Walking in Kampot yesterday, the last day of Pchum Ben, I saw the provincial governor driving a white Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The car is valued somewhere in the neighborhood of $500k -$1m. Still trying to work out how a Cambodian governor affords one.

A Cambodian police officer who was on duty during Xi Jinping’s 2025 visit also appears at Long Bay tycoon Deng Pibing’s parties and an alleged scam compound, according to Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation. Her name is Tiet Mony, and Deng describes their relationship rather openly. “In business, I’m her boss. In politics, she’s my boss.” He then claims Chinese officials approached her during Xi’s visit, asking, “Can you work for us? As an undercover agent?” Deng goes on to talk about former subordinates working in the police and discusses raids and investigations. The head of the National Police bodyguard unit confirmed Tiet Mony was an officer and said she was permitted to work for others outside her official duties. Tiet Mony and the National Police did not respond to Al Jazeera’s questions. Full documentary below.

Police photos add some pretty important context to this morning’s fatal Phnom Penh crash. The Jeep driver appears to have tested positive for methamphetamine, while his breathalyzer registered 0.69 mg/L. That alcohol reading is roughly equivalent to a 0.14–0.15% BAC, nearly twice the legal driving limit in most of the U.S. He allegedly hit and killed a bank security guard, then tried to flee before bystanders caught him.

I’m getting very tired of rich people in big cars treating fatal crashes like something they can simply drive away from. Khmer Times reports a driver in a black Jeep hit and killed a bank security guard in Phnom Penh early this morning, then tried to flee. Bystanders chased him down, detained him and handed him to police. Someone is dead. Your first instinct shouldn’t be escape.