Cambodia

Nearly 2,000 Indonesians repatriated from Cambodia for involvement in gambling, scam syndicates, says migrant protection agency

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Nearly 2,000 Indonesians repatriated from Cambodia for involvement in gambling, scam syndicates, says migrant protection agency

JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesians are suspected to be involved in online gambling and scamming operations in Cambodia, and nearly 2,000 of them have been sent back home for their alleged involvement, according to the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency. Based on numbers from the immigration department, there are some 89,440 Indonesians in Cambodia for work, … Read more

Billion-dollar money laundering case: Last of 10 offenders deported to Cambodia

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Billion-dollar money laundering case: Last of 10 offenders deported to Cambodia

Su had pleaded guilty to one charge each of possessing S$550,903 in criminal benefits and fraudulently using a property sale contract to explain the source of about S$2 million deposited into his Maybank account. Another 12 charges were taken into consideration for sentencing. About S$187 million worth of assets linked to Su or held under … Read more

Is Vietnam losing its appeal for China’s manufacturers bypassing US tariffs?

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Is Vietnam losing its appeal for China’s manufacturers bypassing US tariffs?

But the 31-year-old firm that draws about two-thirds of its business from the US is making less money from Vietnam than expected, with Ren blaming a 10 per cent rise in raw material costs and a smaller increase in operating costs. “Overall, costs are about 7 per cent higher than in China, which basically equals … Read more

Trafficked Cambodian artifacts returned from US

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Trafficked Cambodian artifacts returned from US

Phnom Penh —  Buddhist monks in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh chanted blessings and threw flowers on Thursday to welcome 14 trafficked artifacts repatriated from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Angkorian artworks, which included a 10th century goddess sandstone statute and a large Buddha head from the 7th century, were stolen … Read more

Cambodia to Vietnam cruise reveals daily life beside the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers

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Cambodia to Vietnam cruise reveals daily life beside the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers

While we familiarise ourselves with the dining room and sun deck, where we will spend most of our time while on board, the staff deliver our luggage to the cabins. Our trip begins with an upriver journey towards Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, and then back down towards Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s … Read more

Pakistanis Trapped in Cambodia’s China-Run Cyber Slave Ring Targeting US

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Pakistanis Trapped in Cambodia’s China-Run Cyber Slave Ring Targeting US

Survivors of cyber slavery in South Asia have spoken out about the horrific conditions they endured while allegedly being forced to operate online scams from behind barbed wire fences in prison-like buildings. Trafficked by Chinese gangs, Pakistans are forced to scam at least five Americans daily, facing beatings and starvation if they failed – a … Read more

A Vietnamese chef in Germany on his popular fusion restaurants and quest for a Michelin star

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A Vietnamese chef in Germany on his popular fusion restaurants and quest for a Michelin star

Vietnam’s Chinese minority had long been discriminated against, and Ngo’s Chinese father and Vietnamese mother had been forced to close their grocery store after repeated harassment. When Ngo was four his father died, leaving his 23-year-old mother to look after their three young children. The Duc Ngo prepares pigeons at Le Duc Salon, in Berlin, … Read more

Opinion | Why proposed Irrawaddy dolphin festival in Cambodian commune is too late – the local population has been wiped out already

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Opinion | Why proposed Irrawaddy dolphin festival in Cambodian commune is too late – the local population has been wiped out already

Tiger X, Orangutan Y or Dugong Z would not have been so loved if they had been born in earlier times. The last of their kind they may be, but we value them primarily because they represent a disappearing opportunity – to either ward off yet more loss to the planetary biodiversity we know is … Read more