The Cambodia Daily

Cambodian press crackdown raises concerns worldwide

The closure of various independent media outlets in Cambodia in the past month has garnered international attention as the Cambodian government received criticism from various media outlets, NGOs (non-governmental organisations), human rights councils and governments.In a much publicised case, The Cambodia Daily – an independent bilingual newspaper – was forced to shut down after it was slapped with a 6.3 million dollars tax bill, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen telling the newspaper to

7 September 2017
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'Sayonara' to The Cambodia Daily

"A @cambodiadaily friend says: I can't find a single paper in the city. Seller said, not only you who are looking for it but hundreds others," reads one of Jodie DeJonge's recent tweets on popular social media platform, Twitter. Following a recent crackdown on independent media by the Cambodian government, she will now be remembered as "the last editor" of The Cambodia Daily.

5 September 2017
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