03-09-2017 12:51 via yahoo.com

Cambodian paper to close as opposition leader arrested for treason

One of Cambodia's few remaining independent newspapers announced on Sunday it would close hours after the country's opposition leader was arrested for treason, the latest in a string of blows to critics of strongman premier Hun Sen.The Cambodia Daily, which is often critical of the government, said Monday's edition would be its last after it was slapped with a multi-million dollar tax bill that its publishers said was politically motivated.The announcement came after Kem Sokha, head of the oppos
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