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  • US Indicts Cambodia’s Prince Group Chairman, Sanctions Associates for Sweeping Scam Network

    US Indicts Cambodia’s Prince Group Chairman, Sanctions Associates for Sweeping Scam Network

    Striking new allegations suggest Prince Group gave bribes and a $3-million yacht to unnamed Cambodian officials to ensure the protection of scam-linked buildings. Its scammers controlled thousands of phones and tens of thousands of social media accounts in schemes that allegedly netted the group as much as $30 million a day.

    Oct 15, 2025

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    Danielle Keeton-Olsen
    Danielle Keeton-Olsen
  • Border-fuelled politics disrupts families’, businesses’ futures

    Mekong Indy and Prachatai talk to employers and migrant workers bracing for financial strain due to the ongoing Thai-Cambodia border conflict.

    Oct 15, 2025

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    Meng Kroypunlok, Anna Lawattanatrakul
    Meng Kroypunlok

  • Shrinking Mekong megafish underlines risks to the river, study finds


  • Two activists sentenced to prison for royal defamation over APEC 2022 protest statement

  • Cambodia’s new airport slowly breaks a rural community

    Cambodia’s new airport slowly breaks a rural community

    Sep 24, 2025

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    Phon Sothyroth
    Phon Sothyroth
  • Deaf people in crisis during three-month sign language center blackout

    Deaf people in crisis during three-month sign language center blackout

    Sep 18, 2025

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    Prachatai
    Prachatai

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  • Cambodians crowd Chouk Chey village after civilian confrontation with Thai troops

    Cambodians crowd Chouk Chey village after civilian confrontation with Thai troops

    Aug 27, 2025

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    Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Ly Lin
    Ly Lin
  • Not a Burden, But a Bond — Let This Border Be a Bridge of Shared Hope and Humanity

    Not a Burden, But a Bond — Let This Border Be a Bridge of Shared Hope and Humanity

    Jul 8, 2025

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    Anonymous
    Anonymous

  • Indigenous communities fear impacts of Cambodian wind projects

    Sep 11, 2025

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    Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Phoung Vantha
    Danielle Keeton-Olsen

  • Finnish berry company CEO jailed for human trafficking over exploitation of Thai berry pickers

    Sep 9, 2025

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    Prachatai
    Prachatai

  • Beyond the binary: Thailand’s intersex push for recognition bill

    Aug 28, 2025

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    Pratch Rujivanarom
    Pratch Rujivanarom

  • Cambodians crowd Chouk Chey village after civilian confrontation with Thai troops

    Aug 27, 2025

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    Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Ly Lin
    Ly Lin

  • As Thailand’s monarchy reform movement wanes, ultra-royalists turn on migrants

    Aug 25, 2025

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    Prachatai
    Prachatai

  • Burning: Viet Nam’s outdoor workers struggle in extreme heat

    Aug 17, 2025

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    Kiều Mai
    Kiều Mai

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