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‘Hell All Over Again’: The Frontline of an Expanding Human Trafficking Crisis
Despite Cambodian police crackdowns, evidence suggests the criminal syndicates are expanding to Myanmar, the Philippines, and even as far afield as Dubai.
‘Whole Communities Are Disappearing’: 10,000 Families Are Being Evicted From This UNESCO World Heritage Site
Residents at Angkor Wat have been forced by officials to "volunteer" to leave in the name of preserving Cambodia's most popular tourist attraction, an Amnesty International report found.
Strongman Ruler Shuts Down News Outlet For ‘Attack’ on His Son
Cambodian leader Hun Sen told the journalists to “find a job elsewhere” for reporting that his son had approved $100,000 in humanitarian aid to Turkey.
Trafficking Victims Are Finally Being Freed From Cambodia—But the Scam Industry Is Far From Over
Criminal syndicates are relocating to evade arrests in Cambodia and casting a wider net across the world to recruit their next victims.
They Thought Their Human Trafficking Nightmare Was Over. Then Came the Police.
Freed from scam gangs in Cambodia, victims say they are now being detained and extorted by police demanding bribes for bedding, food and to return home.
The Last Surviving Khmer Rouge Leader Has Just Had His Genocide Conviction Upheld
As head of state, Khieu Samphan oversaw the deaths of millions in a genocide that wiped out around 25 percent of Cambodia's population.
This Hacker Stole Data From 200M Americans. Now He’s Infiltrating Scam Gangs.
At his peak, Ngo Minh Hieu had stolen personal data from over 60 percent of Americans. Now, he's breaking into multibillion-dollar criminal operations in Cambodia.
Thousands Are Holed Up in a Politician’s Farm, Waiting for the End of the World
The Cambodian populist with a growing cult-like following told his followers that a black hole has formed in his spine, warning him of impending biblical-level floods.
What It Was Like Growing up With a Superstitious Mother
“If my day didn’t go well, I’d subconsciously attribute it to her not having sprayed water on me.”
Primate Disappearing at ‘Alarming Rate,’ as Medical Research Fuels Demand
"People are battling each other to get to the monkeys and to have these monkeys for research,” one expert told VICE World News.
From Industrial-Scale Scam Centers, Trafficking Victims Are Being Forced to Steal Billions
Thousands of imprisoned and abused workers are propping up Southeast Asia’s ‘pig butchering’ industry, an online fraud emptying bank accounts across the world.
Rapper VannDa Is a New Voice From Cambodia’s New Generation
“I think Khmer music is on the right path,” VannDa said. “And for me, I feel that we do not have more time to wait. We must go.”