Cambodia Daily shuts with 'dictatorship' parting shot at prime minister Hun Sen

English-language newspaper had a reputation for breaking news about sensitive topics such as corruption and environmental issues

One of Cambodia’s most stridently independent newspapers, the Cambodia Daily, published its last edition on Monday with the headline “Descent Into Outright Dictatorship” as it closed amid a crackdown on critics of prime minister Hun Sen.

The English-language paper had been given a deadline of one month to pay $6.3m in years of back taxes, which the publication disputed and described as “astronomical”.

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