Auction of Srey Krup Leak scene will be be banned by Cambodian censors

Auction of Srey Krup Leak scene will be be banned by Cambodian censors

Bogus news story on million-dollar daughter auction causes outrage

Fri, 30 Apr 2010
DPA

Phnom Penh - An article on the front page of one of Cambodia's biggest-selling newspapers has caused outrage after reporting that a woman was auctioning off her highly eligible daughter for 1 million dollars, local media reported Friday.

The article in the Koh Santepheap newspaper said the mother was driven to distraction trying to find a suitor for her foreign-educated and beautiful daughter and decided an auction - with bids starting at 1 million dollars - would resolve the problem.

The only catch? The news story was a disguised advertisement for a movie being filmed for the national television channel CTN, and the so-called facts were the script.