This internal announcement reveals that a Cambodian company involved in the grey or adult entertainment industry is actively pushing for a global expansion plan. However, some of the wording and arrangements in the announcement have raised external doubts about the true nature of its business.
1. Apply for tourist visas in batches to avoid suspicion of "mass labor"
The announcement requires company personnel from various departments to apply for tourist visas to countries such as the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands in batches according to rank (senior management first), emphasizing the avoidance of "mass labor" to prevent suspicion. This strategy of "dispersed applications and affiliations with multiple countries" shows the company's cautious attitude towards the overall exit plan, seemingly to evade visa review risks.
2. Target countries and work arrangements
The announcement states that the company's future global offices include the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the USA, Canada, Japan, and Taiwan, and instructs employees to work at the "branch offices" in the corresponding countries based on the visas obtained. This arrangement seems to be a normal business expansion, but combined with the aforementioned visa strategy, it may indicate that the company has set up "shell companies" or "affiliate companies" in multiple countries to provide legal identities for employees, rather than actually conducting real business operations.
3. Language training and work visa conversion
The announcement mentions that employees are expected to pass an English test (such as IELTS or TOEFL) within six months and then directly convert to a work visa, encouraging immigration and family resettlement. This arrangement is usually seen in regular expatriate companies, but in context, it may imply that the company intends to provide long-term legal identities for employees to evade local legal regulations, while also facilitating future operations.
4. Emphasizing "global work" while retaining the Cambodian headquarters
The announcement clearly states that Cambodia remains the company's "main base," even as it pushes for global development, continuing operations locally.
External speculation suggests that this company's actions are likely aimed at evading local regulation and legal risks.
If the company is involved in borderline or illegal industries, such as online gambling, grey markets, or adult entertainment, then as the Cambodian government cracks down on these industries, the company may be trying to shift some of its business or personnel to more covert areas to reduce legal risks.
From the content of the announcement, it seems also to want to provide employees with legal identities, enabling them to reside long-term in developed countries. This could be to expand markets, or more likely, to provide overseas business support, such as live streaming, online customer service, and technical maintenance for remote work, without requiring employees to actually stay long-term in Cambodia.
Conclusion
On the surface, this announcement is about the company's plan for global expansion, but the information on "dispersed visa processing," "avoiding suspicion of labor," and "global branch office work arrangements" reflects that the company may be trying to establish "legal identities" in multiple countries to evade regulation.
In recent years, Cambodia's crackdown on gambling, fraud, and the adult entertainment industry, this move may be aimed at shifting the business focus while reducing legal risks.
