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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

Cambodia’s government is “complicit” in industrial-scale online scamming operations that have led to the trafficking and abuse of thousands of people, the human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released yesterday. [1]

“I tortured nearly 100 Chinese people,” a 27-year-old Cambodian former security guard recalled with regret. [2]

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- Last month, a handful of Chinese developers sat around a desk on the fifth floor of a beachside hotel in Sihanoukville, the Cambodian coastal city they once saw as a promised land. [3]

AFP Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country’s most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported. [4]

Official says ending trade preferences will impoverish already-poor workers Sam Rainsy pledges to lead 'people power' movement against Hun Sen Drastic transformation of Sihanoukville should warn other Asian countries Economy will suffer if bloc pulls... (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

Angkor Wat loses luster while Thais visitors skyrocket thanks to casinos Alerts, household planning build resilience as volatility rises, Gallup says City goes on charm offensive after COVID-19, security law dent reputation Real estate developer Mira... (confirmed by 3 sources) [6]

China-India rail link among major BRI infrastructure projects Opposition politicians slam government for not evacuating citizens from Wuhan Patient in Cambodian city of Sihanoukville is a tourist from China Japan declares third infection in woman who... [7]

No sign of the Chinese The Beijing authorities say they don’t want to restart charter flights and group tours for some months yet. They fear that tourists may bring back something nasty for public health. [8]

Sources
[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2025-06-27 · 65% match

Cambodia Allowing Abuses to Flourish in Online Scam Compounds, Rights Group Says

Cambodia’s government is “complicit” in industrial-scale online scamming operations that have led to the trafficking and abuse of thousands of people, the human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released yesterday.

[2] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-17 · 35% match

‘I Was Forced to Shock Them’: Life Inside Cambodia’s Online Scam Compounds

“I tortured nearly 100 Chinese people,” a 27-year-old Cambodian former security guard recalled with regret.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-05 · 75% match

Stuck in Sihanoukville: Projects grind to halt in Cambodia resort town

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- Last month, a handful of Chinese developers sat around a desk on the fifth floor of a beachside hotel in Sihanoukville, the Cambodian coastal city they once saw as a promised land.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-01-21 · 36% match

Fraudsters flee Cambodia’s ‘scam city’ after accused boss taken down

AFP Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country’s most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-11-03 · 65% match

Hun Sen's Cambodia

Official says ending trade preferences will impoverish already-poor workers Sam Rainsy pledges to lead 'people power' movement against Hun Sen Drastic transformation of Sihanoukville should warn other Asian countries Economy will suffer if bloc pulls

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-01-19 · 65% match

Economy

Angkor Wat loses luster while Thais visitors skyrocket thanks to casinos Alerts, household planning build resilience as volatility rises, Gallup says City goes on charm offensive after COVID-19, security law dent reputation Real estate developer Mira

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-02-02 · 65% match

Bangladesh

China-India rail link among major BRI infrastructure projects Opposition politicians slam government for not evacuating citizens from Wuhan Patient in Cambodian city of Sihanoukville is a tourist from China Japan declares third infection in woman who

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2021-12-03 · 55% match

Grapevine: No sign of the Chinese

No sign of the Chinese The Beijing authorities say they don’t want to restart charter flights and group tours for some months yet. They fear that tourists may bring back something nasty for public health.

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 56% match

Sihanouk Requests Cremation

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 55% match

Women in Asian tech

August 9th, 2018 What Han Mei did after leaving Alibaba -- and other startup success stories From the world's richest self-made woman to China's queen of ride-hailing Fast-growing Sihanoukville harbor thrives amid Tokyo-Beijing rivalry State investor

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