WRITING AND REPORTING


(Selected, 2021-2025)

Technology and Cyberscamming

How jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds, The Guardian

$7 million in Cambodian Red Cross donations tied to alleged cyberscammers, Radio Free Asia

Cambodia resurrects plan for controversial internet gateway, Nikkei Asia

Facebook’s litmus test in Cambodia, Foreign Policy

When Meta suspends influential political accounts, who loses?, Coda Story

TikTok’s viral monks are clashing with Buddhist authorities, Rest of World

Cambodia's draft data protection law fans fears of government abuse, Nikkei Asia

Leaked law proposal would give Cambodia expanded powers to censor critics, Rest of World

Experts fear Cambodian cybercrime law could aid crackdown, VOA News

China data leak spotlights cyber-spying across Southeast Asia, Nikkei Asia

Scam Victims Say Human Trafficking Still a Problem in Cambodia, VOA News

Chaos at Twitter sparks real fears for free speech in Southeast Asia, The Guardian

Land and Development

Can UNESCO Accommodate Both Preservation and Human Rights?, Foreign Policy

Mass evictions at Angkor Wat leave 10,000 facing uncertain future, The Guardian

Unesco under fire for failing to prevent evictions at Angkor Wat temple site, The Guardian

Microfinance institutions used Angkor land as collateral for years, VOD English

Cambodian Tycoon Companies Starting Approval Process for Dam Projects, Documents Say, VOA News

In the Khmer Rouge’s last stronghold, myths from the Cambodian genocide still reign, Coda Story

‘Why do we have no rights?’: Phnom Penh lake community make a last stand against developers, The Guardian

Is Cambodia’s real estate bubble finally bursting?, Radio Free Asia

SEA Games in Cambodia: Workers and athletes call buildup 'a mess', Nikkei Asia

The Cambodian megaprojects failing to materialise, Southeast Asia Globe

After Evictions, Ethnic Vietnamese Homes Underwater, VOD English

Politics and Culture

How the West Embraced Cambodia’s New Prime Minister, Foreign Policy

Cambodia moves to 'drain the swamp' with arrest of tycoons, Nikkei Asia

Cambodia's 'lords' form union under Hun Sen ahead of polls, Nikkei Asia

Football is a lifeline for queer Cambodian teens, The Guardian

How Cambodian woman are using theatre to speak out against domestic abuse, The Guardian

Queer language survives Cambodia’s history, Southeast Asia Globe

The Friday wives: how a quiet picket grew to push for change in Cambodia, The Guardian

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value, Al Jazeera

Cambodia PM Hun Sen accused of inciting violence on social media, Al Jazeera

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election, Al Jazeera

Prominent lawyer among dozens jailed for treason in Cambodia, The Guardian

California Coverage, The Mercury News

How the Bay Area’s COVID response failed Latinos (Investigation)

Months into rollout, barriers hinder vaccine access for Latino and Black Californians (Scoop)

This bill was meant to protect California workers from COVID. These counties are using it to protect employers instead. (Investigation)

How lagging vaccination rates could keep the Bay Area’s Black students out of school (Investigative feature)

California’s coronavirus contact tracing efforts hampered by lack of bilingual staff (Investigative feature)

California’s Filipino American nurses are dying from COVID-19 at alarming rates (Investigative feature)

Slack messages between Bay Area health officers show early COVID chaos, confusion (Investigation)

Bay Area businesses with COVID outbreaks were rarely inspected for violations (Investigation)