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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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Nationwide Raids Miss Key Scam Sites, Powerful Elites, Analysts Say

17 Jul 2025 12:47 PM|
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Police have raided suspected online scam centers in at least six provinces since Wednesday, following a government directive and a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet – but major known compounds and politically connected elites remain untouched, according to a transnational crime expert and a watchdog group.

People pray in front of a portrait of Kem Ley after he was shot dead in Phnom Penh, Picture taken July 24, 2016. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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NGOs continue to demand justice ahead of anniversary of murder of Kem Ley

9 Jul 2022 9:57 AM|

Ahead of the sixth anniversary of the murder of Kem Ley, civil society groups once more urged the Cambodian government to carry out an independent and public investigation.

Villagers facing eviction to make way for the new airport meet with company representatives and Land Management Ministry officials in Kandal Stung district on July 7, 2022. CamboJA

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Families affected by Kandal airport demand clarity on compensation

8 Jul 2022 7:00 PM|

Sixty Families affected by a $1.5 billion airport project in Kandal province met with representatives from the company responsible as well as officials from the Ministry of Land Management on…

Health care workers in front of the Phnom Penh Quarantine Center, Picture taken March 3, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Hun Sen warns of prison for false information regarding Covid-19

1 Jul 2022 9:59 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen promised prison for those posting disinformation about the pandemic, referring to the recent arrest of a man who claimed on TikTok that Cambodia had seen a…

Representatives of CENTRAL, FAR, LPN, and a Thai lawyer talk to Cambodian workers who were laid off in Rayong province, Thailand on June 19, 2022. Photo Supplied: CENTRAL

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NGOs Concerned Over Increase in Cambodian Migrant Worker Lay-Offs in Thailand

29 Jun 2022 8:57 AM|

Rights groups are concerned about several major factory layoffs of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand in the first half of this year.

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet official receive a petition from NagaWorld strikers seeking intervention for a protracted labour issue. June 20, 2022. CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich

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NagaWorld strikers seek Prime Minister’s intervention after failures to resolve dispute

22 Jun 2022 5:38 PM|

NagaWorld strikers have petitioned Prime Minister Hun Sen and the National Assembly for help in their dispute with the corporation, after 11 meetings mediated by the Ministry of Labor failed…

Kuy Thida speaking about inclusive language, LGBT challenges, and policy updates in Cambodia at Phare Ponleu Selpak, Battambang on May 6, 2022. Photo: Loveisdiversity

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Without legal protections, LGBT continue to be discriminated against

20 Jun 2022 2:34 PM|

Although LGBT persons’ rights are promoted by civil society organizations in Cambodia, they still face discrimination and exclusion from the workforce – especially in the private sector – as they…

Civil Society groups march to submit a petition to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s office asking him to pass the Access to Information Law. Photo taken on June 16, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Civil Society Organizations Call for Access to Information Law to be Approved

16 Jun 2022 6:23 PM|

Dozens of civil society groups marched to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s office on Thursday, where they submitted a petition urging him to complete the long-delayed draft Law on Access to…

Former senior Adhoc official Nay Vanda arrives at the Appeal Court to attend his appeal hearing in Phnom Penh, April 28, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Appeal Court upholds “Adhoc 5” guilty sentences over bribery case

23 May 2022 4:02 PM|

The Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a lower court decision in the case dubbed the “Adhoc 5,” where members of the rights group were found guilty of bribing a…

Nationwide Raids Miss Key Scam Sites, Powerful Elites, Analysts Say

NGOs continue to demand justice ahead of anniversary of murder of Kem Ley

Families affected by Kandal airport demand clarity on compensation

Hun Sen warns of prison for false information regarding Covid-19

NGOs Concerned Over Increase in Cambodian Migrant Worker Lay-Offs in Thailand

NagaWorld strikers seek Prime Minister’s intervention after failures to resolve dispute

Civil Society Organizations Call for Access to Information Law to be Approved

Appeal Court upholds “Adhoc 5” guilty sentences over bribery case

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Nationwide Raids Miss Key Scam Sites, Powerful Elites, Analysts Say

NGOs continue to demand justice ahead of anniversary of murder of Kem Ley

Families affected by Kandal airport demand clarity on compensation

Hun Sen warns of prison for false information regarding Covid-19

NGOs Concerned Over Increase in Cambodian Migrant Worker Lay-Offs in Thailand

NagaWorld strikers seek Prime Minister’s intervention after failures to resolve dispute

Without legal protections, LGBT continue to be discriminated against

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Appeal Court upholds “Adhoc 5” guilty sentences over bribery case

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