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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3h

The Vanishing Princeling: The Dynastic Alliances That Fueled a $1.5 Billion Laundering Network and the Backlash Now Threatening Its Collapse

Today we go deep inside Cambodia to explain exactly how power works -- and how these networks generated the billions of dirty cash now sparking an international manhunt for Benjamin Mauerberger.

whalehunting.projectbrazen.com

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 5h

South Korea on Friday summoned the Cambodian ambassador to protest at the death of a South Korean student in Cambodia and raised the travel alert for its capital Phnom Penh over online scam cases targeting Koreans.

www.reuters.com

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 18h

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Friday summoned the Cambodian ambassador in Seoul to protest the death of a South Korean student in Cambodia linked to an employment scam & urged stronger measures to tackle the rising number of online scams & detentions.

FM Cho summons Cambodian ambassador in Seoul over job scam, confinement concerns | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Friday summoned the Cambodian amba...

m-en.yna.co.kr

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

The interim observer team inspected the area where the Thai side cleared land on Cambodian territory today.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

The Thai side cleared Cambodian villagers’ agricultural land, where barbed wire had been installed encroaching on Cambodian territory, in Prey Chan village, Banteay Meanchey province.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

The police are looking into a Singapore-based firm that has advertised online for jobs based here, only to later tell interviewees they would be working full-time at a Cambodian resort instead.

Police probe S’pore firm recruiting job seekers for scam-linked Cambodian resort

The Straits Times looked into the firm, after a foreigner asked online if the company was legitimate. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

A Cambodian army unit responded to an urgent notice from the Thai side regarding a demining operation in the disputed area, requesting that they halt the planned activities that run counter to the spirit agreed upon at the first special meeting of the GBC.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

Eighteen Chinese nationals were arrested in Phnom Penh on October 3 over an online scam. Seventeen were deported, while one was charged with fraud and jailed.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

Reports of kidnappings involving Koreans in Cambodia have surged. From 2022 to 2023, only 10 to 20 cases were reported annually, but that number jumped to 220 last year and reached 330 by August of this year.

Family of student who was tortured and killed in Cambodia unable to repatriate body

A Korean university student was tortured and killed in Cambodia, and the victim's family — who have been unable to repatriate the body for over two months — is urging the authorities to expedite the p...

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 1d

Former Defense Minister Tea Banh presided over a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

Six police officers were arrested for allegedly allowing Thai nationals to be smuggled into Cambodia.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

The Cambodian People’s Party, the ruling party, condemned extremist Thai individuals for insulting its president, Hun Sen.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

RFA Khmer said goodbye to its audience after funding was no longer available to continue operations.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 2d

Cambodia’s Health Ministry denied a Thai media report alleging that Cambodia refused treatment to a 24-year-old Thai man, saying he died of a heart attack and never came to the hospital for treatment. Local authorities said his body was found in front of an abandoned building.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

$3.759 billion has been lost to scams in the past eight years.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

At a workshop on exchanging experiences in combating online scams & money laundering, Interior Minister Sar Sokha said around 15,000 foreigners had been deported over the past two years. Since 2018, over 36,000 foreigners have been deported for their involvement in online scams

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3d

The White House is conditioning Trump’s attendance at the Oct. 26-28 ASEAN meeting on the Malaysian government agreeing to allow Trump to preside over a ceremonial signing of a peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the summit sidelines.

Trump seeks peace ceremony spotlight at ASEAN summit

Trump wants to preside over a Thailand-Cambodia peace deal ceremony — and Chinese officials aren’t welcome.

www.politico.com

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 4d

A total of 216 Pakistanis, 68 Bangladeshis, and 6 Nepalis were arrested in Chinatown, Sihanoukville, for working and staying illegally in Cambodia after authorities inspected their workplace following last week’s protest.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6d

The protest in Chinatown last night by Pakistani workers reportedly began after a Chinese manager made offensive comments about their religion.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6d

Hundreds of Indonesian and Indian nationals protested and vandalized office equipment in Sihanoukville last night after their Chinese employer did not pay their salaries.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 5d

Local authorities confirmed that hundreds of foreign workers protested in China Town, Sihanoukville city on October 4, 2025, following an alleged prohibition on religious ceremonies, sparking a dispute between foreign workers and the management.

Foreign Workers in Sihanoukville Protest, Destroy Office Equipment After Religious Insult | CamboJA News

Local authorities confirmed that hundreds of foreign workers protested in China Town, Sihanoukville city on October 4, 2025, following an alleged prohibitio ... | Read more

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6d

The protest in Chinatown last night by Pakistani workers reportedly began after a Chinese manager made offensive comments about their religion.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6d

Hundreds of Indonesian and Indian nationals protested and vandalized office equipment in Sihanoukville last night after their Chinese employer did not pay their salaries.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 6d

Hundreds of Indonesian and Indian nationals protested and vandalized office equipment in Sihanoukville last night after their Chinese employer did not pay their salaries.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 7d

"We remain concerned about ongoing restrictions on civic space, judicial harassment of opposition voices, human rights defenders, and journalists undermines democratic principles. We are deeply concerned by reports of trafficking and forced labour linked to the online scamming industry."

UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia

UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.

www.gov.uk

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 7d

The post came after the Chinese embassy in Thailand denied a NYT report on weapon shipments to Cambodia for use in the Thai-Cambodian border clashes.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 7d

During last month’s visit to China for an event, former Defense Minister Tea Ban and Defense Minister Tea Seiha visited the first frigate China is providing to Cambodia; the second is 50% complete. Photos show the Cambodian Navy welcoming them.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 7d

During last month’s visit to China for an event, former Defense Minister Tea Ban and Defense Minister Tea Seiha visited the first frigate China is providing to Cambodia; the second is 50% complete. Photos show the Cambodian Navy welcoming them.

Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · 8d

A Thai court sentenced Ekkalak Paenoi to life imprisonment for assassinating Lim Kimya, a former Cambodian opposition MP.

Cambodian ex-MP's killer jailed for life in Thailand

A Thai gunman was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murder of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok, a judge said.

www.france24.com

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