From journalist to defendant in espionage case: A conversation on Cambodia Press Freedom with Khmer journalist who was jailed for 9 months.
In 2017, independent media in Cambodia faced a difficult situation. Cambodia Daily, an English daily newspaper that was established in 1993 announced its immediate closure in September after it was demanded to pay 10 years of taxes retroactively in the sum of 6.3 million US dollars or equilibrium of 195 million Baht. The daily comment on this regard that the amount that it was demanded to pay was arbitrary in nature and has not been calculated by proper auditing. The daily also expressed that it believes there was political motivation behind this demand.