The Cambodia Daily's editorial staff work in their office in Phnom Penh on Sunday. (AP photo)The Cambodian tax authority has filed lawsuits against the owner and management of The Cambodia Daily, which was forced to close down earlier this week, for alleged tax evasion. According to the paper, the company, owned by Krisher-Steele, purchased the assets of The Cambodia Daily in April 2017 from her father, Bernard Krisher. Krisher and his daughter have remained in Tokyo over the past month, while the company's representative in Phnom Penh has been her husband, Douglas Steele. The shut-down of The Cambodia Daily comes ahead of a general election scheduled for next July, and follows the weekend arrest of Kem Sokha, leader of Cambodia's main opposition party, on treason charges viewed by many as politically motivated.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2017 07:30 UTC