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David Whitehouse
David Whitehouse, PhD, is a freelance journalist in Paris.
David Whitehouse, PhD, is a freelance journalist in Paris who worked as an editor at Bloomberg News for 17 years. He is the author of two books on Rwanda and is now editor-at-large at The Africa Report in Paris. He also co-authored the autobiography of Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy published in 2013, and publishes a Substack newsletter on microfinance and development.
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May 13, 2023
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Uses Red Tape to Ensure a Risk-free Election
By David Whitehouse
By tangling up the country’s one significant opposition party in tailor-made bureaucracy, the long-ruling leader is hoping to replicate the one-horse race of 2018.
May 08, 2023
Cambodia, Myanmar ‘Cyber-slaves’ Are Being Recruited Globally, Research Finds
By David Whitehouse
The global scope of the cyber-scam operations based in the two Southeast Asian countries is only now starting to becoming clear.
May 01, 2023
Proposed US Legislation Seeks to End Foreign Government Intimidation of Diasporas
By David Whitehouse
Congress is moving to introduce legislation that would empower the U.S. government to tackle the growing phenomenon of transnational repression.
February 23, 2023
Australia Gets Tough on Foreign Government Intimidation of Cambodian, Rwandan Diasporas
By David Whitehouse
The country's minister of home affairs has spoken out about those who are being “threatened, harassed, or intimidated” because of diaspora protests in Australia.
February 02, 2023
Western Investors Are Losing the Ability to Shape the Future of Cambodian Microfinance
By David Whitehouse
The industry's foreign financial backers are now aware of the scale of the country's over-indebtedness – but they have lost the ability to do much about it.
October 12, 2022
French Court Rejects Cambodian PM’s Claim of Defamation Against Opposition Leader
By David Whitehouse
Exiled opposition figure Sam Rainsy had accused Prime Minister Hun Sen of responsibility for the deaths of a leading Cambodian trade unionist and the former chief of police.
October 04, 2022
Cambodia Microfinance Should be Taxed to Address Climate Change Impact, Research Says
By David Whitehouse
In contrast to the industry’s claim that microfinance allows borrowers to expand their businesses, many Cambodians "have no choice but to borrow to make ends meet.”
September 02, 2022
Defamation Trial of Cambodian Opposition Leader Opens in Paris
By David Whitehouse
Sam Rainsy has finally received his day in court – but in Paris rather than in Phnom Penh.
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