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Investigations found that Li Xiong, the former chairman of Huione Group under the Prince Group, is suspected of multiple crimes. Li was identified as a core member of Chen Zhi's criminal gang.

A trial got underway in Seoul last week for 46 South Koreans, mostly men in their 20s, accused of participating in online scam operations in Cambodia. Since mid-October, South Korea has repatriated 107 nationals from Cambodia where officials estimate upwards of 1,000 of its citizens are working either "voluntarily or involuntarily" in scam compounds. The repatriation effort follows public outrage over the death of a South Korean college student, who was reportedly lured to Cambodia and forced to work in a scam center.

Giant pouched rats have proven to be effective in detecting TNT in Cambodia, aiding in clearing minefields that have severely impacted the region after decades of conflict.

Tuol Sleng and M-13, as well as the execution site Choeung Ek, have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, marking a significant acknowledgment of Cambodia's painful history.

Lawmakers in Cambodia have amended the country's constitution to allow legislation that would see citizenship stripped from those deemed to have colluded with foreign powers.

"We hope that the US decides to continue supporting this noble work," Cambodia's Mine Action Authority (CMAA) Secretary General Ly Panharith told DW.