Grave danger in Cambodia
| 7 September 2017
After operating for more than 24 years, the English-language The Cambodia Daily faced its final curtain call this week, with the last edition hitting newsstands on Monday. Observers believe the closure, which stemmed from a tax dispute between the Daily and Prime Minister Hun Sen's government, is a threat to the freedoms of the media in the country.
According to news reports, the General Department of Taxation Cambodia (GDTC) issued an order on Aug 4 for the paper to pay US$6.3 million (209 million baht) in taxes after a reassessment. The sum, comprising...
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