. The ministry’s vision was to become the Government’s public-relations institution, working proactively, actively, interactively, efficiently and effectively under a “new, true, fast and comprehensive” approach, with trust and professionalism.
He said information officers should keep pace with technology and coordinate with other departments to obtain information for the public, provincial leaders and the minister. Capital and provincial information departments served as coordinators and spokespeople, conveying public requests to provincial authorities while informing local communities about achievements and solutions.
Deputy Director ខៀវ សាវ៉ុន said the provincial coordination team followed its action plan, monitored developments and prioritised proactive, efficient and effective work. It strengthened cooperation with department heads and city and district authorities to explain and clarify information and counter false information promptly.
Deputy Governor ឡុងឌី ម៉ង់ said the course would build skills in information and public-opinion management, network development, digital and especially social-media content production, and monitoring, analysing and responding to false information. False, fabricated and negative information required provincial officers to work actively, he said.
The two-day course ran from September 25 to 26. Its seven topics covered techniques for preparing public-opinion content; information and public-opinion management in changing circumstances; information networks, management and digital content production, especially social media; information monitoring, analysis, compilation and responses to false information; work procedures for information departments and related teams; performance management and evaluation; and AI use in journalism.
Source: Club of Cambodian Journalists
Edited by ចិន្តា ទីទិ
