phnom penh critics cambodian prime minister hun sen grow use follow upstart news service fresh news find government next target might treason accusations detain opposition leader kem sokha tax demand now-shuttered cambodia daily allegations recently expel u.s. national democratic institute fresh news first rise pressure grow critical media reflect shift control information run-up next year general election time crackdown hun sen opponents news need report may contact prime minister prime minister may contact 37-year-old fresh news chief executive lim chea vutha tell reuters lim reject accusations publish unsubstantiated report serve government interest say ambitious break news major news agency cambodia long one southeast asia open media environments journalists publications critical government say work become tough period hun sen three-decade rule mean imbalance information say pa nguon teang head partly eu-funded voice democracy radio station ban broadcast estimate 7.7 million listeners last month try publish via facebook eighteen radio station order air channel also forbid rebroadcast u.s.-funded voice america radio free asia cambodia daily newspaper whose editor describe burr hun sen side since start 24 years ago force close cripple 6.3 million tax bill news first appear fresh news three-year-old publication also publish video form basis arrest opposition leader kem sokha treason charge lawyers dismiss nonsense fresh news even fake news bad news bad news future cambodia say mu sochua deputy kem sokha cambodia national rescue party cambodia southeast asian country media pressure journalists bloggers thailand philippines myanmar vietnam face everything verbal threats arrest violence hun sen say attitude media like different u.s. president donald trump brand liberal u.s. news organizations fake news refuse take question reporters hun sen 65-year-old former khmer rouge soldier critical media like children challenge father say huy vannak president partly state-funded union journalist federations cambodia mock good faith nation tolerant say praise openly hun sen fresh news 100 employees company ninth-floor offices near busy phnom penh junction sign tell journalists first enemy success laziness facebook one main channel fresh news publish also embrace hun sen since opposition almost 2013 election partly help social media strategy decline give company financial detail lim say receive money government government spokesman say fund fresh news anyone publish social media beyond official account lim say support advertise flip mobile phone show ads everything range rover coca-cola local businesses thrive economy grow around percent year business government entwine cambodia leadership family members control many cambodia big enterprises include media businesses hun sen old daughter hun mana chair kampuchea thmey daily bayon tv radio among least dozen firm senate president deputy leader rule cambodia people party say chhum own rasmei kampuchea cambodia popular newspaper accord 2015 study media organizations politically affiliate owners account 41 percent print readership 63 percent television viewership owners eight 10 close rule party businesses give advertise media see pro-opposition help say huy vannak government need sponsor content positive business come say despite international award report cambodia daily big commercial success end say barely break even hope pay tax bill dispute sept. deadline set government paper appear get limit sympathy lim right government shut say report legal matter control information shift gear run-up cambodia election