Trade with China gets more lopsided And Manet is beating around the land-loss bush

This week @KoupreyNL looks at Cambodia's trade relations with China & if it is translating to development on the ground. Also, we break down why the government is so skittish about admitting loss of land to Thailand.

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Thailand encroaches past contested zones as conflict settles And Chen Zhi is deported to China

This week we mapped the reported positions of the Cambodian and Thai armies along the border and analyzed which side had gained or lost land. This is based on photos and videos found online, satellite imagery and the claimed positions of both militaries. kouprey.substack.com/p/thailand-e...

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Sexual violence allegation hits border dispute And the scam sanctions fallout reaches other countries

Plus, we have all the stories you might have missed from last week in our news list.

That's it for this week. See you in December!

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We also looked at how this young woman has been thrust into the middle of a conflict — which is only seeing an increase in vitriolic rhetoric on both sides of the border — with no seeming care or concern for her well-being.

...that it has properly investigated the gang-rape accusation, and from what we know, it seems like they have not asked for local or international groups to aid in the investigation.

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We are back this week with a post on the sexual violence allegations that made news in both countries last week. Kouprey looked at how the Cambodian government, which is allergic to accountability and transparency, has again failed to make a compelling case...

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Note: Malaysian state media Bernama initially reported that a mine that injured four Thai soldiers last week was "not new." However, just as we hit publish on the newsletter, Bernama corrected their article to say the mine was "new."

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Peace deal paused as border tensions spike And anti-scam ops chug along

In this week's post, we looked at another flare-up along the Cambodia-Thailand border, plunging the peace agreement into uncertainty, and seemingly dashing hopes for the reopening of the border and resumption of trade. Enjoy reading: kouprey.substack.com/p/peace-deal...

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Prince Group in the crosshairs And Korea gets serious after scam-related death

How do I read Kouprey?
So, here is our newsletter for this week that follows the sanctions against Prince Holding Group and its owner and adviser to the prime minister Chen Zhi: kouprey.substack.com/p/prince-gro...

Why follow Kouprey?
Well, aside from having access to less news, people following news in Cambodia are also lacking insights. It's hard to make sense of the narratives at play — connections between people & companies, historical context & geopolitical significance. And that's where we come in.

Hello and welcome to Kouprey, a new (well, new to bsky) Cambodia newsletter launched in May 2025 to help fill the ever-dwindling information landscape in the country. We’ve been a little slow to get Kouprey to the hellscape that is social media but from now we will try to post regularly here.