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Razor-wire and surveillance mark the perimeter of a suspected scam compound in Bavet City. (CamboJA/Coby Hobbs)

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Study Links Child Sextortion to Scam Compounds in Cambodia and Region; Official Calls it ‘Baseless’

21 Aug 2025 1:46 PM|
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A new study from International Justice Mission (IJM), one of the world’s largest anti-slavery organizations, has linked a wave of global child sextortion cases to scamming compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.

Mondulkiri's forest landscape in 2021. (CamboJA/Khy Sovuthy)

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Prime Minister’s Relative Receives 30 Hectares of Mondulkiri Forest Land

27 Apr 2023 4:11 PM|

Government official Dy Panha received 30.79 hectares of land in northeastern Mondulkiri province cut from forest cover in a September sub-decree released publicly earlier this year and issued by Prime…

Lee Sothearayuth speaks during Candlelight Party’s youth training at Kandal province on February 23, 2023. (Lee Sothearayuth’s Facebook)

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Opposition Candlelight’s Secretary General Replaced Following Leaked Recordings

27 Apr 2023 10:55 AM|

Allegations of infidelity precipitated the resignation of opposition Candlelight Party’s secretary general Lee Sothearayuth, who was suspended earlier this month after the release of leaked audio by government-aligned Fresh News,…

A ferry carrying sand takes past houses collapse at Bassac’s river bank in Prek Koy commune, Sa’ang district, Kandal province, April 25, 2023. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Dozens of Houses Destroyed After Bassac River Bank Collapses Following Years of Sand Dredging

25 Apr 2023 9:12 PM|

Kim Maneth had lived in her home along the river bank in Kandal province for four decades before it collapsed, along with dozens of other homes in an area where…

Thy Sokha streams live on her Facebook after a Phnom Penh traffic accident she alleges was an attempt on her life in April 21, 2023. (Pey Pey Ly’s Facebook)

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Candlelight Party Activist Alleges Suspicious Traffic Accident Was Murder Attempt

25 Apr 2023 6:40 PM|

Opposition Candlelight Party activist Thy Sokha alleges the vehicle which slammed into her car in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district on Friday evening was an attempt to kill her disguised as…

Villagers living near a new airport gather in front of the Kandal hall to submit a petition asking to be excluded from the development plan on April 24, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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500 Kandal Families Petition Authorities to Halt Evictions for Airport Development

24 Apr 2023 7:27 PM|

Hundreds of families facing displacement from a $1.5 billion airport project in Kandal province petitioned the provincial governor Monday, requesting authorities grant them land titles and allow them to continue…

Hun Kosal meets with Hun Sen after he was released on bail on April 22, 2023. (Hun Kosal’s Facebook)

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Jailed Opposition Activists Join CPP on Bail, Receive Government Jobs

24 Apr 2023 5:33 PM|

Two opposition activists detained for their Facebook posts received government jobs after being released on bail and joining the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).

The embattled Candlelight Party’s flags fly during the party’s congress in Phnom Penh on June 15, 2022. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Human Rights ·

Opposition Party Members Beaten and Slashed in Multiple Assaults, NGO Reports

24 Apr 2023 12:34 PM|

Anonymous attackers on motorbikes have assaulted at least six Candlelight Party members in recent months, Human Rights Watch reported. Opposition activists said they have been slashed and beaten in broad…

Hun Manet speaks during a meeting in Kandal province on April 23. (Hun Manet Facebook page).

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Hun Manet Appoints Acting Army Commander as He Runs for Parliament

24 Apr 2023 12:25 PM|

Army commander Hun Manet appointed Mao Sophan, the leader of an elite military unit close to the Prime Minister, to serve as the acting commander to the Royal Cambodian Army…

Study Links Child Sextortion to Scam Compounds in Cambodia and Region; Official Calls it ‘Baseless’

Prime Minister’s Relative Receives 30 Hectares of Mondulkiri Forest Land

Opposition Candlelight’s Secretary General Replaced Following Leaked Recordings

500 Kandal Families Petition Authorities to Halt Evictions for Airport Development

Jailed Opposition Activists Join CPP on Bail, Receive Government Jobs

Opposition Party Members Beaten and Slashed in Multiple Assaults, NGO Reports

Hun Manet Appoints Acting Army Commander as He Runs for Parliament

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Study Links Child Sextortion to Scam Compounds in Cambodia and Region; Official Calls it ‘Baseless’

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