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Vantha

@vantha.bsky.social

Freelance journalist based in Cambodia. Email: vanthaphoung7@gmail.com Telephone: +85517987216

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Yann Bigant@yannbigant.com · 4d ago

Climate change and dams on the Mekong are slowly killing the Tonle Sap, the world's largest inland fishery. But changing the way dams operate could reverse some of the damage. ✍️ @vantha.bsky.social 📷 @rounry.bsky.social for @mekongindependent.bsky.social mekongindependent.com/2026/08/floa... 🌏

Floating houses stuck aground as climate change takes hold

Cambodia’s monsoon is weakening, and dams are siphoning water away, researchers say. Residents who fish the Tonle Sap lake’s floodwaters are struggling to survive.

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Vantha@vantha.bsky.social · 3w ago

When NagaWorld dismissed 1,300 casino workers in 2021, it expected the dispute to end quickly. Five years later, hundreds of mostly female union members are still demanding reinstatement, union recognition and back pay. hardstories.org/stories/labo...

Cambodia’s largest casino won the strike. The workers refuse to lose

When NagaWorld, Cambodia’s largest casino, fired 1,300 workers in 2021 in what the union says was a deliberate attempt to crush independent labour organising, Houn Bopha walked out in solidarity. Five...

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW on @mongabay.com w. @andyball.bsky.social & @vantha.bsky.social - in Nov 2025, we reported on mining contamination in the O'Ta Bouk River in #Cambodia's Virachey National Park. In Feb 2026, the government tested the river, but refuses to publish the results, leaving communities in the dark.

Cambodia tested waters amid pollution claims; months later, still no public results

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Authorities from Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment were dispatched to Mondul Yorn, a small village in the remote northeastern province of Ratanakiri, on Feb. 13 to conduct wate...

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Noan Sereiboth@noansereiboth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A reporter drove through a cluster of Crown casino properties in Poipet city on Thursday, finding them mostly empty but with some signs of operation. mekongindependent.com/2026/05/the-...

The five men and 24 businesses in Kok An sanctions

U.S. sanctions against Cambodian senator Kok An and four associates encompasses seven casino companies, two banks, eight real estate firms and more. The casinos operated in several cities and are accu...

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Part 2 of our Funan Techo Canal coverage for @mongabay.com - me and @vantha.bsky.social interviewed 50+ people across 4 provinces where the canal will be built between 2024 and 2026. Most still have no idea whether their homes or farms will be lost to the canal, some 18 months after it broke ground.

Farmers fear displacement, drought, flooding tied to Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal

This is the second of two stories about the potential impact of Cambodia’s planned Funan Techo Canal. Read part one, about consequences for coastal communities and wildlife, here. TAKEO, Cambodia — Th...

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Latest for @mongabay.com w. @vantha.bsky.social looks at #Cambodia's controversial Funan Techo Canal - specifically, at the impacts the canal will have on coastal communities and marine habitats when it reaches the sea, threatening conservation efforts.

Cambodia’s canal mega-project threatens coastal communities and marine life

This is the first of two stories about the potential impact of Cambodia’s planned Funan Techo Canal. Part two, about consequences for inland communities and wildlife, will be published soon. KEP, Camb...

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Mongabay@mongabay.com · 8mo 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.

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…

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Latest for @mongabay.com w. @andyball.bsky.social & @vantha.bsky.social 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.

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...

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · last yr.

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:

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.

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Vantha@vantha.bsky.social · 2y ago

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.

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 2y 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.

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...

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Vantha@vantha.bsky.social · 2y ago

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.

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Mongabay@mongabay.com · 2y 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:

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...

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 2y 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 @mongabay.bsky.social

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...

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Vantha@vantha.bsky.social · 2y ago

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 kiripo.st/ttp3WT

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...

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 2y 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.

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 ...

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Gerry Flynn@geraldrflynn.bsky.social · 2y 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

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...

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