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Cambodia scam operations
China’s Self-Pitying Empire
By David Hutt
The Chinese film "No More Bets," which details the human cost of Southeast Asia-based cyberscam operations, has become a massive hit on the mainland.
US, UK, Canada Sanctions Target Southeast Asian Scam Operations
By Sebastian Strangio
The coordinated sanctions have been imposed on those responsible for major criminal operations in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
Cambodian PM Hun Manet Poised for Bureaucratic Shake-up
By Luke Hunt
The new government is facing Chinese pressure to weed out local tycoons involved with Chinese cyberscam syndicates.
Smackdown on O’Smach: Cambodia’s Path Out of Tier 3?
By Arthur Eremita
There may yet be a chance for the country’s new government to charm itself into a human trafficking upgrade.
Cambodian Propaganda: Playing the Victim to Get Away With Murder
By Arthur Eremita
In recent months, government-aligned media outlets have had one mission: to deflect and deny reports about the country's surge in sophisticated cyber-fraud operations.
Cambodia To Block Release of Chinese Cyber-Scam Film
By Sebastian Strangio
The Ministry of Culture claims that “No More Bets," which has topped the box office in China, could damage the country's reputation.
Chinese Tourists Have Good Reasons Not to Return to Southeast Asia
By Luke Hunt
Perhaps it’s not surprising that Vietnam wants out of the CLMV club.
UN Report Details Massive Scale of Southeast Asia’s ‘Scamdemic’
By Sebastian Strangio
The region's multibillion-dollar cyber-scam industry is being supported by "one of the largest coordinated trafficking in persons operations in history."
Hun Manet 1, US State Department 0
By Arthur Eremita
Washington flip-flops on $18 million Cambodia aid penalty.
Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked into Southeast Asian Scam Centers, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Digital scam operations are generating billions of U.S. dollars in revenue each year, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a new report.
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