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Criminals May Benefit As Cambodia Hides New Citizenship Data

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) · News · 30 Sep 2024 · Cambodia

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OCCRP (30 Sep 2024): 5 naturalisations in 61 gazettes of 2024, more than 650 in 2023 (about half China-born), investment/donation thresholds 1bn/1.25bn riel (pairing reversed vs the 1996 law), Singapore case counts, scam-industry estimate (out of scope). Existing rows checked; share, terms and event added.

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What it covers Royal Gazette review: more than 650 new citizenships announced in 2023 (about half China-born), five in the 61 gazettes of 2024.

Notes Gives the thresholds as 1 billion / 1.25 billion riel for 'investments and donations ... respectively', which reverses the 1996 law (donation 1 billion, investment 1.25 billion), and describes the 1996 law although the 2018 law had replaced it.

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