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CAMBODIA Cambodia: Ministry outlaws obscene songs The Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has outlawed all songs with 'rude or obscene meanings' in an attempt to reduce the number of rapes and sex crimes 15 April 2009 World-wide: Calls for censorship of 'indecent' songs Where to draw the line and when to actually ban a song because it is considered indecent, profane, immoral or offending against the recognised standards of propriety? 30 April 2008 PraCh Audio interview with praCh about music, censorship and free expression in Cambodia. 21 November 2005 Cambodia: Of Sounds and Survival – Khmer music 1975-1979 was a period of genocidal censorship throughout Cambodia – the music and musicians barely survived. Today, Khmer artistic cultures are in recovery 28 October 2005