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Stranded for four months after Mondulkiri compound closed

Apr 20, 2026

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Mekong Independent
Mekong Independent
Mounting debt from scam experience in Cambodia

Apr 20, 2026

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Mekong Independent
Mekong Independent
Huione customers wait at NBC for hours demanding account funds

Apr 8, 2026

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Mech Dara, Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Mech Dara
Huione Pay customers file complaints as NBC says ‘no sufficient basis’ for payback

Apr 5, 2026

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Mekong Independent
Mekong Independent
Cambodia says new law tightens net on online scams

Apr 4, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Panda Bank promises payouts as former board chairman extradited

Apr 2, 2026

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Mech Dara, Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Mech Dara
Remote Extortion: The Cambodia ‘Hotel Confinement’ Scam

Mar 24, 2026

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Seulki Lee
Seulki Lee
Raids strike remote compounds outside Poipet city

Mar 20, 2026

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Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Mech Dara
Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Ugandans in Cambodia take on debt, sell cattle to return home

Mar 10, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Scam raids hit capital’s luxury gated communities, high-rise office towers: Phnom Penh updates

Mar 4, 2026

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Mech Dara, Thay Thanit, Michael Dickison
Mech Dara
Trapped in Park 8: My story of human trafficking in Cambodia

Mar 3, 2026

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Kamya Paul
Kamya Paul
With banners and publicity, government steps into spotlight on scams

Feb 26, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Kenyan citizens file lawsuit to speed up exit from Cambodia

Feb 26, 2026

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Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Death of foreign worker stokes fears among those waiting to leave

Feb 24, 2026

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Mech Dara, Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Mech Dara
Prince stronghold now lies empty, but doubts linger

Feb 23, 2026

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Mech Dara, Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Mech Dara
A month on Phnom Penh streets after a year trapped in scams

Feb 19, 2026

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Michael Dickison, Mech Dara
Michael Dickison
Sparks of unrest at construction sites as Cambodian scam raids continue

Feb 16, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Some Koh Kong compounds emptied, others still lively amid scam crackdown

Feb 8, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Massive raid nabs more than 2,000 workers with warning shots

Feb 4, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Cambodia scam exodus map, January-March 2026

Jan 25, 2026

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Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Barbed wire comes down at Bavet scam-linked compound

Jan 24, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Scam exodus reaches remote compounds

Jan 21, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara
Dunia obtains scam files: Cambodian ring tracked victims’ every ‘annual leave’

Jan 21, 2026

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Seulki Lee
Seulki Lee
Two netizens face defamation suit for criticising Deputy PM over alleged link to scam network

Jan 21, 2026

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Prachatai
Prachatai
Foreign workers flee ahead of online scam raids, Sihanoukville locals say

Jan 19, 2026

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Mech Dara
Mech Dara