Vantha
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Freelance journalist based in Cambodia. Email:
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Telephone: +85517987216
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Vantha
Mongabay
about 2 months ago
Communities along Cambodia’s O’Ta Bouk River are experiencing severe water contamination, skin ailments and the collapse of fish stocks, which they blame on an unregulated gold mine operating upstream inside Virachey National Park.
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Toxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities
*Sources have requested pseudonyms be used to protect their identity out of fear of retaliation from the government or mining companies BANGKOK, Thailand/RATANAKIRI, Cambodia — “When you touch the…
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/toxic-runoff-from-politically-linked-gold-mine-poisons-cambodian-rivers-communities/
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“When are you going back?”
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How border clashes turned co-workers into targets
Vuth extended his hand to show the knife wound, still healing weeks after a Thai co-worker attacked him at a construction site north of Bangkok. While such attacks were limited, reports of violence an...
https://hardstories.org/stories/labour-rights/how-border-clashes-turned-co-workers-into-targets?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOSfQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeMVGAfJJVattySCmAPSXbmrDMaZIVVeJ_xPiWQj3wor69-ERSQ7aBpi9zqk8_aem_YfgTfCHJa4CeGGx8lntyJA
about 2 months ago
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Vantha
Gerry Flynn
about 2 months ago
Latest for
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uncovers a gold mine has poisoned the O'Ta Bouk River in Virachey National Park. Water, soil & fish from the river are contaminated, sickening the Indigenous communities downstream who depend on the river for everything.
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Toxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities
*Sources have requested pseudonyms be used to protect their identity out of fear of retaliation from the government or mining companies BANGKOK, Thailand/RATANAKIRI, Cambodia — “When you touch the wat...
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/toxic-runoff-from-politically-linked-gold-mine-poisons-cambodian-rivers-communities/
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When Prime Minister Hun Manet inaugurated the capital's Techo International Airport last week, he described it as a "driving force in attracting more tourists and investors to Cambodia than before COVID-19."
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Cambodia's new airport eclipsed by scam centers and war
Tourist arrivals to the kingdom are falling despite the gateway's opening
https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/cambodia-s-new-airport-eclipsed-by-scam-centers-and-war?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=IC_telegram_channel&utm_content=telegram_channel_posts
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Cambodia jailed the husbands. The wives won’t stay silent
Cambodia's government thought jailing the husbands would silence the wives. They were wrong.
https://hardstories.org/stories/rights-suppression/cambodia-jailed-the-husbands-the-wives-wont-stay-silent
6 months ago
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Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, effective at midnight today.
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Vantha
Nikkei Asia (Official)
6 months ago
'We don't want war': Cambodian evacuees recount their escape from the shelling
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Thailand-Cambodia-conflict/We-don-t-want-war-Cambodian-evacuees-recount-their-escape-from-the-shelling
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'We don't want war': Cambodian evacuees recount their escape from the shelling
Thousands of families have fled to camps 100km from the border
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Thailand-Cambodia-conflict/We-don-t-want-war-Cambodian-evacuees-recount-their-escape-from-the-shelling
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Vantha
Gerry Flynn
10 months ago
I sat down with the lovely folks from Ground Report to discuss the my work with
@mongabay.bsky.social
, the deteriorating situation in Cambodia and why environmental reporting in Southeast Asia is so dangerous - but necessary! Have a listen here:
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Cambodia's Environmental Crisis: Reporting from the Edge
In this episode of 'Mind Your Earth', a podcast by Ground Report, investigative journalist Gerald Flynn paints a stark picture of Cambodia's environmental crisis.
https://groundreport.in/podcast/mind-your-earth-with-investigative-journalist-gerald-flynn-8852954
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We’ve been working together for years, but now, shocking news—Cambodian authorities are not welcoming “A Good Person”. It’s disheartening to lose another resourceful individual who dedicated his life to shedding light on the pressing environmental issues in Cambodia.
11 months ago
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Vantha
Gerry Flynn
11 months ago
V. significant decision expected from CITES tomorrow that could see the trade of Cambodian long-tailed macaques suspended due to irregularities in breeding facilities and allegations of monkey-laundering. Implications for the biomedical research industry & for Cambodian LTM populations are huge.
