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gijn.org/stories/2023-b… Proud to see our investigation into the links between illegal logging and #Cambodia's garment sector in Global Investigative Journalism Network's top Southeast Asian stories for 2023 - an early Christmas present for myself @_andy_ball & Vutha Srey & Mongabay!

Top work from my colleagues at Mongabay & Emilie Languedoc -bonus points for including the 2010 cult classic Rubber. Grateful many mechanics in #Cambodia can patch a tyre rather replace it, but Cambodia's forests have been gutted by rubber plantations. youtube.com/watch?v=zDccR4…

For years I've been looking at Cambodia's multibillion-dollar Prince Group conglomerate, trying to find where their money comes from and uncovered serious allegations the answer - at least in part - is crime. Part one of our three-part series on them: rfa.org/english/news/c…

ICYMI, for Mongabay: The World Bank has invested millions trying to help Cambodia's indigenous peoples obtain collective ownership over their traditional lands. But many communities are ending these efforts. Why? Because of debt tied to another World Bank Group initiative...

#Cambodia's journalism sector has been repeatedly battered, bruised and beaten (sometimes quite literally) but despite the challenges 2024 poses for reporters in Cambodia, we've already seen a strong showing - here's a quick rundown ICYMI:

Crypto analysts are the unlikely detectives leading investigations into scam companies' money laundering, as they find more links on the blockchain between compounds in Myanmar and flagged entities like the Lazarus Group, drug mfrs and Hamas South China Morning Post scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

A gas station in #Cambodia has a bizarre array of likely trafficked wildlife on display, including species listed as endangered by IUCN Red List & regulated by CITES - but this case reflects the impunity and confusion that reigns in Cambodia on this issue news.mongabay.com/2024/03/impuni…

Scoop for The Associated Press: The EU & UN planned to launch a regional anti-trafficking program at the hotel of Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat, who owns at least one property tied to human trafficking/online scams. After The Associated Press inquired, the UN/EU event was "rescheduled." apnews.com/article/cambod…

A solid & insightful look at the human consequences of #Cambodia's crackdown on environmental activists in South China Morning Post by @_andy_ball & Marta Kasztelan Mother Nature are due back in court on May 29 for "plotting against the government" & insulting the king. youtube.com/watch?v=7Uf96P…

Today I learned toilet paper is laden with PFAS - the forever chemicals - and I'm now looking at the humble bum gun in a whole new light. Solid work from Mongabay & Emilie Languedoc youtube.com/watch?v=ofLDKM…

My latest - documenting the trial of Mother Nature Cambodia which kicked off today in Phnom Penh. Five environmental activists were back in court after being released on bail in 2021. They each face up to 10+ yrs behind bars for their activism. news.mongabay.com/2024/05/trial-…

PUBLISHED! First in our series on illegal fishing off the coast of #Cambodia looks at how rampant trawling is destroying the livelihoods of coastal fishing communities & the marine ecosystems they depend upon. W. @_andy_ball Emilie Languedoc Vutha Srey news.mongabay.com/2024/05/small-…

And you can watch our documentary covering the intertwined pressures of illegal fishing and land grabbing along the coast that are squeezing Cambodian fishers out of existence. This was a huge team effort from many Mongabay staff around the world... youtube.com/watch?v=3AVvjf…

NEW! #Cambodia's coastal communities aren't just losing fish catches to trawlers - powerful private developers bought up more than half of Cambodia's 435km coastline & scores of islands, including Koh Rong... W. @_andy_ball Vutha Srey & Emilie Languedoc news.mongabay.com/2024/06/fisher…

The final piece in our series on #Cambodia's coast reveals the government has missed almost all of their own targets in reforms that were meant to stave off the collapse of marine fisheries. W. @_andy_ball Vutha Srey & Emilie Languedoc for Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2024/06/effort…

Reporters found garment waste with branding from Disney, Walmart, Adidas & over 30 brands at brick kilns. Brick factories continue to use textile scraps as fuel, despite coverage and reports about the problem for the past 6 years. cambojanews.com/garment-waste-…

Thank you Communication Arts for awarding my data visualizations for “The Circle” with the Award of Excellence.

2021, working with Mech Dara in Takeo province for VOD (RIP) Not just an excellent journalist, Dara's a deeply compassionate guy who's dedicated to exposing injustices in #Cambodia. His social media posts are not criminal. He should be out doing his job, not sitting in prison.

Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist, was arrested in Phnom Penh on September 30. He reported extensively on human trafficking linked to online global scam centers based in Cambodia. Learn more: bit.ly/4eQLaWp

BREAKING: Award-winning Cambodian journalist Mech Dara has been released from prison. No details yet on whether the charges against him will be dropped - and they should be - but for now it's a relief to see him out of prison.