After his arrest for Facebook posts, a Cambodian reporter says he will become a farmer instead

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — It’s tough being a reporter in Cambodia, whose government frowns on independent journalism that questions authority.

Veteran investigative reporter Mech Dara learned the hard way, when he was recently jailed on a felony charge for some items he had posted on Facebook.

Now he plans to be a farmer, he said Tuesday.

In a statement of support last month from Cambodian media organizations and civil society groups, Mech Dara was praised as “a front-line...