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CITES secretariat urges suspension of Cambodian long-tailed macaque trade
The trade of endangered long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) from Cambodia should be suspended, according to recommendations announced Jan. 14 by the Convention on International Trade in Endange...
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/cites-secretariat-urges-suspension-of-cambodian-long-tailed-macaque-trade/
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People whose lives will be affected by the Funan Techo Canal project are still being kept in the dark about compensation, despite the authorities having already marked the border for the first phase of the 21-kilometer project.
about 1 year ago
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The spot where journalist Chheng got shot in Siem Reap’s Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary.
about 1 year ago
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Vantha
Mongabay
about 1 year ago
Environmental reporter Chhoeung Chheng was shot and killed by a suspected illegal logger on the outskirts of a protected area in northern Cambodia. This incident underscores the threats to journalists covering issues such as logging amid increasing climate-related catastrophes across Asia. Read:
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Environmental journalist in Cambodia shot and killed by suspected logger
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist covering environmental issues for local online news outlet Kampuchea Aphiwat News, has died of his injuries after being shot in Siem Reap province o...
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/environmental-journalist-in-cambodia-shot-and-killed-by-suspected-logger/
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Vantha
Gerry Flynn
about 1 year ago
The killing of Chhoeung Chheng is the first murder of a journalist in Cambodia for 10 years. Like the last two journalists who were killed, Chheng covered illegal logging and environmental issues. His suspected killer is believed to be a logger. Me &
@vantha.bsky.social
for
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Environmental journalist in Cambodia shot and killed by suspected logger
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist covering environmental issues for local online news outlet Kampuchea Aphiwat News, has died of his injuries after being shot in Siem Reap province o...
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/environmental-journalist-in-cambodia-shot-and-killed-by-suspected-logger/
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Joint Statement: Ensure Swift Justice for Journalist Murdered in Siem Reap
Phnom Penh, 10 December 2024—We, the undersigned civil society groups, are outraged by the murder of Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist working with Kampuchea Aphiwat news website and has previously report...
https://opc-cambodia.org/blog/2024/12/10/joint-statement-ensure-swift-justice-for-journalist-murdered-in-siem-reap
about 1 year ago
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Chhoeung Chheng, 63, a journalist for Kampuchea Aphivath, is in surgery after receiving serious injuries during a shooting by an unknown assailant. Authorities are now investigating amid rising concerns over press safety in Cambodia
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Online Journalist Seriously Injured in Shooting by Unknown Gunman in Siem Reap
Chhoeung Chheng, 63, a journalist for Kampuchea Aphivath, is in surgery after receiving serious injuries during a shooting by an unknown assailant. Authorities are now investigating amid rising concer...
https://kiripo.st/ttp3WT
about 1 year ago
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Vantha
Gerry Flynn
about 1 year ago
Bleak Cambodian news from me &
@vantha.bsky.social
for
@mongabay.bsky.social
- Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected rainforest, vital carbon sink and home to various endangered plant and wildlife species, is being split in two by new transmission lines linking Cambodia's national grid to Laos.
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New transmission lines cut a Cambodian rainforest sanctuary in half
STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — In early October, work began on power lines that will run about 300 kilometers, or 190 miles, and that conservationists have labeled “a death sentence” to Cambodia’s Prey Lang ...
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/new-transmission-lines-cut-a-cambodian-rainforest-sanctuary-in-half/
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Vantha
Gerry Flynn
about 1 year ago
After a tense three days, the six environmental activists were released yesterday evening, but their arrest is seen as part of a broader crackdown in Cambodia - one that has accelerated in the past year - which has had a chilling effect across civil society. Full roundup for
@mongabay.bsky.social
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Six activists arrested in Cambodia while investigating illegal logging
STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — Six environmental activists in Cambodia have been released without charge after being arrested and held for nearly three days by Cambodian military. The activists, including Ou...
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/six-activists-arrested-in-cambodia-while-investigating-illegal-logging/
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The six environmental activists were finally released this evening after two-day detention.
about 1 year ago
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