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Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities raid a suspected scam compound in Poipet on July 16, 2025. Most of those detained were Indonesian nationals, according to authorities. (Photo from AKP)

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Online Scam Crackdown: Thousands Held, Deportations Underway

29 Jul 2025 11:38 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Thousands of foreign nationals were arrested in a nationwide crackdown on suspected online scam operations in July—some deported, while others await deportation, and many remain in detention at provincial facilities and the General Department of Immigration (GDI).

Um Yet speaks to his supporters in O'Raing Ov district in Tboung Khum province in 2022. (Supplied)

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Two Candlelight Commune Councilors Arrested in Tboung Khmum Province

9 Jun 2023 5:40 PM|

Two opposition Candlelight Party commune councilors in Tboung Khmum province were arrested Thursday on incitement charges, allegedly for comments made in a telephone conversation.

Laid off Giant Ibis Transport bus drivers protest on May 7 in front of the company’s headquarters in Phnom Penh, seeking compensation for unpaid wages. (Supplied)

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Union Gives Bus Company ‘One Last Chance’ To Finish Negotiations

8 Jun 2023 6:19 PM|

Giant Ibis Transport has again delayed negotiations with 30 laid off union members who say they are owed years-worth of wages and benefits.

Prime Minister Hun Sen gives a speech during a meeting with garment workers on June 3, 2023. (Hun Sen’s Facebook)

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Hun Sen Threatens to Dissolve NGOs That Don’t Report Financials

5 Jun 2023 5:49 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Cambodia's non-governmental organizations that they will be shut down if they fail to report their financial statements to the government, speaking at a meeting with…

Cambodian activists walk from Mekong Gardens to Chroy Changvar Bridge. Along the way they expressed their opinions about the disappearance of Thai activist Wanchalearm and urged the government to take action on his case, on June 4, 2023. (Sovann Sreypich/CamboJA)

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Phnom Penh Memorial Marks Third Anniversary of Thai Activist’s Abduction

5 Jun 2023 10:50 AM|

Cambodian activists called for government accountability at events held on Sunday to mark the disappearance of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a Thai activist who was allegedly abducted in Phnom Penh in 2020.

Chhim Sithar leaves the Phnom Penh municipal court after hearing her verdict on Thursday. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NagaWorld Union Leader Chhim Sithar Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

25 May 2023 10:44 AM|

Phnom Penh municipal court sentenced NagaWorld union president Chhim Sithar to two years in prison after convicting her of incitement and social unrest on Thursday for leading a strike which…

Ratanakiri provincial court, where a judge charged four people with plotting and incitement this week. (Supplied by Licadho)

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Researcher Chan Vibol Charged with Plotting for CCFC Workshop Participation

24 May 2023 12:13 PM|

Independent researcher Chan Vibol has been charged with plotting and incitement after participating in a May workshop run by the land rights group Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC), according…

Farmers from provinces came to Phnom Penh to submit a petition at Ministry of Interior on Monday to request the release of CCFC president Theng Savoeun and his two colleagues. (CamboJA/An Vicheth)

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CCFC’s Future Remains Uncertain as Police Continue Investigation

23 May 2023 8:30 PM|

The Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC) must freeze its activities as police investigate the organization more broadly following charges brought against three staff, an Interior Ministry official said.

About 100 farmers from other provinces marched to the Interior Ministry on Monday calling for the release of Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC) president Theng Savoeun and his two colleagues. (Photo: Licadho Facebook)

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Three Detained CCFC Staff Face 10 Years Imprisonment on Plotting, Incitement Charges

22 May 2023 7:34 PM|

The president of Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC) and two of his colleagues were charged with plotting and incitement by the Ratanakiri provincial court on Monday, facing up to…

Online Scam Crackdown: Thousands Held, Deportations Underway

Two Candlelight Commune Councilors Arrested in Tboung Khmum Province

Union Gives Bus Company ‘One Last Chance’ To Finish Negotiations

Hun Sen Threatens to Dissolve NGOs That Don’t Report Financials

Phnom Penh Memorial Marks Third Anniversary of Thai Activist’s Abduction

NagaWorld Union Leader Chhim Sithar Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Researcher Chan Vibol Charged with Plotting for CCFC Workshop Participation

CCFC’s Future Remains Uncertain as Police Continue Investigation

Three Detained CCFC Staff Face 10 Years Imprisonment on Plotting, Incitement Charges

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Online Scam Crackdown: Thousands Held, Deportations Underway

Two Candlelight Commune Councilors Arrested in Tboung Khmum Province

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Hun Sen Threatens to Dissolve NGOs That Don’t Report Financials

Phnom Penh Memorial Marks Third Anniversary of Thai Activist’s Abduction

NagaWorld Union Leader Chhim Sithar Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

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