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Post Info TOPIC: Cambodia bans 'adulterous' songs from karaoke bars, when will Laos ?


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Cambodia bans 'adulterous' songs from karaoke bars, when will Laos ?
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The kind of adulterous songs seems to be very common and popular in Laos. I wonder if the government have any plan to ban these kinds of music in Lao society.

Here are some examples of Lao songs that deemed to incite about marital infidelity. 



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Phnom Penh - The titles of the three songs banned from public broadcast for inciting infidelity say it all, according to Cambodian government and cultural officials, local media reported Thursday. The offending songs, If I Can't Be First Can I Be Second?, Love Another's Husband and May I Have a Piece of Your Heart Too? have been banished from the nation's thousands of karaoke restaurants, Khmer-language Koh Santepheap reported.


"We are searching for other songs which affect people's honour, especially that of women," the paper quoted Phnom Penh governor Kep Chuktema as saying.
The three songs are all written to be sung by women, but pop music analysts said Thursday they are relatively obscure tunes.


The ban is a further step by the government to crack down on unfaithfulness and "uphold cultural values."


Cambodia passed a controversial monogamy law in September 2006 which would see adulterers punished by up to 250 dollars in fines and a year in jail, though only one case has so far gone to court.


Although an outwardly conservative culture, the practice of keeping second wives, or mistresses, remains common, and many karaoke girls seek out "sweethearts" to supplement their earnings.


"People can still play the songs in private - this is only a public ban," one official said on condition of anonymity. "I don't think music has much to do with it, but it's an official request."

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Self regulation.
Don't people have common sense to know what is good and bad?
If they run to this type of music it mean they are morally corrupted. Why do we need government to interfere in this matter.

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This shouldn't even be an issue. Who cares?

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SBD,

Personally I don't think it should be ban by the Authority. However, there should be some form of awareness campaign to educate the general public and guidelines for the Artists. Anything that is done in moderation is good.

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