Cambodia’s Internet Clampdown: A ‘Great Firewall’, or No Worse than the West? width No media source currently available 0:00 0:01:48 0:00 share Government spokesperson “[Is there] any country which does not control the Internet? The USA and England have it … so Cambodia made this sub-decree by learning from other countries.” Misleading On February 16, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a sub-decree to set up a National Internet Gateway (NIG). The Cambodian government initially proposed the NIG in July 2020 with the stated goal of controlling and monitoring online traffic. The system will route all international internet traffic through a single entry point. According to the 11-page decree released on February 17, the NIG is intended to “facilitate and manage domestic and international internet connections, to enhance national revenue collection effectively, to protect national security, and to maintain social order."