On 13 February 2023, Banteay Meanchey authorities arrested Khmer Cheay Den News publisher Oung Thabvang following a complaint by local officials. He was subsequently charged with defamation and incitement in connection with a series of articles about corruption in Poipet’s provincial health department and taxation office published in 2021 and 2022. He was also charged with fraud in a separate case, and sent to pre-trial detention. Thabvang was subsequently released on 10 May 2023 and placed under judicial supervision.