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K.B Hotel was identified as an online scam center in Sihanoukville. Photo from K.B Hotel’s Facebook page posted on July 20, 2023.

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US Sanctions More Cambodian Casinos, Regional Scam Networks

10 Sep 2025 2:31 PM|
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The U.S. on Monday blacklisted 10 Cambodian targets, including casinos and suspected operators tied to scam hubs, in its latest sanctions. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also designated nine entities linked to Shwe Kokko, a notorious scam enclave in Myanmar.

Ny Nak, social activist, was attacked by a group of unknown assailants and is recovering at a clinic in Phnom Penh on September 14, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Family of Violently Beaten Government Critic Seeks Justice

14 Sep 2023 6:18 PM|

Phnom Penh police say they are investigating a brutal assault against a vocal critic of government policies, as civil society groups say the incident is the latest in an ongoing…

The Stong District Police Station in Kampong Thom province. The district police chief was removed from his role after a relative of his with a criminal record was appointed as a commune chief in his district.

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District Police Chief Demoted After Removal of Commune Police Chief With Criminal Record

13 Sep 2023 5:23 PM|

A district police chief in Kampong Thom province was removed from his position after a commune police chief in his district was demoted for previously serving prison time for theft.…

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Commune Police Chief With Criminal Record Removed From Office

11 Sep 2023 6:30 PM|

The National Police has removed a commune police chief from office after concluding that the official had served prison time for theft. The police force claimed it had not previously…

A map of scam centers included in a UN report entitled Online Scam Operations and Trafficking into Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia: Recommendations for a Human Rights Response. (UN OHCHR)

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UN Estimates 100,000 Trafficked Into Cambodian Scam Operations, Officials Ask “Where Are They?”

2 Sep 2023 5:37 PM|

At least 100,000 people have been forced to carry out online scams in Cambodia, according to a UN Human Rights report released Tuesday, but Cambodian government officials say they want…

A screenshot from a video of the incident showing a soldier with an AK-47 strapped over his shoulder while other soldiers survey an area of long-disputed land in Siem Reap province, taken on August 28, 2023. (Supplied)

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Siem Reap Officials Pull Up Hundreds of Mango Trees Planted on Disputed Land

1 Sep 2023 6:01 PM|

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) soldiers and environmental officials uprooted and confiscated mango trees planted by Chop Saom community members on long-disputed land in Siem Reap province.

Police display a group of arrested suspects who allegedly helped the Taiwanese drug trafficker Chen Hsin Han escape from prison, during a press conference on August 23, 2023. (BTV)

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Phnom Penh Court Orders Detention of 13 Suspects Involved in Siem Reap Prison Escape

31 Aug 2023 6:09 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court charged 13 people on Tuesday for their involvement in the escape of a Chinese drug trafficker from prison during a supervised visit to a dentist’s…

Former Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page, on August 31, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Meta Rejects Recommendation to Suspend Hun Sen for Inciting Violence

31 Aug 2023 4:30 PM|

Meta rejected the recommendation of its Oversight Board to suspend former Prime Minister Hun Sen from the company’s platforms for inciting violence. Cambodian government officials celebrated the announcement and said…

Women's Media Center of Cambodia (WMC) staff and former staff speak at a press conference in Phnom Penh on August 28, 2023. (CamboJA/ Phon Sothyroth)

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WMC Upset Over Release of Fraudster Who Stole More Than $200,000

29 Aug 2023 7:18 PM|

The Women's Media Center of Cambodia (WMC) held a press conference on Monday afternoon to voice their outrage over the release of Sambun Yany, a former chief finance officer briefly…