Global Index Flags Cambodia for High Organized Crime, Low Resilience
Cambodia ranked among the world’s worst countries for organized crime and its weak ability to fight it, according to the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index released on Monday.
Global Index Flags Cambodia for High Organized Crime, Low Resilience
Cambodia ranked among the world’s worst countries for organized crime and its weak ability to fight it, according to the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index released on Monday.
Global Index Again Ranks Cambodia Among Poorest Rule of Law Performers
Cambodia once again ranked among the world’s lowest-performing countries in a global rule of law index released in late October.
US, UK Sanction Prince Group, Citing Global Scam Network
The U.S. and U.K. on Tuesday blacklisted Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate they call a transnational criminal organization running online scam operations built on modern slavery to target Americans and…
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Thai Hitman Sentenced to Life for Lim Kimya Murder
A Thai court on Friday handed down the death penalty, then commuted it to life in prison, for a hitman who shot dead former Cambodian opposition lawmaker Lim Kimya in…
US State Department Labels Cambodia ‘State Sponsor’ of Human Trafficking
The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday quietly released its long-delayed report on human trafficking, placing Cambodia in the lowest Tier 3 for the fourth straight year and, for the…
Foreign-Backed Microloans Fuel Indigenous Land Dispossession and Rights Abuses, HRW Says
Predatory lending and aggressive collection practices by microfinance institutions in Cambodia, backed by international investors, are driving land dispossession and human rights abuses among Indigenous communities, Human Rights Watch said…
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US Sanctions More Cambodian Casinos, Regional Scam Networks
The U.S. on Monday blacklisted 10 Cambodian targets, including casinos and suspected operators tied to scam hubs, in its latest sanctions. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also…
Govt Rejects New Mine Allegations, Cited Deminers Stay Silent
Cambodia on Thursday rejected Thai reports that its troops recently planted a landmine that wounded a soldier near Ta Krabey Temple along the Oddar Meanchey border, an act that would…
