Cambodia threatens purge of critical media and US charity
by Oliver Holmes South-east Asia correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#301RE)
As general election looms, prime minister Hun Sen tells English-language newspaper Cambodia Daily to pay $6m tax bill or leave
Cambodia has threatened to close three foreign media outlets and a US charity, accusing them of operating illegally or owing millions in back taxes, in what appears to be a coordinated purge of government critics.
The Cambodia Daily, one of three English-language daily newspapers in the country, was handed a $6.3m (4.9m) tax bill and threatened with closure if it does not pay by 4 September.
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