June updates
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Africans detained, sleeping on streets after months stranded in Cambodia
Escaped scam workers have been detained while seeking shelter, and people waiting to return home say they’re sleeping on the streets at great personal risk. Advocates worry how reported trafficking victims can safely flee Cambodia.
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Scam briefs: Mondulkiri governor, police chiefs replaced
While the ruling-party president claimed ‘disastrous’ officials involved in scams should face court and have assets frozen, removed Mondulkiri officials have quickly secured high-ranking state jobs in Phnom Penh.
Police chief Lor Sokha and military police commander Hem Bonarel were removed by prime ministerial decree, while governor Thong Savon was removed the day after.
Two of the three officials received new positions within a week of their removal from office, according to public announcements.
Around the region
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Defamation lawsuit against Isaan Record editor dismissed
The Chonburi Provincial Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against journalist Kowit Photisan, editor of The Isaan Record, by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin for sharing a Facebook post.
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In Cambodia, loving an environmental activist carries its own toll
Five Mother Nature activists are serving sentences up to eight years in Cambodia’s prisons. For the five families left behind, the state needed no formal charge – the punishment was already under way.
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Fishers live in fear as looming El Niño and fuel crisis pile on pressure
From the Philippines to Peru a vital industry already reeling from multiple problems faces devastation from skyrocketing fuel prices and super-charged Pacific warming.
May
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Thai island community rallies to protect beloved dugongs, revive declining seagrass
A seagrass shortage has devastated Koh Libong’s once famed dugong population.
