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India’s Arrests of Suspected Human Traffickers to Cambodia Show Cyber-slavery Begins at Home
By David Whitehouse
Cyber-scam compound operators in Cambodia are going to extraordinary lengths to create fake images of Indian police stations in order to obtain credit card numbers.
Cambodian Journalist Killed While Covering Illegal Logging
By Luke Hunt
Authorities question Chhoeung Chheung’s credentials amid outcry.
Cambodia Deportations Undermine Thailand’s UN Human Rights Council Credentials
By David Whitehouse
Thailand is becoming increasingly inhospitable to dissidents and anti-government activists from neighboring countries.
Cambodian Authorities Arrest Environmentalists For Investigating Illegal Logging
By Sebastian Strangio
The group included Ouch Leng, who has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for his undercover investigations.
Microfinance Mouthpiece 60 Decibels Drops Case for Defense of Cambodia
By David Whitehouse
The microfinance industry's own boosters are struggling to put a positive spin on the country's debt crisis.
Nobel Prize-Winning Research Highlights Cambodia’s History of Extractive Institutions
By David Whitehouse
The work of Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson can help explain the government's collusion in criminal activities like cyber-scams.
The Release of Mech Dara: Speaking Truth to Power
By Jacob Sims
Strong international pressure plus U.S. concessions have forced the hand of Cambodia's kleptocratic elite.
What’s Happened to Cambodia’s Thinking Class?
By David Hutt
A recent article in the government-aligned Khmer Times reflects the etiolated state of public discourse in the country.
Cambodian Court Refuses Bail For Detained Journalist Mech Dara
By Sebastian Strangio
The 36-year-old, whose reporting has linked powerful businesspeople to the country's online scamming industry, is reportedly suffering from a number of health problems.
A Very Cambodian Purge That May Not Include the Highest of the High
By Luke Hunt
Elites are saluted as an award-winning journalist is sent to jail.
Revived Cambodian Nationalism Threatens to Undermine ‘Special’ Relationship With Vietnam
By Markus Karbaum
Anti-Vietnamese resentment has spelled an end to a cross-border cooperation agreement with Vietnam and Laos.
Cambodian Microfinance Loans Based on Rising Land Prices Point to Further NPL Increase
By David Whitehouse
According to forthcoming research, the rate of non-performing loans at the country's microfinance lenders is higher than publicly disclosed,