Top tier work from the dreamteam @_andy_ball Marta Kasztelan Vutha Srey & Thomas Cristofoletti for Equitable Cambodia showcasing the lengthy legal fight Koh Kong's communities went through against #Cambodia's sugar industry youtu.be/Gm1h1RmVBRA?si…

A year-long 60 Minutes investigation examines what might be the greatest art heist in history: the theft of thousands of sacred stone, bronze and gold artifacts from religious sites across Cambodia. Anderson Cooper reports, Sunday.

We have learned that after a year-long investigation by 60 Minutes into the looting of Cambodian antiquities, and just days before our story is going to air, the The Metropolitan Museum of Art is planning to announce tomorrow, together with SDNY, that the Met will return SOME of their looted

Cambodia’s religious temples are among the most beautiful in the world. But they are also sites of major crimes. Sunday, Anderson Cooper reports on Cambodia’s blood antiquities, and the U.S. museums and collectors complicit in their trade.

It might be the greatest art heist in history – thousands of Cambodia’s cultural treasures, including sacred stone, bronze and gold artifacts, have been looted from religious sites across the country. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday. 60Minutes.com

Looters have hacked statues off their pedestals in most of Cambodia's ancient temples. Where gods and deities once stood – only the feet remain. cbsn.ws/3RtSM76

“We've all seen in museums these statues with no feet on them, and I don't think people realize the feet were hacked off. Because in order to steal them, that's the easiest way to get them off the pedestal,” explains Anderson Cooper. cbsn.ws/3vapZgh

Cambodia’s government is tracking down its stolen statues. For Cambodians, these are not just works of art – they are sacred deities that hold the souls of their ancestors to whom they pray. cbsn.ws/3RtfA6V

Douglas Latchford was the “mastermind behind the greatest art heist in history,” says lawyer Brad Gordon, who is on a mission to bring home ancient artifacts Latchford stole from Cambodia. cbsn.ws/3tnJt0C

A man who once led a gang of looters stealing ancient artifacts from Cambodian temples became a key source to investigators tracking them down. cbsn.ws/3RpQbv1

“Whenever I see a statue, I think about who died to get this out of the ground or get it out of a temple and move it here,” says Brad Gordon, who is working to recover stolen Cambodian antiquities. cbsn.ws/3RHGsl3

A 500-pound sandstone warrior, with its feet missing, was on the auction block for millions. Archeologists found its feet still in the ground at a Cambodian temple. The statue was pulled off the market. cbsn.ws/48mr5Eg

gijn.org/stories/2023-b… Proud to see our investigation into the links between illegal logging and #Cambodia's garment sector in Global Investigative Journalism Network's top Southeast Asian stories for 2023 - an early Christmas present for myself @_andy_ball & Vutha Srey & Mongabay!

In Cambodia, millions of birds are freed every year to "make merit". This fuels the capture of wild birds, leaving scores dead or injured, and drives the decline of endangered species Our work w/ Vutha Srey on the merit release trade is out on South China Morning Post scmp.com/magazines/post…

Myself, @_andy_ball & Vutha Srey covered the transformation of the Koh S'dach archipelago a little over a year ago and things have only gotten worse since on many of these islands, robbing marine life of key habitats while creating hideouts for the elite. news.mongabay.com/2022/12/island…

On the Sesan River, Indigenous Villagers Struggle for Traditional Lifestyle Amidst Hydroelectric Dams | CamboJA News cambojanews.com/on-the-sesan-r…

Nearly lost the camera (and crew) at sea in a storm, put my leg through the boardwalk in a fishing village and still absolutely reek of fish but we survived our week reporting from #Cambodia's coast - stories and documentary to come. Keep your eyes peeled like a prawn.

The final piece in our series on #Cambodia's coast reveals the government has missed almost all of their own targets in reforms that were meant to stave off the collapse of marine fisheries. W. @_andy_ball Vutha Srey & Emilie Languedoc for Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2024/06/effort…

Conservation Group’s Militarized Forest Patrol Clashes With Villagers in Preah Vihear | CamboJA News cambojanews.com/conservation-g…

The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to end its participation in #CLV-DTA.