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Senior delegates greet each other during the closing session of the International Conference on Combating Online Scams in Phnom Penh, Sept. 24, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Anti-Scam Conference Ends With Pledge as US Lawmakers Seek Sanctions Probe

24 Sep 2026 8:01 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Cambodia wrapped up its international anti-scam conference Thursday, with delegates from dozens of countries agreeing to step up cooperation to target fraud networks and protect…

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Anti-Scam Conference Ends With Pledge as US Lawmakers Seek Sanctions Probe

24 Sep 2026 8:01 PM|

Cambodia wrapped up its international anti-scam conference Thursday, with delegates from dozens of countries agreeing to step up cooperation to target fraud networks and protect victims trafficked into the industry.…

The Commissariat of Phnom Penh Municipal Police. Sept. 22, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Pagoda Theft Suspect Accuses Phnom Penh Police of Beating, Seizing Belongings

24 Sep 2026 11:58 AM|

A 65-year-old Phnom Penh man who spent more than 20 days in pretrial detention on accusations that he stole a gong from a pagoda has filed a complaint accusing five…

Prime Minister Hun Manet and his delegation arrive at the International Conference on Combating Online Scams in Phnom Penh, Sept. 23, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Hun Manet Invokes ‘Hard Truths’ as Anti-Scam Conference Opens

23 Sep 2026 3:06 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that fighting transnational crime requires "acknowledging systemic vulnerabilities," as Cambodia opened a global anti-scam conference to showcase its crackdown on a multibillion-dollar industry…

Mar Sophal, program manager of NGO Forum on Cambodia (third from left), Laura Castillo Cabral, program officer of International Budget Partnership (fourth from left), and Ou Chenda, a senior specialist with the General Secretariat of the Public Financial Management Reform Program at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (right), participate in a roundtable discussion at the Open Budget Survey (OBS) Dialogue. (CamboJA/ Khuon Narim)

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Cambodia’s Budget Improves, But Public Participation Remains Low

22 Sep 2026 8:18 PM|

Cambodia has recorded its strongest result to date in the Open Budget Survey (OBS), scoring 54 out of 100 for budget transparency which is up from 43 in 2023 and…

Nation Power Party adviser Rong Chhun walks with supporters to the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh to request travel permission for Pchum Ben, Sept. 22, 2026. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Rong Chhun, Flanked by Supporters, Seeks Pchum Ben Travel Exception

22 Sep 2026 4:45 PM|

Rong Chhun, a top adviser to the opposition Nation Power Party, on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court for permission to travel to his hometown in Kandal province for Pchum Ben,…

More than 100 people who say they paid for units in a borey development linked to tycoon Leng Navatra that were never delivered demonstrated on Thursday in front of the Ministry of Land Management, calling on the ministry to intervene and help secure new housing and compensation. Jan. 15, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Human Rights ·

Leng Navatra to Auction Off Nearly 20,000 Land Plots to Fund Stalled Projects

21 Sep 2026 8:27 PM|

Failed businessman Leng Navatra will auction off nearly 20,000 land plots in Siem Reap province at a discount of up to 75%, with the proceeds used to complete his stalled…

Soil was dumped on a newly-built 1,000-meter concrete road in Chhvaing commune, Ponhea Leu district in Kandal province. Photo posted on Kandal Provincial Rural Development Department Facebook page on September 20, 2020.

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Kandal Concrete Road Problem Stirs Up Governance Issues Amid Commune Fund Scandal

21 Sep 2026 6:36 PM|

Public criticism over a newly-constructed concrete road in Kandal province, which impacted residents’ access, has led to questions about a breakdown in governance and accountability amid the discovery of commune…

Garment workers being ferried in crowded trucks to a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, September 1, 2026. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

Human Rights ·

Employers Hold Firm at $210 in Third Round of 2027 Minimum Wage Talks

19 Sep 2026 3:24 PM|

Cambodia’s third round of tripartite negotiations on the 2027 minimum wage ended Friday without agreement, with employer representatives maintaining the current $210 monthly rate while worker representatives continued to seek…

Hun Manet Invokes ‘Hard Truths’ as Anti-Scam Conference Opens

Cambodia’s Budget Improves, But Public Participation Remains Low

Rong Chhun, Flanked by Supporters, Seeks Pchum Ben Travel Exception

Leng Navatra to Auction Off Nearly 20,000 Land Plots to Fund Stalled Projects

Employers Hold Firm at $210 in Third Round of 2027 Minimum Wage Talks

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Hun Manet Invokes ‘Hard Truths’ as Anti-Scam Conference Opens

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