BILL CLOUGH, an Australian mining mogul, bought the Phnom Penh Post, a daily newspaper published in English in Cambodia’s capital, just over a decade ago. He held onto it despite steady losses. Then came a sudden tax bill of at least $3.9m last year. On May 5th Mr Clough threw in the towel and sold. The Post’s new owner, Sivakumar Ganapathy, is an executive at Asia Public Relations Consultants (APRC), a Malaysian firm which once worked on behalf of the Cambodian government. On May 7th he demanded that an article about his purchase of the paper be removed from its website. A series of journalists refused, which led to the firing of the editor and the resignation of 13 more staff in protest (including a former intern at The Economist).
Ly Tayseng, a lawyer representing Mr Ganapathy, says the new owner wanted the article removed because it contained errors. Moreover, Mr Ly points out, APRC had stopped working for the Cambodian...Continue reading
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