The government in Cambodia says it has banned three popular songs - all written and performed by Cambodians - because they devalue the country's women.

The Minister of Women's Affairs, Mu Sochua, said the songs portrayed women like toys instead of human beings, and highlighted only the negative points of Cambodian society.

The songs have titles like "All Girls Want That" and "I Love You Even Though You're A Married Man".

The writer of one of the songs, Fay Sam Ang, said they merely conveyed the realities of life in Cambodia.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service