Cambodian Government Sues Opposition Newspaper

The Cambodian government is seeking legal action against Moneaksekar Khmer, the country's only remaining opposition newspaper, claiming it defamed the military in an article it published last month. Government spokesman Phai Siphan said the suit was filed in military court after the paper's editor-in-chief failed to reply to other messages from the government. “My office had sent all documents to [the] ministry of defense and the ministry has their own procedure and lawyer to send...

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