Khmer Voice Radio 

Tuesday from 2:10 pm - 3:15 pm
Thursday from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm


Founder/Producer/Presenter: Mr. Chakara Lim, QSM
Presenter : Mr. Rotha Touch
Presenter: Mrs. Marann Keo

The radio program requires a lot of behind the scenes effort from volunteers, with preparation and translation of articles, conducting research and interviews. The program has benefited enormously from funding acquired from various funding agencies (see sponsors page thanks). We are grateful to NZ On Air for funding the Community Radio Station: Planet 104.6FM.

The Cambodian radio show “Khmer Voice/Samleng Khmer” was first broadcast on the air on the 25th October 1997. The radio show has been servicing the Cambodian community by providing news, information, and discussions around relevant Cambodian topics. Samleng Khmer is an independent radio show, without biased affiliations; therefore we are able to broadcast a broad range of topics and issues objectively.

The Cambodian radio program is a powerful tool for communicating with the Cambodian community, by conveying community news and also as an avenue for new Cambodian migrants to integrate, learn and adapt to New Zealand society, and alleviate the isolation by listening to a show in a familiar Cambodian native language.

 The radio show content includes:
• News from Cambodia
• News in New Zealand
• News in our Cambodian community
• News in Religion
• Interviews: prerecording, studio interviews, live phone interviews/talkback
• Issues: Health Information, public safety, Educational system in New Zealand, Tax system, ACC, and other public issues,
• And Khmer music.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen."
-Ernest Hemingway
"The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every human being is unique and of value." - Author Unknown