Security Guards Beat Men Fleeing Notorious Venus Park Compound
Footage shared on social media on Thursday showed security guards chasing and beating men fleeing a long-documented scam compound in Bavet, Svay Rieng province, where…
‘They Beat Me in the Dark’: Survivor Details Abuse In Cambodia’s Emerging Scam Hub
A translator who said she was brutally abused inside a building in the emerging scam compound city of Sampov Poun is demanding justice, accusing police of delaying action. Kandal provincial…
Phnom Penh Scam Raid Nets 186, But Trafficking, Enforcement Concerns Persist
Cambodian authorities raided an online scam center in Phnom Penh on March 31, detaining 186 foreigners accused of running internet fraud schemes, the Cambodia-China Times reported.
Government Launches to Anti-Fake News Campaign, Opponents Fear Suppression of Freedom of Expression
The Information Ministry has launched a campaign to combat fake news, which it claims is rampant and is eroding public trust in the government, and destabilizing social security.
Boeung Tamok Residents Could Face Jail Term for Not Paying Court Fine
Sea Sambath and Soun Sao, former residents of Boeung Tamok, are faced with the threat of arrest if they fail to pay a fine of one million riel by April…
Koh Meas Residents Fear Unfair Compensation Amid Controversial Development Project
More than 100 Koh Meas community members in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district and two other districts in Kandal province are at risk of losing their farmland after the authorities…
Inmate’s Death Raises Questions Over Health Care Delays, Overcrowding in Banteay Meanchey Prison
A 22-year-old inmate at Banteay Meanchey Provincial Prison died in a hospital from heart disease and lack of oxygen to the brain. His family is demanding an investigation, questioning delays…
Koh Meas Residents Demand Land Titles Amid 50-Year Development Lease
Around 60 residents from Koh Meas community in Kbal Koh district, gathered on March 14 to voice their concerns about their long awaited land title, as they fear displacement following…
Thirty USAID Contracts Cease in Cambodia; Civil Society Find Ways to Survive, Gov’t Unfazed
Hope turned to shock and despair as a leaked document detailed the US government’s permanent cancellation of funding for 30 USAID programs in Cambodia, dashing expectations that the Trump administration…
