Freedom barometer Freedom barometer The Freedom Barometer is an attempt by the Southeast and East Asian regional office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty to measure the degree of freedom in Asian countries from a liberal perspective. Covering the countries of Southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) as well as the countries of East Asia (China, Japan, North and South Korea and Taiwan), the Freedom Barometer examines the most dynamic economic region of the world. It captures the notion of freedom in a three-pronged way by assessing political, legal and economic rights. There
French language in Cambodia Cambodian, Cantonese Chinese, and Teochew Chinese. Cambodian French is based on standard Parisian French but contains more differences from standard French than the dialects of Vietnam and Laos. French-language media is present in Cambodia, though less so than in Vietnam and Laos. The nation boasts a French-language newspaper, "Cambodge Nouveau" (and had another, "Cambodge Soir", until 2010), as well as French-language television channels. French language in Cambodia Cambodia is the smallest of the three Francophone communities in Southeast Asia, the others being found in Vietnam and Laos. Out of all Asian Francophone nations, Cambodia is where French has declined the