Coby Hobbs

Prince Group buildings and Prince Bank on Norodom Boulevard in Phnom Penh, Oct. 15, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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US, UK Sanction Prince Group, Citing Global Scam Network

15 Oct 2025 10:08 AM|
Coby Hobbs|

The U.S. and U.K. on Tuesday blacklisted Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate they call a transnational criminal organization running online scam operations built on modern slavery to target Americans and other victims abroad.

Pork Nget and his wife stand in front of a sign warning that those who burn or fell trees illegally may face five to 10 years in prison. Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2024. (CamboJA)

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Carbon Credit Project Still Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods After Compromised Review

3 Mar 2025 11:00 AM|
Coby Hobbs|

Sitting beside her recently jailed husband and their seven-year-old son in their stilt house near Koh Kong’s protected forests, Chey Nov fought back tears. Since her husband’s arrest last summer…

General Department of Immigration in Phnom Penh on Feb.12, 2025. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

Human Rights ·

Prominent Vietnamese Activist Detained at Phnom Penh Airport

12 Feb 2025 3:47 PM|
Coby Hobbs|

A prominent Vietnamese activist and blogger has been detained at an immigration facility near Phnom Penh International Airport since Feb. 3, accused of using a fake passport while transiting to…

People drive past the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications on Monivong Blvd in Phnom Penh, June 7, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Govt: 18,000 Illicit Websites Shut Down, But Watchdogs Cite Setbacks and Largest Ever Illicit Marketplace

7 Feb 2025 8:41 PM|
Coby Hobbs|

Prime Minister Hun Manet said Cambodia has shut down 18,000 websites tied to online gambling, scams, fraud, and other cybercrimes since 2021, citing a Ministry of Post and Telecommunications report…

Police arrest Phuon Keoreaksmey, a Mother Nature activist, after Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced her to six years in prison on July 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Latest HRW Report Cites Backsliding and Rising Transnational Abuses, Govt Claims Civil Society “Haven”

17 Jan 2025 5:48 PM|
Coby Hobbs|

Cambodia's human rights record took another hit over the past year, with abuses spilling beyond its borders, Human Rights Watch said in its 2025 World Report launched in Asia today.…

Oddar Meanchey police inspect nearly 60 foreigners who fled O’s Smach Resort on January 5, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Meatophoum News/Facebook)

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O’Smach Resort, Long Linked to Cyber Scams and Sanctioned by US, Sees Worker Revolt Amid Anti-Trafficking Gaps

9 Jan 2025 4:21 PM|
Coby Hobbs|

Nearly 60 foreign workers who revolted against their unidentified Chinese employer at the notorious O’Smach Resort, owned by U.S.-sanctioned L.Y.P. Group and linked to scam operations and trafficked labor, await…

Top: L.Y.P. Group headquarters before U.S. sanctions, with company signage still intact. Bottom: The building recently, with signage removed and appearing to lie on the ground beside it. December, 2024. (CamboJA)

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Firms Tied to US-Sanctioned Tycoon Ly Yong Phat Vanish

24 Dec 2024 8:57 AM|
Coby Hobbs|

Update: The cover photo for this article was revised Dec. 27, 2024, to blur Bangkok Bank PCL’s logo at the firm’s request. The bank is not mentioned or implicated in…

People inside a heavily fortified compound in Takeo province, potentially linked to a nearby compound which was raided by police in October following reports of torture. December 4, 2024. (CamboJA/Coby Hobbs)

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Mystery Raids: Over 1,000 Potential Trafficking Victims Unaccounted For

9 Dec 2024 2:41 PM|
Coby Hobbs|

Despite police raids and media exposés, housing compounds in Kampong Speu and Phnom Penh suspected of hosting online scam rings run by trafficked labor, appear to remain operational – or…

About 70 unionists protested in front of CENTRAL’s office in Phnom Penh on June 14, 2024. (CamboJA)

Human Rights ·

EU Pressures Cambodia on Human Rights as Trade Preferences, Worker Jobs Hang in Balance

29 Nov 2024 6:24 PM|
Coby Hobbs|

The EU Parliament has passed a resolution urging Cambodia to end its crackdown on civil society, release political prisoners, and halt harassment of activists.

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Carbon Credit Project Still Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods After Compromised Review

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Latest HRW Report Cites Backsliding and Rising Transnational Abuses, Govt Claims Civil Society “Haven”

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Firms Tied to US-Sanctioned Tycoon Ly Yong Phat Vanish

Mystery Raids: Over 1,000 Potential Trafficking Victims Unaccounted For

EU Pressures Cambodia on Human Rights as Trade Preferences, Worker Jobs Hang in Balance

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