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The jailing of Cambodian commentator Ny Nak is among a string of recent arrests of dissidents. Now about 6 months into Hun Manet’s premiership, his “message to ordinary Cambodians is sit down and shut up, or else” said Phil Robertson. W/Sun Narin Voice of America voanews.com/a/arrest-of-ca…

Cambodian tycoon Kith Meng sends a letter to Mondulkiri province requesting cooperation w/studying the Lower Srepok 3 dam; the “independent” company doing the study, KFA, is chaired by tycoon Noun Rithy who regularly reposts Meng’s FB content. Background: voanews.com/amp/cambodian-…

Southeast Asian govts were heavily targeted in Chinese hacking efforts revealed in a recent data leak from security contractor I-Soon, adding to a long history of Chinese cyberespionage that they rarely acknowledge & struggle to deal with. For Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

A Cambodian tycoon accused of swindling millions from ppl in Siem Reap was arrested, the 3rd tycoon charged w/fraud in recent months. Mech Dara & I wrote about how cracking down on lower-level oknha like this helps protect the overall patronage system asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Soci…

After an incredible 2.5 years, I left Cambodia last month & am moving to the UK for graduate school LSE. Deep gratitude to the sources & colleagues who made my time in Cambodia what it was. I'll still be freelancing & staying connected to SEA — so London editors, let's talk!

Mech Dara has worked for three outlets shuttered by the Cambodian government for their independent reporting. Mech Dara himself broke international news with his reporting on cyber-scam slavery in locked compounds in Sihanoukville. Another dark day for journalism in Cambodia.

Breaking my Twitter silence to express my outrage and alarm at Mech Dara’s arrest in Koh Kong just 18 days after the US slapped sanctions on that province’s powerful oligarch Dara must be scared but I know he can draw on deep reserves of courage.

As others have pointed out, Mech Dara's arrest took place in Koh Kong, the heartland of Ly Yong Phat who recently became the first Cambodian tycoon to be sanctioned by the US govt for precisely the criminal connections Dara has long reported on rfa.org/english/news/c…

Award-winning Cambodian journalist Mech Dara, known for reporting on trafficking and cyberscam compounds, was arrested Monday in the country's southwest, according to rights groups and a journalists' association. His whereabouts remain unknown. #Cambodia rfa.org/english/news/c…

some of my favorite pics of Mech Dara being himself: forever on a moto, eating something delicious, sticking his head out of windows, talking to anyone & everyone, & the time he tried to fix a car with a rock. journalism is not a crime. he is the best of the best. #FreeMechDara