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Matt Blomberg

@blombergmd

Investigative journalist, Southeast Asia. Bylines: Reuters, Al Jazeera, LA Times, ABC Australia, Independent UK, Vice News, TRF stories. [email protected]

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“The trawlers have destroyed everything — but now there’s a surprise waiting for them ... Let’s see how they like it.” A hopeful story from #Cambodia, for Mongabay #IUUfishing #IUU #trawlers #blueboats news.mongabay.com/2023/07/mud-mu…

Bikrum Gill (@bikrumsinghgill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Tonight, I will sleep inside my demolished house. I will never leave. Look, I came out from underneath the rubble. Look Biden. All your rockets and missiles, your aircraft carriers, which came to Gaza to kill us. I came out from under the rubble."

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Doesn't get any better than this: Dude who launched govt-friendly news outlet that made its name incriminating opposition figures by publishing leaked telephone conversations launches CoolApp, Cambodia's answer to WhatsApp/Telegram, which Hun Sen say everyone should download now!

Zeke Faux (@zekefaux) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Most of the reporting on scam compounds--where thousands of people are trafficked to run crypto scams--wouldn't have happened without Mech Dara. He should win journalism prizes. Instead he's imprisoned in Cambodia on bogus charges. Free Dara! Reporting is not a crime!

Most of the reporting on scam compounds--where thousands of people are trafficked to run crypto scams--wouldn't have happened without <a href="/MechDara1/">Mech Dara</a>.

He should win journalism prizes. Instead he's imprisoned in Cambodia on bogus charges.

Free Dara! Reporting is not a crime!
Brian Eyler (@aikunming) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dara Mech is one of the world’s top journalists. His work has moved John Oliver, inspired two blockbuster films in China, energized people all over the globe to fight cyber-crime. #FreeMechDara

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crimereads.com/yakuza-cambodi… “When Japan finally decided to slam the door…the yakuza did what all good businessmen do: they pivoted. And where did they go? Cambodia.” #freeMechDara

Aronsakda Ses (@ses_aronsakda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CyberScamMonitor Ultimately, arresting Dara Mech sends the wrong message. Rather than safe guarding the welfare of Cambodians, preserving peace and stability, we are giving a blank cheque to actors who actively corrodes our social cohesion, stability, and peace. apnews.com/article/cambod…

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[THREAD] A couple of days ago, the B-70 held a parade, celebrating their 30th anniversary. This thread would show all new and interesting bits the unit has revealed. 1/

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A couple of days ago, the B-70 held a parade, celebrating their 30th anniversary. This thread would show all new and interesting bits the unit has revealed.

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Mech Dara's sister: "my brother said he has to die someday, and until that day comes, he just wants to do something for our country and our society." npr.org/2024/10/13/nx-…

Mech Dara's sister: "my brother said he has to die someday, and until that day comes, he just wants to do something for our country and our society."

npr.org/2024/10/13/nx-…
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In what kind of environment are citizens arrested and intimidated for three days for shedding light on the illegal destruction of precious, supposedly-protected forests? #Cambodia news.mongabay.com/2024/11/six-ac…

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It is really disturbing to observe that, at a time when professional journalists with sheer commitment and bravery are needed to cover the most difficult subjects, they have become PassApp taxi drivers, sellers, vendors, or jobless

It is really disturbing to observe that, at a time when professional journalists with sheer commitment and bravery are needed to cover the most difficult subjects, they have become PassApp taxi drivers, sellers, vendors, or jobless
Matt Blomberg (@blombergmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Read: any Cambodian who works with a non-Cambodian researcher or journalist or with/for any NGO that receives foreign funding can have their Cambodian citizenship revoked. Excuse my editorializing, but that’s dark.