# Claim 290

The paper's editor called the closure a dark day for Cambodian press freedom.

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

- Statement: The paper's editor called the closure a dark day for Cambodian press freedom.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Editor calls closure a dark day
- 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

> It's a dark day for press freedom in Cambodia

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/290. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.