Coby Hobbs
Reporter at Freelance
Associate Editor @cambojanews | Formerly with @SEA_GLOBE | Words in @AJEnglish @TheKenWeb @asiatimesonline @Focus_Cambodia @SEA_GLOBE
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4 days ago |
cambojanews.com | Coby Hobbs
Cambodia and Thailand will meet in Phnom Penh on June 14 in the latest bid to ease tensions after a deadly border clash last week, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said, as both sides traded blame for a gunfight that killed a Cambodian soldier near a disputed stretch close to Preah Vihear province. The set meeting follows earlier bilateral talks, including between senior military officials and a brief exchange between foreign ministry envoys on the sidelines of a forum in Japan on Friday.
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6 days ago |
cambojanews.com | Coby Hobbs
Summary:A pending 376-megawatt hydropower dam on the Lower Srepok 3 is set to displace nearly 4,270 families in Cambodia’s northeast, flooding swathes of indigenous land, forests, and farmland. Backed by tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group and Chinese state-linked partners, the project has revived fears of ecological damage and forced relocations long criticized in other Mekong basin dam developments.
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1 week ago |
tribunecontentagency.com | Coby Hobbs
Just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Phnom Penh for a state visit in April, Cambodian authorities deported nearly 180 Taiwanese nationals to China after a raid on an online scam compound in the capital. However, the identities and exact number of those deported remain unclear due to the lack of diplomatic channels with Taiwan and the terse nature of the official Cambodian statements. Predictably, the move drew condemnation from Taipei and praise from Beijing.
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1 week ago |
buff.ly | Coby Hobbs
The recent deportation of around 180 Taiwanese nationals to China highlights the closeness of Cambodia-China relations – and the shortcomings of Phnom Penh’s anti-fraud campaign. Subscribe for ads-free reading Just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Phnom Penh for a state visit in April, Cambodian authorities deported nearly 180 Taiwanese nationals to China after a raid on an online scam compound in the capital.
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1 week ago |
thediplomat.com | Coby Hobbs
The recent deportation of around 180 Taiwanese nationals to China highlights the closeness of Cambodia-China relations – and the shortcomings of Phnom Penh’s anti-fraud campaign. Subscribe for ads-free reading Just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Phnom Penh for a state visit in April, Cambodian authorities deported nearly 180 Taiwanese nationals to China after a raid on an online scam compound in the capital.
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RT @CyberScamWatch: GLOBAL: This week Telegram closed 1000s of channels belonging to major illicit marketplaces Xinbi & Huione, which @elli…
Good catch from the team. Less than a week after the FinCEN proposal to ban, Huione Pay pulled its logo from its office...just like LYP Group did after sanctions. Time will tell if Huione Group stays on the business registry. https://t.co/g4872jRPqT
RT @CyberScamWatch: CAMBODIA/INDONESIA: Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh handled 1,301 cases of citizens encountering problems in Cambodia…
