On 23 November 2022, local authorities in Preah Vihear province arrested local reporters MOM VIBAL, TIN TRY, and TIN SITHA and charged them with extortion following a lawsuit filed by Vietnamese logging company PNT. All three were reportedly accused of demanding a bribe in exchange for blocking information on the company’s illegal timber purchases. A brother-in-law of two of the reporters denied these accusations, while local journalists called the arrests an attempt to deter others from looking into the illegal timber trade. No action was taken against the company despite the allegations of its involvement in illegal activities.