The owner and publisher of the shuttered Cambodia Daily newspaper has issued a letter of apology to Prime Minister Hun Sen over her comments during a month-long tax battle with the government. The paper ceased operation after 24 years on September 4, the deadline the tax department set to pay about $6 million in back taxes.

 

Its management has since been accused of tax evasion and defamation, and has been ordered not to leave the country. In the lead up to its closure, owner and publisher Deborah Krisher-Steele accused the government of using an arbitrary tax bill to attack freedom of the press, as well as accusing government officials of leaking confidential tax papers to the government-aligned Fresh News website.

 

On Saturday, Ms Krisher-Steele back-tracked, issuing a letter written in Khmer to Mr Hun Sen, pleading for him to allow the paper to reach an agreement with the tax department and reopen. “The closure of the Cambodia Daily was not due to politically motivated attacks,” she said.

 

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-- © Copyright Khmer Times 11/09

Is a late save my ass apology going to work? Na! 

2 hours ago, inThailand said:

Is a late save my ass apology going to work? Na! 

yes, thats all megalomaniacs ask, a little flattery goes a long way