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