# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2017-cambodia-daily-closed-tax-bill)
- Source: Cambodia Daily to close after tax fight with government. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/9/3/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

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