The War On News

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Claim

Claim 289

The paper's final edition said the government had destroyed it through the power to tax.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The paper's final edition said the government had destroyed it through the power to tax.
Field
action
Value
Final edition marks the paper's closure
About
incident 2017-cambodia-daily-closed-tax-bill
Source
Cambodia Daily to close after tax fight with government
Publisher
Al Jazeera
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2017-09-03

Quotation from the source

The power to tax is the power to destroy. And after 24 years, one month and 15 days, the Cambodian government has destroyed The Cambodia Daily