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In 2024, the financial service Huione Pay lost its license & was liquidated. But customers said it was still running up until April this year, when a key stakeholder was deported. Why?
In this article I try to unpack what all happened to Huione Pay & HPay
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As authorities crack down on alleged scam operations in Thmor Da SEZ, long-running disputes over protected forest loss, land concessions and displacement remain unresolved https://t.co/AfLCfr60Ef
The court should drop all charges against @MechDara1 so he can regain full freedom, as the unresolved case continues to cause some institutions to discriminate against him and hesitate to hire him.
National police and Phnom Penh Municipal Court officials implemented a court warrant to free Kem Sokha, former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president, after he received a royal pardon for his 27-year jail sentence, at his house in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district about 8:30 a.m on Tuesday.
When I first started investigating the Prince Group a little over five years ago it never even crossed my mind that the story would lead anywhere near the White House. But here we are.
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In this week's post, we look at how Prince Group's legal team questioned the provenance of the $15 billion in BTC seized by the US @TheJusticeDept and if it was linked to crimes alleged in an indictment filed last year against Prince founder Chen Zhi and associates.
UK/CAMBODIA: UK announces new sanctions targeting Prince Group network, a Huione-linked scam compound, illicit marketplace that services the online scam industry, and ex-Triad leader. 1/7 https://t.co/qjpkrJnNnk
Africans who say they were trafficked into Cambodian scam compounds are making significant sacrifices trying to make their way home. https://t.co/fkhv7VDqax
Two Cambodian journalists sentenced to 14 years for treason last December, in a same-day trial and conviction not previously reported, filed an appeal Monday, a spouse said.
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Chinese national Jingliang Su was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in laundering more than $36.9 million from victims in a digital asset investment conspiracy that was carried out from scam centers in Cambodia
A map of scam companies seen raided or emptied during the January crackdown, compiled from social media by Mekong Independent. If you see others that aren’t listed here, let us know! https://t.co/ryyDiSiQzG
"I thought I was free then...But now I have to pass this moment to go home to be free." Phnom Penh is filled with foreign workers, many of whom say they were trafficked, in fear of impending online scam crackdowns and companies going "bankrupt".
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While national attention remains focused on security and humanitarian needs, experts say early recovery planning is equally “important”, drawing lessons from Cambodia’s past conflicts to help longer-term consequences.
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