New start or sad end for Cambodia’s last free newspaper?

Saturday’s announcement of the sale of The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia’s oldest and most respected newspaper, came as no surprise to many who had been following recent events in the country. Rumors had circulated for months about the fate of the country’s last independent English-language newspaper after it was revealed the owners had been hit with a large and very controversial tax bill on top of a lawsuit for unfair dismissal by a former chief executive officer (CEO). ...

Alan Parkhouse
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